Base Repository

Dear employees, this is a base repo created for you to use it in the different services you develop. The structure is simple, there is a .gitignore file to avoid adding local files to the repositories, the GPLv3 License in the LICENSE file and requirements.txt which contains only flask and its dependencies. The app folder is where all of the source codes will be placed. Do not write any code outside this folder.

Managing the Environment and Dependencies

To start working, first install virtualenv with pip.

pip install virtualenv

Then create an empty virtual environment.

virtualenv .venv

Note that .venv is the name of the virtual environment directory, this directory is omitted in the .gitignore file.

After creating the virtual environment, activate it.

UNIX based Operating Systems (GNU/Linux, macOS, etc.)

source .venv/bin/activate

Windows

.\venv\Scripts\activate

Now you can install the required python packages in the clean environment you just created.

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will only install flask and its dependencies. If you need other packages, you need to install them with pip install first, and then update the requirements.txt file with this command.

pip freeze > requirements.txt

Be careful not to update requirements.txt outside the virtual environment, since every python package you have installed on your computer will be added to the requirements of the project.

Running the Service

After installing flask and its dependencies from requirements.txt file, you can go to the app folder and run the simple Hello, World! app with this command.

python main.py

There is also a config.py.sample file in the app directory. This is a template for config.py file which should be created by the user who runs the service. Any local or secret variables that cannot be shared on the GitHub repo will be stored in this file. Be aware that config.py is ignored by the .gitignore file. Whatever that is written or added in this file should be also reflected in the config.py.sample so it is crystal clear what should be added to config.py to run the service.

Further Questions?

If you have questions regarding how to create a new service, feel free to send an email to your manager [email protected]. I will do my best to respond in time.

Please understand that violating these rules and conditions will result in disciplinary punishments.