QR Code Views Tracker is a simple web tool that allows you to generate a QR code that routes to an intermediary website where views are recorded and plotted over time.
- Flask==2.3.2
- Flask_Migrate==4.0.4
- flask_sqlalchemy==3.0.3
- matplotlib==3.7.1
- SQLAlchemy==2.0.12
- waitress==2.1.2
To install the required dependencies, run the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
The following environment variables must be set to run the application:
DATABASE_URL: path or url to the database.FLASK_DEBUG: whether to debug the app and use a debugger server or to use a production server.SECRET_KEY: secret key.
To run the application on your local server, execute the following command:
flask run
Navigate to localhost:5000 in your web browser to generate a QR code.
On the web form, enter the following details:
URL: The URL you would like to associate with the QR code.Key: The key you would like to use to associate views with the QR code.
Pressing "Generate" will create a QR code that routes to an intermediary website where views are recorded and plotted over time.
This project was created by Michael Tanzer and is available for free use under the MIT license. Please feel free to contribute to this repo to help improve it.
An online version of this project is available at https://michaeltanzer.pythonanywhere.com/.