MongoDB is a document-based database for general purpose use.
Flask-PyMODM is the bridge between Flask and PyMODM, it brings to developers a simplified way to use PyMODM in Flask applications.
To start using Flask-PyMODM, install or update it via pip:
pip install Flask-PyMODM
from flask import Flask
from flask_pymodm import PyModm
def configure_app(app):
app.config['MONGODB_DB_NAME'] = 'test'
app.config['MONGODB_HOST'] = 'localhost'
app.config['MONGODB_PORT'] = '27017'
def create_app():
app = Flask(__name__)
configure_app(app)
PyModm(app)
return app
if __name__ == '__main__':
create_app().run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)
In order to customize the host, add the following into your app.config (see Configuration Handling for more details):
MONGODB_HOST = "10.10.10.13" # default is "localhost"
MONGODB_PORT = "27017" # default is "27017"
MONGODB_DB_NAME = "test" # default is "my-app"
MONGODB_ALIAS_CONNECTION = "my_connection" # default is "default"
MONGODB_USERNAME = "my_username" # default is None
MONGODB_PASSWORD = "my_password" # default is None
To run test suite use the tox command.