Final Year Project Backend Api

Required Software

• Python-3.x
• pip
• pipenv
• mysql (or any database software, DB connection URI must match though)

How do I get set up

• git clone https://github.com/toritsejuFO/final-year-project-backend-api.git
• cd final-year-project-backend-api
• git checkout dev or git checkout -b {new-branch}
• pipenv shell && pipenv install
• cp .env.sample .env (edit appropriately)
• flask run

Initial DB setup

Create a database that matches the one in your .env file. Run the commands below that in order to create and populate DB

• flask db init
• flask db upgrade
• flask semester
• flask level
• flask schools
• flask departments
• flask courses

Running Unit Tests

• flask test

Testing with postman

• ./utils/create_postman_collections.sh

This will create a postman_collection file that you can now import to postman app to test the API

Link to project progress tracker

View project on pivotal tracker