Santa Claus API

It tells you who's been naughty or nice.

Dependencies

Python

Make sure you have Python on your computer. The following two commands should work:

python --version
pip --version

virtualenv

Virtualenv makes it possible to install multiple Python environments on one computer; including installing a Python environment just for this project.

Flask installation with virtualenv notes

Install

pip install virtualenv
pip install virtualenvwrapper

Get It

git clone https://github.com/wbushey/santaclaus.git
cd santaclaus
virtualenv env

Update and Run It

cd santaclaus 
git pull
source env/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
./run.py

See It

Visit http://localhost:5000/?name=YOURNAME

Or, see it online at http://claus.io/?name=YOURNAME

Configure a Database

With no configuration, the Santa Claus API will create and use a SQLite database in santa.db. If you have a Postgres database ready to use, you can configure the Santa Claus API to use it by setting the $DATABASE_URL to the URL of the Postgres instance.

Resources

The Flask Mega Tutorial