README.md

FLASK app to demonstrate REST API

This is a bare-bones example of a task specified in Devsnest's WEB DEV Intro | Python Flask Framework Basics

The entire application is contained within the flaskapi.py file.

The repo also holds devsnest-flask-api.postman_collection.json which can be imported as POSTMAN collection

Install

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Run the app

python3 flask.py

REST API

The REST API to the API app is described below.

ADD A STRING

Request [GET]

GET /add/<your string>

curl -i -H 'Accept: application/json' http://localhost:5000/add/helloworld

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:36:30 GMT
Status: 200 OK
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 2

The string helloworld has been saved in the server!

Request [POST]

POST /add

curl -i --header "Content-Type: application/json" --request POST --data '{"string":"helloworld"}' http://localhost:5000/add

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:36:30 GMT
Status: 201 Created
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 36

The string helloworld has been saved in the server!

Concat all the strings that have been submitted

Request

GET /concat

curl -i -H 'Accept: application/json' http://localhost:5000/concat

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:36:30 GMT
Status: 200 OK
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 36

helloworld helloworld