Flask Tech Test

Getting Started

This project uses python3. A pip requirements.txt file is included to install the dependencies (SQLAlchemy, Dictalchemy, Flask)

Running with Docker

• A sample Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml are provided that will run the application in an isolated environment

• Make sure you have docker installed and that the Docker daemon is running

• Make sure you have docker-compose installed and running

• Build the image/run container with docker-compose: docker-compose up

• Start making some requests: curl http://localhost:5000/articles

Project Structure Notes

• The database models are stored in the techtest/models folder
• The routes of the Flask app are in techtest/routes folder

In both cases, the modules are loaded by using the __all__ variable in __init__.py, so be sure to update this if you add new files.

Tasks

• Add an new entity called Author with a first_name and a last_name. An API user should be able to create a new Author, edit an existing one and list all existing ones.
• Update the Article entity so that it relates to an Author. An API user should now be able to select an Author when creating or editing an Article.
• write unit tests to check that the new routes you created for Author are automically tested.