User Management API

This Flask application provides a simple API for managing users including creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting user records in a database.

Installation

https://github.com/JoelDeonDsouza/PY_Backend.git

Clone this repository to your local machine.
Install the required dependencies by running pip install -r requirements.txt.
Set up the database configuration in the config.py file.
Run the application using python main.py || python3 main.py.

Usage

Get Users

Endpoint: /users
Method: GET
Description: Retrieves a list of all users stored in the database.
Response: Returns a JSON object containing the list of users.

Create User

Endpoint: /create_user
Method: POST
Description: Creates a new user record in the database.
Request Body: Requires a JSON object with name and email fields.
Response: Returns a success message if the user is created successfully.

Update User

Endpoint: /update_user/<user_id>
Method: PATCH
Description: Updates an existing user record in the database.
Parameters: Requires the user_id of the user to be updated.
Request Body: Accepts a JSON object with optional name and email fields to be updated.
Response: Returns a success message if the user is updated successfully.

Delete User

Endpoint: /delete_user/<user_id>
Method: DELETE
Description: Deletes an existing user record from the database.
Parameters: Requires the user_id of the user to be deleted.
Response: Returns a success message if the user is deleted successfully.

Running the Application

To run the application, execute python main.py || python3 main.py in your terminal. By default, the application runs in debug mode.

Note

Make sure to set up the database configuration in the config.py file before running the application.

# config.py

app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'your_database_uri_here'