README.md

Flask server

This server has API endpoints supporting the application. Here's how you run this component individually.

1. cd to server and follow the below steps based on your OS:

   On Mac

   The first time you want to run this code, you will need to:

   1. Create a virtual environment: python3 -m venv venv
   2. Activate virtual environment:
      • On Mac or Linux: source venv/bin/activate
   3. Install dependencies into the virtual environment: pip3 install -r requirements.txt

   On all subsequent runs, you will need to:

   1. Activate virtual environment:
      • On Mac or Linux: source venv/bin/activate
   2. Run the development server:
      • On Mac or Linux: bash run_dev_server.sh

   On Windows

   The first time you want to run this code, you will need to: 3. Install Git Bash (if not already installed) and in VS code open the terminal of type Git Bash 4. Create a virtual environment: py -m venv venv 5. Activate virtual environment:

   • On Windows: source venv/Scripts/activate
   6. Install dependencies into the virtual environment: pip install -r requirements.txt

   On all subsequent runs, you will need to: 7. Activate virtual environment:

   • On Windows: source venv/Scripts/activate
   8. Run the development server:
      • On Windows: bash run_dev_server.sh