Flask Word Counter

A simple flask app that counts words in a webpage for a given URL.

Dependencies

• Flask==1.0.2
• Flask-SQLAlchemy==2.3.2
• Flask-WTF==0.14.2
• redis==2.10.6
• requests==2.19.1
• rq==0.12.0
• SQLAlchemy==1.2.12

Setup

Following steps assume that you have python3 installed and created a virtual enviroment on your computer.

Install the dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run redis worker

Activate your virtual environment and go to project directory using the console and run the following command.

python worker.py

Note: You should keep this worker running in background.

Create Database

Open a new teminal window and activate your virtual enviroment, then create database using

python create_db.py

Run application server

Open a new teminal window and activate your virtual enviroment, then run the app using

python app.py

Now open your browser and visit http://localhost:5000

Run Tests

Open a new terminal window and activate your virtual environment, then run tests using

python tests.py