Digital Journal App

Product vision statement

A Digital Journal App that makes it easy to write, organize, and share your thoughts, helping you stay creative and productive. It let's you edit, delete, and share your entries with other users. It also provides stats about your wordcount, so that you could keep track of your writing progresss!

User stories

User Stories

Steps necessary to run the software

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.x

• Virtual environment

Setup and Running Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/software-students-spring2025/2-web-app-the-loop-troop.git
   cd 2-web-app-the-loop-troop

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

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

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add the necessary configurations, such as:

    MONGO_URI="mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
    MONGO_DBNAME="example_db"
    FLASK_PORT="5000"
    FLASK_ENV="development" 

5. Run the Flask app:

   flask run

   The application should now be running at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Task boards

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Wireframes

Wireframes