Flask RESTful API

This is a web application developed with Flask that provides a RESTful API for managing users, posts, messages, and images. The application also includes JWT authentication and CORS support.

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your_username/your_repository.git
   cd your_repository

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

Make sure to configure the following variables in your configuration file:

app.config['JWT_SECRET_KEY'] = 'GRUWIN-ADMIN-ACCOUNT'
app.config['JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES'] = False

Usage

Run the application:

flask run

The application will be available at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /signup: Register new users.
• POST /login: Log in existing users.

Users

• GET /users: Get all users (Requires JWT authentication).
• POST /users: Add a new user.
• GET /user/<string:id>: Get a user by ID (Requires JWT authentication).

Posts

• GET /post: Get all posts (Requires JWT authentication).
• POST /post: Create a new post.

Image Posts

• GET /imagepost/<int:postid>: Get an image post by post ID (Requires JWT authentication).
• POST /imagepost: Create a new image post.

Messages

• GET /messages/<string:sender_id>/<string:recipient_id>: Get messages between two users (Requires JWT authentication).
• POST /messages: Create a new message (Requires JWT authentication).
• PUT /messages/<string:id>: Update a message by ID (Requires JWT authentication).
• DELETE /messages/<string:id>: Delete a message by ID (Requires JWT authentication).

Emails

• POST /email: Send an email (Requires JWT authentication).

Protected Routes

• GET /protected: Protected route that returns a welcome message with the current user's ID (Requires JWT authentication).

Error Handling

• 404 Not Found: Returned when the requested URL is not found on the server.

Dependencies

• Flask
• Flask-RESTful
• Flask-JWT-Extended
• Flask-CORS
• smtplib
• email.mime