pswalia2u / simple-flask-app

Flask Authentication Project

This is a simple Flask project demonstrating user login and registration functionality with JWT authentication.

Features

• User registration
• User login
• Password hashing and verification
• JWT token generation
• Protected routes

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Flask
• Flask-JWT-Extended
• SQLAlchemy

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/flask-auth-project.git
   cd flask-auth-project

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up the database:

   flask shell
   >>> from app1 import db
   >>> db.create_all()
   >>> exit()

5. Run the application:

   FLASK_APP=app1.py flask run

Configuration

Configuration settings are stored in config.py. Update this file with your database settings and any other configuration settings as needed.

Usage

User Registration

Endpoint: /register

Method: POST

Request Body:

{
    "username": "your_username",
    "password": "your_password"
}