Flask REST API Learning Project

This is a learning project focused on building RESTful APIs using Flask. The project serves as a stepping stone towards creating a more complex blog API.

Current Features

• Basic Flask application setup
• SQLAlchemy integration for database management
• User model implementation
• Basic routing examples

Technical Stack

• Flask
• Flask-SQLAlchemy
• Flask-RESTful
• SQLite database

Project Structure

Flask-api/
│
├── api.py          # Main application file
├── create_db.py    # Database initialization script
└── database.db     # SQLite database

Learning Goals

• Understanding REST API principles
• Working with Flask and its extensions
• Database modeling with SQLAlchemy
• API resource handling
• Request parsing and validation

Next Steps

• Implementing CRUD operations
• Adding authentication
• Building a full-featured blog API
• Adding proper error handling
• Implementing API documentation

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies:

pip install flask flask-sqlalchemy flask-restful

2. Initialize the database:

python create_db.py

3. Run the application:

python api.py

The server will start on http://localhost:5000