Solution: Inserting Users into Sign-Up
Understand how to insert new user records into a Flask application's database securely. This lesson guides you through creating user objects, adding them to the database session, committing changes, and handling exceptions like duplicate emails to ensure reliable user sign-up functionality.
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Solution #
"""Flask Application for Paws Rescue Center."""
from flask import Flask, render_template, abort
from forms import SignUpForm, LoginForm
from flask import session, redirect, url_for
from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
app = Flask(__name__)
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'dfewfew123213rwdsgert34tgfd1234trgf'
app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///paws.db'
db = SQLAlchemy(app)
"""Model for Pets."""
class Pet(db.Model):
id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
name = db.Column(db.String, unique=True)
age = db.Column(db.String)
bio = db.Column(db.String)
posted_by = db.Column(db.String, db.ForeignKey('user.id'))
"""Model for Users."""
class User(db.Model):
id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
full_name = db.Column(db.String)
email = db.Column(db.String, unique=True)
password = db.Column(db.String)
pets = db.relationship('Pet', backref = 'user')
db.create_all()
"""Information regarding the Pets in the System."""
pets = [
{"id": 1, "name": "Nelly", "age": "5 weeks", "bio": "I am a tiny kitten rescued by the good people at Paws Rescue Center. I love squeaky toys and cuddles."},
{"id": 2, "name": "Yuki", "age": "8 months", "bio": "I am a handsome gentle-cat. I like to dress up in bow ties."},
{"id": 3, "name": "Basker", "age": "1 year", "bio": "I love barking. But, I love my friends more."},
{"id": 4, "name": "Mr. Furrkins", "age": "5 years", "bio": "Probably napping."},
]
"""Information regarding the Users in the System."""
users = [
{"id": 1, "full_name": "Pet Rescue Team", "email": "team@pawsrescue.co", "password": "adminpass"},
]
@app.route("/")
def homepage():
"""View function for Home Page."""
return render_template("home.html", pets = pets)
@app.route("/about")
def about():
"""View function for About Page."""
return render_template("about.html")
@app.route("/details/<int:pet_id>")
def pet_details(pet_id):
"""View function for Showing Details of Each Pet."""
pet = next((pet for pet in pets if pet["id"] == pet_id), None)
if pet is None:
abort(404, description="No Pet was Found with the given ID")
return render_template("details.html", pet = pet)
@app.route("/signup", methods=["POST", "GET"])
def signup():
"""View function for Showing Details of Each Pet."""
form = SignUpForm()
if form.validate_on_submit():
# new_user = {"id": len(users)+1, "full_name": form.full_name.data, "email": form.email.data, "password": form.password.data}
# users.append(new_user)
new_user = User(full_name = form.full_name.data, email = form.email.data, password = form.password.data)
db.session.add(new_user)
try:
db.session.commit()
except Exception as e:
print(e)
db.session.rollback()
return render_template("signup.html", form = form, message = "This Email already exists in the system! Please Log in instead.")
finally:
db.session.close()
return render_template("signup.html", message = "Successfully signed up")
return render_template("signup.html", form = form)
@app.route("/login", methods=["POST", "GET"])
def login():
form = LoginForm()
if form.validate_on_submit():
user = next((user for user in users if user["email"] == form.email.data and user["password"] == form.password.data), None)
if user is None:
return render_template("login.html", form = form, message = "Wrong Credentials. Please Try Again.")
else:
session['user'] = user
return render_template("login.html", message = "Successfully Logged In!")
return render_template("login.html", form = form)
@app.route("/logout")
def logout():
if 'user' in session:
session.pop('user')
return redirect(url_for('homepage', _scheme='https', _external=True))
if __name__ == "__main__":
app.run(debug=True, host="0.0.0.0", port=3000)
Explanation #
In the above solution, we made the following changes to the ...