flask-api-development

Create efficient Flask APIs with blueprints for modular organization, SQLAlchemy for ORM, JWT authentication, comprehensive error handling, and proper request validation following REST principles. Minimal working example: Detailed implementations in the references/ directory: - Overview - When to Use - Quick Start - Reference Guides - Best Practices - Building RESTful APIs with Flask - Creating microservices with minimal overhead - Implementing lightweight authentication systems - Designing API endpoints with proper validation - Integrating with relational databases - Building request/response handling systems - Use blueprints for modular organization - Implement proper authentication with JWT - Validate all user input - Use SQLAlchemy ORM for database operations - Implement comprehensive error handling - Use pagination for collection endpoints - Log errors and important events - Return appropriate HTTP status codes - Implement CORS properly - Use environment variables for configuration - Store secrets in code - Use global variables for shared state - Ignore database transactions - Trust user input without validation - Return stack traces in production - Use mutable default arguments - Forget to handle database connection errors - Implement authentication in route handlers