Backend setup

Create python3 virtualenv

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate # you need to run this before running any python commands

Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Init db

start python interpreter

from backend.init_db import init_db
init_db()

Start backend server

PYTHONPATH=$(pwd) python backend/application.py

Changes to backend code are auto reloaded.

If you run into an issue like TypeError: expected str, bytes or os.PathLike object, not NoneType, try commenting out this line

Frontend setup

Build packages

npm install

Start webpack dev server

In a different command line window

npm run start

Changes to frontend code are auto reloaded.

Testing

Graphql query explorer: http://localhost:5000/graphql

Homepage: http://localhost:5000

Recommanded readings

• React: https://reactjs.org/docs/getting-started.html
• Graphql backend (Graphene): https://graphene-python.org/
• Graphql frontend (Apollo): https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/