Flask, SQLAlchemy, SQLlite, Bootstrap app deployed with Heroku

• Built with purpose of pentesting web applications for vulnerabilities

Install Dependancies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Start python virtual environment:

source venv/bin/activate

Set Flask env variable & server restart on code change:

• export FLASK_APP=server.py
• export FLASK_DEBUG=1
• Run server: flask run

Create DB Migration Repo:

• flask db init
• will create a new migrations directory
• Application uses SQLlite, can integrate postgres if needed

Initialize migration:

• flask db migrate -m "table name"
• flag descriptive text to migration
• will compare models to actual db and generate script to handle changes to models

Apply changes to db:

• flask db upgrade
• Creates new DB with models applied, will generate new file app.db
• Note: If using Postgres, will need to create db first before running command.

Remove changes to db:

flask db downgrade

Start flask shell:

flask shell

Add test user to db:

• flask shell
• new_user = User(username='whatever', email='[email protected]')
• new_user.set_password('whatever')
• db.session.add(new_user)
• db.session.commit()