Imports and Flask Objects

"""
These imports define the key objects
"""

from flask import Flask
from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy

"""
These object and definitions are used throughout the Jupyter Notebook.
"""

# Setup of key Flask object (app)
app = Flask(__name__) 
# Setup SQLAlchemy object and properties for the database (db)
data = 'sqlite:///sqlite.db'  # path and filename of database
app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = data
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'SECRET_KEY'
db = SQLAlchemy() #SQLAlchemy object called here


# This belongs in place where it runs once per project
db.init_app(app) # app object called here

Database Model

""" database dependencies to support sqlite examples """
import datetime
from datetime import datetime
import json

from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash, check_password_hash


''' Tutorial: https://www.sqlalchemy.org/library.html#tutorials, try to get into a Python shell and follow along '''

# Define the User class to manage actions in the 'users' table
# -- Object Relational Mapping (ORM) is the key concept of SQLAlchemy
# -- a.) db.Model is like an inner layer of the onion in ORM
# -- b.) User represents data we want to store, something that is built on db.Model
# -- c.) SQLAlchemy ORM is layer on top of SQLAlchemy Core, then SQLAlchemy engine, SQL
class Period(db.Model): 
# -- class User defining the template for users, used to create Objects
# -- db.Model is inheritance. Allows class Uers to use database attributes and methods.
    __tablename__ = 'periods'  # table name is plural, class name is singular
    __table_args__ = {'extend_existing': True}
    # Define the User schema with "vars" from object
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    _name = db.Column(db.String(255), unique=True, nullable=False)
    _periodlength = db.Column(db.Integer, unique=False, nullable=False)
    _cyclelength = db.Column(db.Integer, unique=False, nullable=False)
    _perioddate = db.Column(db.Date)

    # constructor of a User object, initializes the instance variables within object (self)
    def __init__(self, name, periodlength, cyclelength, perioddate=datetime.today()): # -- "constructor". init method allows us to initialize an object from our User class
        self._name = name    # variables with self prefix become part of the object, 
        self._periodlength = periodlength
        self._cyclelength = cyclelength
        if isinstance(perioddate, str):  # not a date type     
            perioddate = date=datetime.today()
        self._perioddate = perioddate

    # a name getter method, extracts name from object, allows properties to be accessed like attributes of the object
    @property
    def name(self):
        return self._name
    
    # a setter function, allows name to be updated after initial object creation
    @name.setter
    def name(self, name):
        self._name = name
    
    # a getter method, extracts email from object
    @property
    def periodlength(self):
        return self._periodlength
    
    # a setter function, allows name to be updated after initial object creation
    @periodlength.setter
    def periodlength(self, periodlength):
        self._periodlength = periodlength
        
    # check if uid parameter matches user id in object, return boolean
    def is_name(self, name):
        return self._name == name
    
    @property
    def cyclelength(self):
        return self._cyclelength
    
    # a setter function, allows name to be updated after initial object creation
    @cyclelength.setter
    def cyclelength(self, cyclelength):
        self._cyclelength = cyclelength
    
    # dob property is returned as string, to avoid unfriendly outcomes
    @property
    def perioddate(self):
        perioddate_string = self._perioddate.strftime('%m-%d-%Y')
        return perioddate_string
    
    # dob should be have verification for type date
    @perioddate.setter
    def perioddate(self, perioddate):
        if isinstance(perioddate, str):  # not a date type     
            perioddate = date=datetime.today()
        self._perioddate = perioddate
    
    # output content using str(object) in human readable form, uses getter
    # output content using json dumps, this is ready for API response
    def __str__(self):
        return json.dumps(self.read())
    
    def create(self):
        try:
            # creates a person object from User(db.Model) class, passes initializers
            db.session.add(self)  # add prepares to persist person object to Users table
            db.session.commit()  # SqlAlchemy "unit of work pattern" requires a manual commit
            return self
        except IntegrityError:
            db.session.remove()
            return None

    # CRUD read converts self to dictionary
    # returns dictionary
    def read(self):
        return {
            "id": self.id,
            "name": self.name,
            "periodlength": self.periodlength,
            "perioddate": self.perioddate,
        }

    # CRUD update: updates user name, password, phone
    # returns self
    def update(self, name="", periodlength="", cyclelength="", perioddate="",):
        """only updates values with length"""
        if len(name) > 0:
            self.name = name
        if len(periodlength) > 0:
            self.periodlength = periodlength
        if len(cyclelength) > 0:
            self.cyclelength = cyclelength
        if len(perioddate) > 0:
            self.cyclelength = perioddate
        db.session.commit()
        return self

    # CRUD delete: remove self
    # None
    def delete(self):
        db.session.delete(self)
        db.session.commit()
        return None

Inital Data

"""Database Creation and Testing """


# Builds working data for testing
def initPeriods():
    with app.app_context():
        """Create database and tables"""
        db.create_all() # this line creates the tables in the database, to allow data to be added
        """Tester data for table"""
        u1 = Period(name='Annika Liao', periodlength=6, cyclelength=28, perioddate=datetime(2023, 3, 10)) 
        u2 = Period(name='Claire Chen', periodlength=5, cyclelength=40, perioddate=datetime(2023, 2, 12)) 
        u3 = Period(name='Claire Zhao', periodlength=4, cyclelength=31, perioddate=datetime(2023, 3, 17)) 
        u4 = Period(name='Grace Wang', periodlength=7, cyclelength=35, perioddate=datetime(2023, 3, 1)) 
        u5 = Period(name='Emma Shen', periodlength=6, cyclelength=24, perioddate=datetime(2023, 2, 27)) 
        # user object is user in database. It takes the 4 arguments of name, uid, password, and dob.

        periods = [u1, u2, u3, u4, u5]

        """Builds sample user/note(s) data"""
        for period in periods:
            try:
                '''add user to table'''
                object = period.create()
                print(f"Created new uid {object.name}") # try block is creation of user in database. If successful,this message will print.
            except:  # error raised if object nit created
                '''fails with bad or duplicate data'''
                print(f"Records exist uid {period.name}, or error.") #if try block fails, except block is executed, and this message will print.
        
                
initPeriods()
            
Records exist uid Annika Liao, or error.
Records exist uid Claire Chen, or error.
Records exist uid Claire Zhao, or error.
Records exist uid Grace Wang, or error.
Records exist uid Emma Shen, or error.

Schema of Periods table

import sqlite3

database = 'instance/sqlite.db' # this is location of database

def schema():
    
    # Connect to the database file
    conn = sqlite3.connect(database)

    # Create a cursor object to execute SQL queries
    cursor = conn.cursor()
    
    # Fetch results of Schema
    results = cursor.execute("PRAGMA table_info('periods')").fetchall()

    # Print the results
    for row in results:
        print(row)

    # Close the database connection
    conn.close()
    
schema()
# metadata for database
(0, 'id', 'INTEGER', 1, None, 1)
(1, '_name', 'VARCHAR(255)', 1, None, 0)
(2, '_periodlength', 'INTEGER', 1, None, 0)
(3, '_cyclelength', 'INTEGER', 1, None, 0)
(4, '_perioddate', 'DATE', 0, None, 0)

I use the data types of integer, varchar, and date in my SQL table

def find_by_name(name):
    with app.app_context():
        user = Period.query.filter_by(_name=name).first() # this method constructs a query that retrieves all users in the database where _uid matches their uid
    return user # returns user object

CRUD Operations

Read

import sqlite3

def read():
    # Connect to the database file
    conn = sqlite3.connect(database)

    # Create a cursor object to execute SQL queries
    cursor = conn.cursor()
    
    # Execute a SELECT statement to retrieve data from a table
    results = cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM periods').fetchall()

    # Print the results
    if len(results) == 0:
        print("Table is empty")
    else:
        for row in results:
            print(row)

    # Close the cursor and connection objects
    cursor.close()
    conn.close()
    
read()
(2, 'Annika Liao', 8, 28, '2023-03-10')
(3, 'Claire Chen', 5, 40, '2023-02-12')
(4, 'Claire Zhao', 4, 31, '2023-03-17')
(5, 'Grace Wang', 7, 35, '2023-03-01')
(6, 'Emma Shen', 6, 24, '2023-02-27')
(7, 'John Mortensen', 0, 0, '0000-00-00')

Create

import sqlite3

def create():
    name = input("Enter your name:")
    periodlength = input("Enter your last period length:")
    cyclelength = input("Enter your usual menstrual cycle length")
    perioddate = input("Enter the date of your last period 'YYYY-MM-DD'")
    
    # Connect to the database file
    conn = sqlite3.connect(database)

    # Create a cursor object to execute SQL commands
    cursor = conn.cursor()

    try:
        # Execute an SQL command to insert data into a table
        cursor.execute("INSERT INTO periods (_name, _periodlength, _cyclelength, _perioddate) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)", (name, periodlength, cyclelength, perioddate))
        
        # Commit the changes to the database
        conn.commit()
        print(f"A new record {name} has been created")
                
    except sqlite3.Error as error:
        print("Error while executing the INSERT:", error)


    # Close the cursor and connection objects
    cursor.close()
    conn.close()
    
create()
A new record John Mortensen has been created

Update

import sqlite3

def update():
    name = input("Enter your name to update records")
    user = find_by_name(name)

    if user is None:
        print(f"No user found with name {name}")
        return
    
    print("Current user information:")
    print(user.read())

    periodlength = input("Enter latest period length")
    if periodlength:
        user.periodlength = periodlength

    # Connect to the database file
    conn = sqlite3.connect(database)

    # Create a cursor object to execute SQL commands
    cursor = conn.cursor()

    try:
        # Execute an SQL command to update data in a table
        cursor.execute("UPDATE periods SET _periodlength = ? WHERE _name = ?", (periodlength, name))
        if cursor.rowcount == 0:
            # The uid was not found in the table
            print(f"No name {name} was found in the table")
        else:
            print(f"The row with name {name} has been updated, period length changed to {periodlength}")
            conn.commit()
    except sqlite3.Error as error:
        print("Error while executing the UPDATE:", error)
        
    
    # Close the cursor and connection objects
    cursor.close()
    conn.close()
    
update()
Current user information:
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Annika Liao', 'periodlength': 6, 'perioddate': '03-10-2023'}
The row with name Annika Liao has been updated, period length changed to 8

Delete

import sqlite3

def delete():
    name = input("Enter name to delete")

    # Connect to the database file
    conn = sqlite3.connect(database)

    # Create a cursor object to execute SQL commands
    cursor = conn.cursor()
    
    try:
        cursor.execute("DELETE FROM periods WHERE _name = ?", (name,))
        if cursor.rowcount == 0:
            # The uid was not found in the table
            print(f"Name {name} was not found in the table")
        else:
            # The uid was found in the table and the row was deleted
            print(f"The record of name {name} was successfully deleted")
        conn.commit()
    except sqlite3.Error as error:
        print("Error while executing the DELETE:", error)
        
    # Close the cursor and connection objects
    cursor.close()
    conn.close()
    
delete()
The record of name  was successfully deleted
def menu():
    operation = input("Enter: (C)reate (R)ead (U)pdate or (D)elete or (S)chema")
    if operation.lower() == 'c':
        create()
    elif operation.lower() == 'r':
        read()
    elif operation.lower() == 'u':
        update()
    elif operation.lower() == 'd':
        delete()
    elif operation.lower() == 's':
        schema()
    elif len(operation)==0: # Escape Key
        return
    else:
        print("Please enter c, r, u, or d") 
    menu() # recursion, repeat menu
        
try:
    menu() # start menu
except:
    print("Perform Jupyter 'Run All' prior to starting menu")
(2, 'Annika Liao', 8, 28, '2023-03-10')
(3, 'Claire Chen', 5, 40, '2023-02-12')
(4, 'Claire Zhao', 4, 31, '2023-03-17')
(5, 'Grace Wang', 7, 35, '2023-03-01')
(6, 'Emma Shen', 6, 24, '2023-02-27')
(7, 'John Mortensen', 0, 0, '0000-00-00')
A new record Olivia Newton-John has been created
(2, 'Annika Liao', 8, 28, '2023-03-10')
(3, 'Claire Chen', 5, 40, '2023-02-12')
(4, 'Claire Zhao', 4, 31, '2023-03-17')
(5, 'Grace Wang', 7, 35, '2023-03-01')
(6, 'Emma Shen', 6, 24, '2023-02-27')
(7, 'John Mortensen', 0, 0, '0000-00-00')
(8, 'Olivia Newton-John', 5, 30, '2000-05-18')
The record of name John Mortensen was successfully deleted
(2, 'Annika Liao', 8, 28, '2023-03-10')
(3, 'Claire Chen', 5, 40, '2023-02-12')
(4, 'Claire Zhao', 4, 31, '2023-03-17')
(5, 'Grace Wang', 7, 35, '2023-03-01')
(6, 'Emma Shen', 6, 24, '2023-02-27')
(8, 'Olivia Newton-John', 5, 30, '2000-05-18')
(2, 'Annika Liao', 8, 28, '2023-03-10')
(3, 'Claire Chen', 5, 40, '2023-02-12')
(4, 'Claire Zhao', 4, 31, '2023-03-17')
(5, 'Grace Wang', 7, 35, '2023-03-01')
(6, 'Emma Shen', 6, 24, '2023-02-27')
(8, 'Olivia Newton-John', 5, 30, '2000-05-18')
No user found with name Olivia Newton
Current user information:
{'id': 8, 'name': 'Olivia Newton-John', 'periodlength': 5, 'perioddate': '05-18-2000'}
The row with name Olivia Newton-John has been updated, period length changed to 
Current user information:
{'id': 8, 'name': 'Olivia Newton-John', 'periodlength': '', 'perioddate': '05-18-2000'}
The row with name Olivia Newton-John has been updated, period length changed to 10
(2, 'Annika Liao', 8, 28, '2023-03-10')
(3, 'Claire Chen', 5, 40, '2023-02-12')
(4, 'Claire Zhao', 4, 31, '2023-03-17')
(5, 'Grace Wang', 7, 35, '2023-03-01')
(6, 'Emma Shen', 6, 24, '2023-02-27')
(8, 'Olivia Newton-John', 10, 30, '2000-05-18')
(2, 'Annika Liao', 8, 28, '2023-03-10')
(3, 'Claire Chen', 5, 40, '2023-02-12')
(4, 'Claire Zhao', 4, 31, '2023-03-17')
(5, 'Grace Wang', 7, 35, '2023-03-01')
(6, 'Emma Shen', 6, 24, '2023-02-27')
(8, 'Olivia Newton-John', 10, 30, '2000-05-18')
Current user information:
{'id': 8, 'name': 'Olivia Newton-John', 'periodlength': 10, 'perioddate': '05-18-2000'}
The row with name Olivia Newton-John has been updated, period length changed to 10
(2, 'Annika Liao', 8, 28, '2023-03-10')
(3, 'Claire Chen', 5, 40, '2023-02-12')
(4, 'Claire Zhao', 4, 31, '2023-03-17')
(5, 'Grace Wang', 7, 35, '2023-03-01')
(6, 'Emma Shen', 6, 24, '2023-02-27')
(8, 'Olivia Newton-John', 10, 30, '2000-05-18')
No user found with name