Using JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication with Flask and Angular 2.

This repo provides a simple example of using JWT authenticaiton with Angular 2 and a Python Flask server.

Features:

• Python 3.x
• Flask 0.11.x
• Angular release 2.0.2
• angular2-jwt

See JWT authentication with Flask and Angular 2: a simple end-to-end example for more info.

You will need Python 3.x and a recent version of NodeJS

Clone or download the repo.

In one terminal window, cd into the flask-jwt directory.

Create a Python virtual environment with:

pyvenv .virtualenv

or

python -m venv .virtualenv

if the pyvenv command does not exist on your system.

Now activate the virtual environment. on macOS, Linux and Unix systems, use:

source .virtualenv/bin/activate

On Windows:

.virtualenv\Scripts\activate.bat

pip install --editable .

This will install the packages the project depends on.

Finally, start the server with:

(macOS/Linux/Unix)

export FLASK_APP=app.py
flask run

(Windows)

set FLASK_APP=app.py
flask run

In another terminal window, cd into the angular2-jwt directory.

npm install

npm start

See JWT authentication with Flask and Angular 2: a simple end-to-end example for a full description of the project.