Pet Forum Web Application

Purpose

This web application serves as a dynamic forum for pet lovers, providing a platform for sharing stories, asking questions, and organizing pet-related events. It's designed to facilitate community interaction and support among pet owners, leveraging a user-friendly interface with functionalities such as event postings, comment sections, and user profiles.

Team Members

Launch Instructions

To launch the application:

1. Clone the repository
2. Navigate to the project directory
3. Set up virtual environment properly: for instance, using MacOS. Perform following command: python3 -m venv venv and then source venv/bin/activate
4. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirement.txt
5. Start the server: flask run
6. Access the application via http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.

Solution for possible issue with database

• flask db init initializes the migration scripts.
• flask db migrate detects changes in the models and creates migration scripts.
• flask db upgrade applies the migration scripts to the database.

Testing Instructions

To run the tests:

1. Ensure you are in the project root directory.
2. Run the tests using the command as follows:
3. python -m unittest tests.test_models
4. python -m unittest tests.test_routes

These instructions provide a comprehensive guide to getting the application up and running on a local development environment and ensuring its functionality through tests.