flask-testing-db-isolation: A Python repository from GabLeRoux

Flask Project with Docker and PostgreSQL

This project sets up a Flask application with Docker and PostgreSQL, including an isolated testing environment. Environment variables are configured to switch between development and test databases.

Project Structure

flask_project/
├── app/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── config.py
│   ├── models.py
│   ├── routes.py
│   ├── tests/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   └── test_routes.py
├── docker/
│   ├── flask/
│   │   ├── Dockerfile
│   │   └── init-db.sh
├── .gitignore
├── docker-compose.yml
├── manage.py
├── requirements.in
├── requirements.txt
└── README.md

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

Installation Steps

Build and run the Docker containers:
```
docker-compose up --build
```

Run the tests:

docker-compose run web python -m unittest discover -s app/tests

Project Details

Docker Compose is used to manage the multi-container application, including the Flask app and PostgreSQL database.
Flask-SQLAlchemy is used for ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) to handle database operations.
psycopg2-binary is used as the PostgreSQL database adapter for Python.
Environment Configuration allows switching between development and test databases using environment variables.