Udacity Project: Multi-User Blog

This is part of an assignment in the Full-Stack-course at Udacity. The goal is to create a multi-user-blog, deployed using Google App Engine.

THe project can be seen at Causal-destiny-157016.appspot.com

Installation

Prerequesites

• Install Google App Engine SDK
• Also, py-bcrypt by erlichmen is needed, but I have included the currect version of it as of writing inside the lib-folder. This uses bcrypt, which is more secure. However, since Google App Engine does only allow native python, we cannot use the standard bcrypt-library which is a lot faster than this. I`m using it here more for a proof-of-concept for myself. For more information, see the link above.

To run the project, clone it and terminal into the directory and do the following command:

dev_appserver.py .

1 Create a Basic Blog

• Blog must include the following features:
  • Front page that lists blog posts.
  • A form to submit new entries.
  • Blog posts have their own page.

2: Add User Registration

• Have a registration form that validates user input, and displays the error(s) when necessary.
• After a successful registration, a user is directed to a welcome page with a greeting, “Welcome, [User]” where [User] is a name set in a cookie.
• If a user attempts to visit the welcome page without being signed in (without having a cookie), then redirect to the Signup page.

3: Add Login

• Have a login form that validates user input, and displays the error(s) when necessary.
• After a successful login, the user is directed to the same welcome page from Step 2.

4: Add Logout

• Have a logout form that validates user input, and displays the error(s) when necessary.
• After logging out, the cookie is cleared and user is redirected to the Signup page from Step 2.

5: Add Other Features on Your Own

• Users should only be able to edit/delete their posts. They receive an error message if they disobey this rule.
• Users can like/unlike posts, but not their own. They receive an error message if they disobey this rule.
• Users can comment on posts. They can only edit/delete their own posts, and they should receive an error message if they disobey this rule.

6: Final Touches

• Create a README.md file explaining how to run your code.
• Refactor your code so it is well structured, well commented, and conforms to the Python Style Guide.
• Make sure your project conforms to the rubric.
• Deploy your app to appspot.com using gcloud app deploy.
• Submit your project.
• Revise your project and resubmit as necessary.
• Pat yourself on the back!