blogz

LC101 assignment

Web app using flask. Continuation of build-a-blog.

Entity Analysis

• A blog is a series of entries
• Each entry includes a title, body, and user

Requirements

The app must meet several requirements:

• List all users on homepage
• List all previous blog entries in reverse-chronological order
• Users must be signed in before creating a new blog entry
• Users can log in
• New users can register
• Display the individual blog entry after creation
• Include a menu bar with available commands

User Scenarios

• User enters a username that is stored in the database with the correct password and is redirected to the /newpost page with their username being stored in a session
• User enters a username that is stored in the database with an incorrect password and is redirected to the /login page with a message that their password is incorrect
• User tries to login with a username that is not stored in the database and is redirected to the /login page with a message that this username does not exist

Routes

• "/" - GET: Display list of all users
• "/blog" - GET: Display list of all blog posts in reverse-chronological order
• "/blog?id=id" - GET: Display specific blog entries
• "/blog?userid=userid" - GET: Display blog entries for specific user
• "/blog/newpost" - GET & POST: Display form for user to add new post
• "/login" - GET & POST: Display form for user to log in
• "/signup" - GET & POST: Display for for user to sign up