boilerplates

Flask Application Boilerplate

A production-ready Flask application structure with best practices.

Structure

flask_app/
├── app/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── static/
│   ├── templates/
│   └── utils/
├── tests/
├── config.py
├── requirements.txt
├── .env.example
├── .flaskenv
├── run.py
└── README.md

Features

• Modular application factory pattern
• Blueprint-based routing
• Database integration (SQLAlchemy)
• Environment-based configuration
• Static files and templates
• Testing setup
• CORS support
• Error handling

Usage

1. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
2. Copy .env.example to .env and configure
3. Initialize database: flask db init && flask db migrate && flask db upgrade
4. Run development server: flask run
5. Run tests: pytest

Endpoints

• GET / - Home page
• GET /api/health - Health check endpoint

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