Flask setup

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 **/__pycache__/
-**/*.pyc
+**/*.pyc
+**/.venv

Section_3_Your_first_REST_API/Lec_53_Overview_of_the_project_we'll_build.md

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Overview of the project we'll build
 
 Building our first API. Receive requests from mobile app and respond with some data. Benefit is that multiple sources can request and receive.
-* Create stores
-* Create items within a store
-* Get list of all items
-* Given its name, retrieve an individual store and all its items.
-* Given a store name, get only a list of items within it.
+
+- Create stores
+- Create items within a store
+- Get list of all items
+- Given its name, retrieve an individual store and all its items.
+- Given a store name, get only a list of items within it.
 
 ## Create stores
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ POST /store {"name": "My Store"}
 ### Response
 
 ```json
-{"name": "My store", "items": []}
+{ "name": "My store", "items": [] }
 ```
 
 ## Create Items
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ POST /store/My Store/item {"name": "Chair", "price": 175.50}
 ### Response
 
 ```json
-{"name": "Chair", "price": 175.50}
+{ "name": "Chair", "price": 175.5 }
 ```
 
 May not be important, but this will confirm. Respond with information sent.
@@ -49,17 +50,17 @@ GET /store
 
 ```json
 {
-    "stores": [
+  "stores": [
+    {
+      "name": "My Store",
+      "items": [
         {
-            "name": "My Store",
-            "items": [
-                {
-                    "name": "Chair",
-                    "price": 175.50
-                }
-            ]
+          "name": "Chair",
+          "price": 175.5
         }
-    ]
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -75,23 +76,31 @@ GET /store/My Store
 
 ```json
 {
-    "name": "My Store",
-    "items": [
-        {
-            "name": "Chair",
-            "price": 175.50
-        }
-    ]
+  "name": "My Store",
+  "items": [
+    {
+      "name": "Chair",
+      "price": 175.5
+    }
+  ]
 }
 ```
 
-## Get a particular store
+## Get only items in a store
 
 ### Request
 
 ```
-GET /store/My Store
+GET /store/My Store/item
 ```
 
 ### Response
 
+```json
+[
+    {
+        "name": "Chair",
+        "price": 175.50
+    }
+]
+```

Section_3_Your_first_REST_API/Lec_54_Initial_set-up_for_a_Flask_app.md

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+# Initial set-up for a Flask app
+
+python -m venv .venv
+
+In terminal run <path-to-venv>/Scripts/activate.bat
+
+Then your terminal will have `(.venv)` in front to signify its working
+
+```
+(.venv) C:\...\REST_APIs_with_Flask_and_Python_in_2023\Section_3_Your_first_REST_API\.venv\Scripts>
+```
+
+Then run `pip install flask` in the virtual env. Lib/site-packages should have stuff in it.
+
+```py
+from flask import Flask
+
+app = Flask(__name__) # Creates flask app that does a lot for us
+```
+
+Filname and variable must be app.
+
+Now run with `flask run`
+
+```sh
+>flask run
+ * Debug mode: off
+WARNING: This is a development server. Do not use it in a production deployment. Use a production WSGI server instead.
+ * Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000
+Press CTRL+C to quit
+```
+
+Running IP is in the logs above. We will be able to intercept that data and do something with it.
+
+`Ctrl+c` to stop
+
+Now we are ready to make an endpoint.

Section_3_Your_first_REST_API/app.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from flask import Flask
+
+app = Flask(__name__)  # Creates flask app that does a lot for us