Project: Build an Item Catalog Application

Part of Udacity Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree Program

Project Overview

Develop an application that provides a list of items within a variety of categories as well as provide a user registration and authentication system. Registered users will have the ability to post, edit and delete their own items.

Project’s files:

database_setup.py - creates the sqlite database and related tables
server.py - runs the web app
populate_database.py - inserts values to the tables created by database_setup.py
auth.py - authentication function and helper function to work with users
static - for css styles
templates - for HTML templates

Requirements

• Install Python 3, to check version: Python --version
• Install Vagrant
• Install Virtual Box

• google Oauth Cient

  Run

• Start Terminal and navigate to the project folder.
• cd to the vagrant directory
• Launch the Vagrant VM inside Vagrant sub-directory:
  using command: vagrant up and log in command vagrant ssh
• Run python3 database_setup.py to create sqlite database and tables.
• To populate the database run populate_database.py
• Run python3 server.py to run the application.
• In a web browser connect to the localhost:8000
• If your are an authenticated user (Google or Facebook sign in), you can manage categories and items.

How to use Google sign in

* Go to [Google APIs Console](https://console.developers.google.com/apis)
* Sign up or Login.
* Go to Credentials.
* Select OAuth Client ID.
* Select Web Application.
* Enter the name of your project 'My Project'.
* Set the authorized JavaScript origins `http://localhost:8000`, save changes.
* Copy the Client ID and paste it into login.html in your templates folder.
* On the consol download JSON file.
* Rename JSON file to client_secrets.json
* Put JSON file in your project's directory.
* Run your application.