tgsergeant / hello-world-app-python-flask

Hello World sample app in Python and Flask

Bigcommerce Sample App: Hello World in Python and Flask

A sample Flask app which demonstrates using the Bigcommerce API as an integrated app within the Bigcommerce control panel.

Getting Started

Local set-up

First, clone the repository and set up the Python dependencies:

git clone [email protected]:bigcommerce-labs/integrated-apps-python-flask-example.git
cd integrated-apps-python-flask-example/

# If you want to use virtualenv
virtualenv ENV/ --python=python2.7
source ENV/bin/activate

# Install dependencies (Flask, bigcommerce-api) through pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

cp config.default.py config.py

Create application tokens

Head to the Bigcommerce developer portal and sign in/create a developer account.

Create an draft app on the 'My Apps' page. You'll be able to skip most of the set-up for now except for the Technical page.

Recommended values are shown below:

Finally, take your client id and secret from the apps dashboard and place them in config.py.

Installing and running

To start your application server, simply run

python app.py

To test out your application, head to the control panel of a store which you own.

Your app should be available to install from the 'My Drafts' section of the App Store.

Caveats

• The simple flask server does not use HTTPS, which means some browsers (such as recent versions of Firefox) may block your application iframe.