Microblog is a web application created using Flask and Jinja2 templates.Demo version of this application is deployed on Heroku and is available at roshan-microblog.herokuapp.com. Posts are publicly visible to all registered users and can follow other users to see their post in their home page.
Database defaults to sqlite if no specific database is configured. Database is managed using Flask-SQLAlchemy ORM and migrations are created using Flask-Migrate. Live notifications are enabled making use of Flask-SocketIO. Microblog allows admins to manage users and have previlages to remove public posts. Admins do not have access to private messages send by users.
Some of the features of the application includes
- Public Posts
- Private Messaging
- Live Notifications
- Admin Access
Clone the repo
git clone [email protected]:roshanrajeev/microblog.git
cd microblog
Setting virtual env
python3 -v venv env
source env/bin/activate
Install and run server
pip install -r requirements.txt
flask run
To configure database, create a .env file and add DATABASE_URL environment variable. See SQLAlchemy Engine Config for learn more about configuring database.
Admin Previlages
flask createsuperuser
Only administrators have access to admin panel. Existing users cannot get administrator access. Create a new user to get administrator access.
flask run doesn't load the sockets and so, live notification won't be available.
Run python microblog.py to start local server with live notifications enabled.
Run unit tests
python tests.py