README.md

Tutorial on webapp using flask, sqlite and angular

Adapted from:

• https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/tutorial/
• https://auth0.com/blog/using-python-flask-and-angular-to-build-modern-apps-part-1/
• https://auth0.com/blog/using-python-flask-and-angular-to-build-modern-web-apps-part-2/
• https://auth0.com/blog/using-python-flask-and-angular-to-build-modern-web-apps-part-3/

Installation

• Install npm from https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm, then install angular and javascript dependencies:

    npm install -g @angular/cli
    npm install --save rxjs-compat
    npm install @angular/material @angular/cdk hammerjs
  

• Install Python Anaconda from https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html, then install a Python virtual environment with required dependencies:

    conda env create -n angularflask -f environment.yml
  

Usage

To deploy the website locally, launch flask in a first terminal:

conda activate angularflask
FLASK_APP=./backend/src/main.py WEBAPP_DB=./db.sql flask run -h 0.0.0.0

In another terminal run the Angular server:

conda activate angularflask
cd frontend && ng serve