ExampleFlaskProject

This is a simple Flask application that provides two routes: a home route and a message analysis route.

REMARK: The vast majority of this project (directory structure, contents of files, unit tests, the skeleton of this README.md) was generated using the GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat plug-ins of Visual Studio Code.

Prerequisities

• curl (optional, just for testing purposes)
• Python 3
• pip

Installation

Create the environment:

> cd ExampleFlaskProject
> python -m venv .venv
> .venv\Scripts\activate.bat

Install the required packages using pip:

(env) pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Application

To run the application, navigate to the app directory and run the following command:

> cd ExampleFlaskProject
> python .\app\routes.py

Usage

The application provides two routes:

1. Home route (/): Returns a JSON response with a 'message' key set to 'Hello, World!'.

   > curl -X GET http://localhost:5000
   

2. Message analysis route (/analyze_message): Analyzes the message received from the request and returns the word count.

   > curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"message\":\"Hello, World!\"}" http://localhost:5000/analyze_message
   

Running Tests

To run tests, navigate to the tests directory and run the one of the following commands:

> cd ExampleFlaskProject
> python -m unittest discover -v
> python -m unittest -v .\tests\test_routes.py

API Reference

Get home

GET /

Returns a JSON response with a 'message' key set to 'Hello, World!'.

Analyze message

POST /analyze_message

Analyzes the message received from the request and returns the word count.

Parameter	Type	Description
message	string	Required. Your message

License

MIT