We need install flask-restful first: pip install flask-restful. then develop api.py:
from flask import Flask
from flask_restful import reqparse, abort, Api, Resource
app = Flask(__name__)
api = Api(app)
TODOS = {
'todo1': {'task': 'build an API'},
'todo2': {'task': '?????'},
'todo3': {'task': 'profit!'},
}
def abort_if_todo_doesnt_exist(todo_id):
if todo_id not in TODOS:
abort(404, message="Todo {} doesn't exist".format(todo_id))
parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
parser.add_argument('task')
# shows a single todo item and lets you delete a todo item
class Todo(Resource):
def get(self, todo_id):
abort_if_todo_doesnt_exist(todo_id)
return TODOS[todo_id]
def delete(self, todo_id):
abort_if_todo_doesnt_exist(todo_id)
del TODOS[todo_id]
return '', 204
def put(self, todo_id):
args = parser.parse_args()
task = {'task': args['task']}
TODOS[todo_id] = task
return task, 201
# TodoList
# shows a list of all todos, and lets you POST to add new tasks
class TodoList(Resource):
def get(self):
return TODOS
def post(self):
args = parser.parse_args()
todo_id = int(max(TODOS.keys()).lstrip('todo')) + 1
todo_id = 'todo%i' % todo_id
TODOS[todo_id] = {'task': args['task']}
return TODOS[todo_id], 201
##
## Actually setup the Api resource routing here
##
api.add_resource(TodoList, '/todos')
api.add_resource(Todo, '/todos/<todo_id>')
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)
$ python api.py * Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ * Restarting with reloader GET the list $ curl http://localhost:5000/todos GET a single task $ curl http://localhost:5000/todos/todo3 DELETE a task $ curl http://localhost:5000/todos/todo2 -X DELETE -v Add a new task $ curl http://localhost:5000/todos -d "task=something new" -X POST -v Update a task $ curl http://localhost:5000/todos/todo3 -d "task=something different" -X PUT -v Or you can do same thing in Postman, POST to add new task and PUT to update a task.
