CatalogR

Preparations

This app uses

• Flask
• SQLAlchemy
• Flask-GoogleLogin

These dependencies must be installed before you can run the app. The easiest way to do so is by using pip. Simply run the following commands:

pip install Flask
pip install SQLAlchemy
pip install Flask-GoogleLogin

As the app uses Google for authentication as the next step you have to obtain a client id and client secret from Google:

1. Go to the Google Developer Console.
2. Create a new project.
3. Go to APIs & auth - Consent screen and select a valid Email address.
4. Go to APIs & auth - Credentials and create a new Client ID.
5. Enter http://localhost:8000/oauth2callback/ in the Authorized redirect URIs field.
6. Open the project.py file and replace the <Client ID> and <Client Secret> placeholders with your client id and your client secret.

Next you have to create the categories. To do so run

python database_setupy.py

Run the app

To start the app simply run

python project.py

Remarks

• The app uses Jasny Bootstrap's file input widget for the picture upload.
• The pictures are stored in the database.
• The app uses nonces to prevent cross-site request forgeries (CSFR) when creating, updating and deleting items.
• The app offers two API endpoints:
  • JSON: /catalog.json
  • XML: /catalog.xml
• The app uses a (slightly modified) dashboard.css stylesheet from Bootstrap's Dashboard sample page.
• The app is not optimized for small devices (smartphones etc.).