andryuha77 / spa_project

Single-page web application using the Flask framework for Data Representation project

SPA_project

Single-page web application using the Flask framework for Data Representation project The module is taught to undergraduate students at GMIT in the Department of Computer Science and Applied Physics. The lecturer is Ian McLoughlin.

Web Application Project

Data Representation and Querying Project 2016

Project Overview

I have created a Single-Page Web Application (SPA) that lets users calculate BMI. This application was selected after some deliberation. Initially, I considered three different applications:

1. A Power supply calculator alternative.
2. A BMI calculator alternative.
3. A Yelp alternative.

I chose BMI calculator after some consideration, as I were more interested in the idea.

The project was guided by the following excerpt from the project instructions:

You are required to develop a single-page web application(SPA) written in the programming language Python using the Flask framework. You must devise an idea for a web application, write the software, write documentation explaining how the application works, and write a short user guide for it.

How to run the application

The application is written using the Flask library in Python 3. Both must be installed to run the project.

Jinja2 was used for html inheritance.

Once these prerequisites are installed, the application can be run locally:

$ python run.py

Once the application is running, it can be accessed by pointing your browser at http://127.0.0.1:5000/ .

Architecture

This web application runs in Python 3 using the Flask web micro-framework and uses SQLite as a database. Python 3 and Flask were requirements for the project. I chose SQLite as it is easy to use and does not require much setup to get the web application up and running.

Reference

BMI.js file Adapted from: http://blog.excelstrategiesllc.com/2014/11/18/coding-your-first-javascript-bmi-calculator App Template Adapted from: https://github.com/mjhea0/thinkful-mentor/tree/master/python/jinja/flask_example

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