developingapps-python

Overview

Meant to parallel the node version of this lab, using Python and Flask.

Application is within the end directory; end-back is currently just working files and can be ignored.

Setup

Server setup

• Open Cloud Shell
• Clone this repo
• Change directories into the end directory
• Run the setup bash file and the run_server python file

.  ./prepare_web_environment.sh
python run_server.py

Worker setup

• Open 2nd tab in Cloud Shell
• Run the worker using run_worker.sh

App architecture

• App files live within quiz directory
• App is logically broken into pieces
  • api contains api routes/logic
  • console contains worker logic
  • gcp contains gcp helper modules
  • webapp contains web app routes/logic
• Within webapp...
  • templates contains web views, excluding client
  • static contains static files, including client
• App is run from end using run_server.py
• The api and webapp modules use Flask blueprints. This allows for module-local routes files to create handlers.
• The gcp directory houses gcp heloper modules used by the api, worker, and webapp modules.

Miscellaneous

• List API method doesn't do paging