Boot Flask

MVP Backend API

Usage

1. Start the docker-compose stack

   The backend requires some middleware, including PostgreSQL, Redis, and Weaviate, which can be started together using docker-compose.

   cd docker
   cp middleware.env.example middleware.env
   docker compose -f docker-compose.middleware.yaml -p mvp up -d
   cd ../api

2. Copy .env.example to .env

3. Generate a SECRET_KEY in the .env file.

   # For Linux
   sed -i "/^SECRET_KEY=/c\SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 42)" .env
   
   # For Mac
   secret_key=$(openssl rand -base64 42)
   sed -i '' "/^SECRET_KEY=/c\\
   SECRET_KEY=${secret_key}" .env

4. Create environment.

   The MVP API service uses Poetry to manage dependencies. Execute poetry shell to activate the environment.

5. Install dependencies

   poetry env use 3.10
   poetry install

6. Run migrate

   Before the first launch, migrate the database to the latest version.

   poetry run python -m flask db upgrade

7. Start backend

   poetry run python -m flask run --host 0.0.0.0 --port=5001 --debug

8. Start the frontend service (if applicable).

9. Setup your application by visiting http://localhost:3000 (adjust the port if necessary).

10. If you need to process async tasks, start the worker service:

    poetry run python -m celery -A app.celery worker -P gevent -c 1 --loglevel INFO -Q main

Testing

1. Install dependencies for both the backend and the test environment

   poetry install --with dev

2. Run the tests locally

   cd ../
   poetry run -C api bash dev/pytest/pytest_all_tests.sh