AnimeSaver API

AnimeSaver is a Flask-based web application that allows users to manage and track their anime watchlists. The application uses MongoDB for data storage and includes features for user management and anime tracking. It also integrates with the MyAnimeList API to provide detailed anime information and rankings.

Features

• User registration and login
• View, update, and delete user profiles
• Add and remove anime from user watchlists
• Search for anime and fetch detailed information from MyAnimeList
• Retrieve anime rankings, seasonal anime, and suggestions

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or later
• MongoDB
• Flask
• Flask-PyMongo
• Flasgger (for Swagger documentation)
• python-dotenv (for environment variable management)
• requests (for making HTTP requests to the MyAnimeList API)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/anime-saver.git
   cd anime-saver

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the root directory with the following content:

   MONGO_URL_ONLINE_ANIMESAVER=your_mongodb_connection_string

5. Run the application:

   python app.py

   By default, the application will run on http://127.0.0.1:5000. You can change the port in the app.py file if needed.

API Endpoints

User Management

• Register User

  • POST /register
  • Request body: { "userName": "string", "userEmail": "string", "userPassword": "string", "isAdmin": "boolean" }
  • Response: { "message": "User registered successfully!" }

• Login User

  • POST /login
  • Request body: { "userEmail": "string", "userPassword": "string" }
  • Response: { "message": "Login successful!", "isAdmin": "boolean" }

• Get User by ID

  • GET /user/<user_id>
  • Response: { "userName": "string", "userEmail": "string", "savedList": [ "anime_id" ], "_id": "string" }

• Update User

  • PUT /user/<user_id>
  • Request body: { "userName": "string", "userEmail": "string", "userPassword": "string", "isAdmin": "boolean" }
  • Response: { "message": "User updated successfully!" }

• Delete User

  • DELETE /user/<user_id>
  • Response: { "message": "User deleted successfully!" }

Anime Management

• Search Anime

  • GET /anime/search
  • Parameters:
    • q (string, required): Query string to search for anime
    • limit (integer, default 10): Number of results to return
    • offset (integer, default 0): Offset for pagination
    • fields (string, default 'id,title,mean,num_episodes,genres,synopsis,start_date,end_date,status'): Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response

• Get Anime by ID

  • GET /anime/<anime_id>
  • Parameters:
    • anime_id (integer, required): The ID of the anime
    • fields (string, default 'title,mean,num_episodes,genres,synopsis,start_date,end_date,status'): Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response

• Get Anime Ranking

  • GET /anime/ranking
  • Parameters:
    • ranking_type (string, default 'all'): Type of ranking (e.g., all, airing, upcoming, tv, movie, bypopularity, favorite)
    • limit (integer, default 10): Number of results to return
    • offset (integer, default 0): Offset for pagination
    • fields (string, default 'id,title,mean,num_episodes,genres,status,rank'): Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response

• Get Seasonal Anime

  • GET /anime/season/<year>/<season>
  • Parameters:
    • year (integer, required): The year of the season
    • season (string, required): The season name (e.g., winter, spring, summer, fall)
    • sort (string, default 'anime_score'): Sort by (anime_score, anime_num_list_users)
    • limit (integer, default 10): Number of results to return
    • offset (integer, default 0): Offset for pagination
    • fields (string, default 'id,title,mean,num_episodes,genres,status,start_date'): Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response

• Get Suggested Anime

  • GET /anime/suggestions
  • Parameters:
    • limit (integer, default 10): Number of results to return
    • offset (integer, default 0): Offset for pagination
    • fields (string, default 'id,title,mean,num_episodes,genres,status,start_date'): Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response

Documentation

Swagger documentation for the API can be accessed at http://127.0.0.1:5000/apidocs.

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests for any bugs or enhancements.