cookiecutter-flask
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A Flask template for cookiecutter_.
.. _cookiecutter: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter
Use it now
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::
$ pip install cookiecutter
$ cookiecutter https://github.com/sloria/cookiecutter-flask.git
You will be asked about your basic info (name, project name, app name, etc.). This info will be used in your new project.
Features
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- Bootstrap 3 and Font Awesome 4 with starter templates
- Flask-SQLAlchemy with basic User model
- Easy database migrations with Flask-Migrate
- Flask-WTForms with login and registration forms
- Flask-Login for authentication
- Flask-Bcrypt for password hashing
- Procfile for deploying to a PaaS (e.g. Heroku)
- Flask-Testing, Flask-Webtest, nose, and Factory-Boy for testing (example tests included)
- A simple `` manage.py `` script.
- CSS and JS minification using Flask-Assets
- Caching using Flask-Cache
- Useful debug toolbar
- Utilizes best practices: `Blueprints <http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/blueprints/> `_ and `Application Factory <http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/patterns/appfactories/> `_ patterns
Screenshots
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.. image :: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1693233/github/cookiecutter-flask-01.png
:target: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1693233/github/cookiecutter-flask-01.png
:alt: Home page
.. image :: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1693233/github/cookiecutter-flask-02.png.png
:target: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1693233/github/cookiecutter-flask-02.png.png
:alt: Registration form
Inspiration
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- `Building Websites in Python with Flask <http://maximebf.com/blog/2012/10/building-websites-in-python-with-flask/> `_
- `Getting Bigger with Flask <http://maximebf.com/blog/2012/11/getting-bigger-with-flask/> `_
- `Structuring Flask Apps <http://charlesleifer.com/blog/structuring-flask-apps-a-how-to-for-those-coming-from-django/> `_
- `Flask-Foundation <https://github.com/JackStouffer/Flask-Foundation> `_ by `@JackStouffer <https://github.com/JackStouffer> `_
- `flask-bones <https://github.com/cburmeister/flask-bones> `_ by `@cburmeister <https://github.com/cburmeister> `_
- `flask-basic-registration <https://github.com/mjhea0/flask-basic-registration> `_ by `@mjhea0 <https://github.com/mjhea0> `_
- `Flask Official Documentation <http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/> `_
License
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BSD licensed.
Changelog
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0.3.0 (12/08/2013)
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- More modular organization: each blueprint contains its own view, models, and forms in a directory. There is still a single directory for templates and static assets.
- Use Flask-Bcrypt for password hashing.
- Flask-Login for authentication.
- Simple test setup. Just create a subclass of `` DbTestCase `` .
- Flask-Testing support.
- Use Factory-Boy for test factories.
- Use WebTest for functional testing.
- Add Flask-Debugtoolbar.
- Migrations using Flask-Migrate.
- Caching using Flask-Cache.
- Add error page templates (404, 401, 500)
- Add Font Awesome 4.0.3 for icons.
0.2.0 (09/21/2013)
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- Add manage.py script
- Add Flask-Assets for CSS and JS bundling+minification
- Use different configs for development and production environments, controlled by the MYFLASKAPP_ENV system environment variable
- Use Blueprints and application factory pattern. The `` simple `` branch does not use these.
0.1.0 (08/20/2013)
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- First iteration
- Bootstrap 3 final
- Working User model and registration
