Define URL root with flask

Question

I have multiple routes which have the same URL root. Example:

abc/def/upload
abc/def/list
abc/def/page/{page_id}

Can I define abc/def to be URL root. (Something similar to what can be done in Java using Spring or Apache CXF)

Thanks

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 29 '16 at 10:16

In flask-restful it is possible to prefix all your routes on api initialization:

>>> app = Flask(__name__)
>>> api = restful.Api(app, prefix='/abc/def')

You can then wire your resources ignoring any prefixes:

>>> api.add_resource(MyResource, '/upload')
>>> ...

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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You can use the APPLICATION_ROOT key for your app's config.

app.config['APPLICATION_ROOT'] = "/abc/def"

source - Add a prefix to all Flask routes

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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answered Jan 18 '16 at 07:54

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the one with blueprint works without any hassles. The above solution requires context of WSGI application. – Harshdeep Jan 18 '16 at 10:00
You should probably add an answer which works better for posterity. – Bhargav Jan 18 '16 at 10:02
@Harshdeep So why not to use the blueprint? – lord63. j Jan 19 '16 at 14:14

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 11 '17 at 18:20

I needed similar so called "context-root". I did it in conf file under /etc/httpd/conf.d/ using WSGIScriptAlias :

myapp.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
    WSGIScriptAlias /myapp /home/<myid>/myapp/wsgi.py

    <Directory /home/<myid>/myapp>
        Order deny,allow
        Allow from all
    </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

So now I can access my app as : http://localhost:5000/myapp

See the guide - http://modwsgi.readthedocs.io/en/develop/user-guides/quick-configuration-guide.html

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 18 '22 at 14:53

Just use Blueprint from Flask:

app = Flask(__name__)
bp = Blueprint('', __name__, url_prefix="/abc/def")

def upload():
    pass

def list():
    pass

bp.add_url_rule('/upload', 'upload', view_func=upload)
bp.add_url_rule('/list', 'list', view_func=list)
...

app.register_blueprint(bp)

Define URL root with flask

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myapp.conf