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encyclopedia_brunch

The website for the Encyclopedia Brunch podcast

Thanks for looking at this repository! This is the backend code for http://encyclopediabrunch.com. It was written from scratch (and with the help of some lovely tutorials) by Tim Dobbs.

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###Files:

  • run.py - Run this file to start the app, running on Flask
  • _init_.py - Initializes the Flask framework and the SQLAlchemy extension
  • config.py - Configures SQLAlechmy to open the correct database from which to read content
  • models.py - Defines the database models for the app
  • views.py - Maps URLs to appropriate controllers, runs the backend code, and returns information to the appropriate view templates
  • helpers.py - Short helper functions, used mostly in views.py
  • templates
    • layout.html - The main layout for the website. All other HTML views extend off of this one
    • home.html - The default load page for the site
    • posts.html - Displays all shows, paginated. Also used to display individual shows
    • about.html - The 'About The Show' page
    • submit.html - Not functional. Will contain form to allow creators to submit new episodes inside web interface
    • rss.xml - Generates the RSS feed when it is requested
    • 404.html
  • static
    • css - Folder containing .css files
  • examplesfromk
    • unit test examples - not currently applicable to this project, but will be adjusted if we decide to use unit tests here.

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###To run:
This code runs on the Flask microframework. Install before running - http://flask.pocoo.org/
It also uses the SQLAlchemy extension for Flask - http://flask-sqlalchemy.pocoo.org/2.1/
It also also uses the Flask-WTF for forms - https://flask-wtf.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
Once these prerequisites are met, run run.py from the command line to start the Flask server

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###Javascript requirements:
To make the media player work, include the standard mediaelement.js files in static/js/mediaelement - http://mediaelementjs.com/
To make responsive design work, include bootstrap.js and bootstrap.min.js in static/js - http://getbootstrap.com/2.3.2/
Finally, to make the pagination widget at the bottom of the posts work, include jquery.hoverIntent.js in static/js - http://cherne.net/brian/resources/jquery.hoverIntent.html

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###Content NOT included:
When looking for shows to display, the code looks for a SQLite database called 'eb.db', which is not included in this repository. Details of the model for this database can be found in models.py
Images should be stored in static/img/[filename]. Post image locations are not hardcoded, but rather stored in the post table in eb.db

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