Airline System Backend Server

This backend server is built using Flask, MongoDB, and mongoengine, following the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern.

Installation

1. Clone the repository from GitHub:

git clone <repository_url>

2. Install dependencies using pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

1. Create a .env file in the root directory with the following environment variables:

FLASK_APP=app.py
FLASK_ENV=development
SECRET_KEY=<your_secret_key>
MONGODB_URI=<your_mongodb_uri>

Running the Server

To run the server, execute the following command:

flask run

By default, the server will run on http://localhost:5000.

Endpoints

Authentication and User operation (Admin and Customer)

• /api/v1/login:
  • POST: to login an existing customer.
• /api/v1/signup:
  • POST: create a new account for a customer.
• /api/v1/logout:
  • POST: removes session and logs out all types of user.
• /api/v1/login/admin:
  • POST: to login an existing admin.
• /api/v1/login:
  • POST: create a new account for an admin.

Flight Routes Operation

• /api/v1/flights/search:
  • GET: Search for flights by date, to or from.
• /api/v1/flights/:
  • GET: Get all the flights status(Admin operation).
• /api/v1/flights/: :
  • POST: Add a flight (Admin operation).
• /api/v1/flights/<flightId>:
  • GET: Get the status of a particular flight (Admin operation).
• /api/v1/flights/<flightId>:
  • DELETE: Delete a flight (Admin operation).

Booking Operations

• /api/v1/book:
  • GET: Get all the bookings made by the customer.
• /api/v1/book/<flightId>:
  • POST: Book a flight.

Models

The application uses the following models:

1. User Model: Represents users of the system.
2. Flight Model: Represents flight information.
3. Booking Model: Represents a booking made by a customer.

Folder Structure

• app.py: Main Flask application file.
• controllers/: Contains controller logic.
• models/: Contains data models.
• routes/: Contains all the routes for the endpoints

Dependencies

• Flask: Micro web framework for Python.
• mongoengine: Object-Document Mapper (ODM) for working with MongoDB in Python.
• PyMongo: Python driver for MongoDB.