Social Connect API

A modern, scalable social networking API built with Flask, featuring real-time interactions, secure authentication, and comprehensive social features.

Features

• 🔐 Authentication & Authorization

  • JWT-based authentication
  • Role-based access control
  • Secure password handling
  • Token refresh mechanism

• 👥 User Management

  • User registration and profiles
  • Follow/unfollow functionality
  • User search and discovery
  • Profile customization

• 📝 Content Management

  • Posts and comments
  • Media uploads
  • Content moderation
  • Rich text formatting

• 💬 Real-time Interactions

  • WebSocket support
  • Instant notifications
  • Live updates
  • Chat functionality

• 🔍 Search & Discovery

  • Advanced search capabilities
  • Content recommendations
  • User discovery
  • Trending topics

• 📊 Analytics & Monitoring

  • User engagement metrics
  • Content performance
  • System health monitoring
  • Error tracking

Tech Stack

• Backend: Flask, Python 3.8+
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Cache: Redis
• Authentication: JWT
• Real-time: Socket.IO
• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana
• Testing: pytest
• Documentation: Swagger/OpenAPI

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Node.js (for Socket.IO)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/social-connect-api.git
cd social-connect-api

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up environment variables:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your configuration

5. Initialize the database:

flask db upgrade

6. Run the application:

flask run

API Documentation

The API documentation is available at /api/v1/docs when running the application.

Authentication

All API endpoints (except registration and login) require authentication using JWT tokens.

1. Register a new user:

curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/v1/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "user", "email": "user@example.com", "password": "password123"}'

2. Login to get tokens:

curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/v1/auth/login \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "user@example.com", "password": "password123"}'

3. Use the access token for authenticated requests:

curl -X GET http://localhost:5000/api/v1/users/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"

Development

Running Tests

pytest

Code Style

flake8
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Database Migrations

flask db migrate -m "description of changes"
flask db upgrade

Deployment

The application can be deployed using Docker:

docker-compose up -d

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

For support, email labanrotich6544@gmail.com or join our Slack channel.