def create_app(): # FACTORY!
app = Flask(__name__)
# dynamic configuration based on the FLASK_ENV system env variable
# this function would load the env file in production as well,
# when running flask run, it is done automatically
# we don't need it as this is handled by docker compose
#dotenv.load_dotenv()
app.config.from_object('config.Config')
# initialize plugins
db.init_app(app)
from app.routes import api # do it here to avoid circular dependency with db
api.init_app(app) # api is the flask-restplus instance
migrate = Migrate(app, db)
with app.app_context():
# include the routes, models
# importing routes not required as this is done in the RESTFUL API object,
# for standard flask applications this should be done here
# from app.routes import hello_world
from app.models import Competition, Team, Player
return app
def create_app(config_name):
""" app factory """
# import config options
from config.config import app_config
app = Flask(__name__)
# allow cross-domain requests
CORS(app)
# use running config settings on app
app.config.from_object(app_config[config_name])
app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
# register app with the db
db.init_app(app)
# initialize api resources
api.init_app(app)
# swagger
app.config['SWAGGER'] = {
'title': 'Project Cohort backend API',
'uiversion': 3
}
Swagger(app, template_file='api_docs.json')
# handle default 404 exceptions with a custom response
@app.errorhandler(404)
def resource_not_found(exception):
response = jsonify(
dict(status='fail',
data={
'error':
'Not found',
'message':
'The requested URL was'
' not found on the server. If you entered the URL '
'manually please check and try again'
}))
response.status_code = 404
return response
# both error handlers below handle default 500 exceptions with a custom
# response
@app.errorhandler(500)
def internal_server_error(error):
response = jsonify(
dict(status=error,
error='Internal Server Error',
message='The server encountered an internal error and was'
' unable to complete your request. Either the server is'
' overloaded or there is an error in the application'))
response.status_code = 500
return response
return app