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CUSP <> TransitCenter MTA webapp (WIP)

Instructions to get it up and runnning:

1) setup a virtual environment

  • install python's virtual environment package:
    • for a regular python/pip instance: pip install virtualenv
    • for an anaconda instance: conda install virtualenv
  • navigate to the directory where you want the project to live
  • create a new python virtual environment called 'venv': virtualenv venv
  • activate the virtualenv: source ./venv/bin/activate
  • double check that which pip directs you to your venv python, and not your system level python

2) clone the app repo within venv: git clone https://github.com/ian-wright/tc-app.git

  • then, install python project requirements: pip install -r tc-app/requirements.txt

3) start a PostgreSQL server:

  • download & install server @ https://postgresapp.com/
  • once installed:
    • in order to access this postgres db from the command line later, include a new line: in your .bashrc, bash_profile, or .zshrc file, add: export PATH="/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin:$PATH"
    • open the app and initialize a new server

4) install a postgres client for looking at tables:

  • download @ https://eggerapps.at/postico/
  • connect to your postgres server:
    • host: localhost
    • port: 5432
    • database: (leave blank)
    • user: (your system username)
    • password: (no password)
  • once connected, create a new database on your server (lower left corner button) named, exactly: transit
  • at any point now, you can explore the data in the database via the Postico tool :)

5) install a json viewer plugin for Chrome:

6) initialize db schema and load some fake data into it:

  • within venv, run: python db_load.py

7) use Flask's built in web server (for testing only):