Application Scripts

This section provides documentation for the main application scripts located at the root of the project, including the application factory and configuration classes.

Application Factory (app.py)

app.create_app(config_name)

Creates and Configures a Flask app instance following the Application-factory pattern.

Parameters:

config_name (str) – The configuration name to use [dev/testing/prod].

Returns:

The Flask app instance.

Return type:

Flask

app.main()

Main entry point for running the app using Flask server.

Configuration (config.py)

class config.Config

Base configuration class for the Flask app.

class config.DevelopmentConfig

Development configuration for the Flask app.

class config.PerformanceConfig

Performance Testing configuration for the Flask app.

class config.ProductionConfig

Production configuration for the Flask app.

class config.TestingConfig

Testing configuration for the Flask app.