README

Proof of concept: MongoDB Backend with a Flask API and a vue.js frontend, using flask-jwt-simple for API authorization and Authomatic for user authentication via oauth2 services from existing social media sites.

The basic setup of vue.js follows

	https://skyronic.com/blog/vue-project-scratch

Authomatic integration based on

	https://authomatic.github.io/authomatic/ Live Demo

Requires MongoDb engine

Required python components:

	sudo pip install flask
	sudo pip install flask-jwt-simple
	sudo pip install authomatic
	sudo pip install pymongo
	sudo pip install python-openid
	sudo pip install pyOpenSSL


Javascript environment:
	
	sudo npm install -g webpack
	sudo npm install axios

	in "template" directory:
		npm install
		npm install --save vue

		
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Setup:

	x)
	Install necessary packages

	x)
	Set up MongoDB db with name RepoData
	create colletion "Repositories"

	x)
	Change server url in 

		templates/index.html
		templates/src/main.js
	
	x)
	Provide social media oauth2 app key and secret for each used site in config.py

	x)
	Set secret keys in app.py

	x)
	Use webpack to compile build.js from templates/src/main.js
	put or symlink build.js in static/js/build.js

	x)
	Setup virtualhost in etc/apache2/sites-enabled

	x)
	Create wsgi file
	
	x)
	Mandatory global (eg in apache2.conf) WSGI Setting for JWT to work:
		WSGIPAssAuthorization On