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Updated on 2024-11-15

Flask-Docs automatically generate Api document installation and use tutorials

Flask-Docs

Influence me to write documents may be the reason for the separation of code and documentation , sometimes write the code will forget to fill in the documentation , and can not be viewed in a timely manner , the use of Flask-Docs can solve my problem , this plug-in can be generated according to the code comments on the documentation page , the code comments to change the document can be updated in a timely manner , and support for offline document downloads , support for online debugging .

Flask-Docs Flask Api Documentation Automation Plugin

characterization

  • Automatic generation of documentation based on code comments
  • Support for offline markdown document download
  • Support for Flask-RESTful
  • Support for Flask-RESTX
  • be in favor of
  • Support online debugging

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mounting

pip3 install Flask-Docs

utilization

from flask import Flask
from flask_docs import ApiDoc
app = Flask(__name__)
ApiDoc(
    app,
    title="Sample App",
    version="1.0.0",
    description="A simple app API",
)

configure

# Use CDN
# ["API_DOC_CDN"] = True
# Disable document pages
# ["API_DOC_ENABLE"] = False
# SHA256 encrypted authorization password, e.g. admin here
# echo -n admin | shasum -a 256
# ["API_DOC_PASSWORD_SHA2"] = "8c6976e5b5410415bde908bd4dee15dfb167a9c873fc4bb8a81f6f2ab448a918"
# Methods allowed to be displayed
# ["API_DOC_METHODS_LIST"] = ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "PATCH"]
# Customize url_prefix
# ["API_DOC_URL_PREFIX"] = "/docs/api"
# RESTful Api class names to exclude
# ["API_DOC_RESTFUL_EXCLUDE"] = ["Todo"]
# Name of the Api blueprint to be displayed
# ["API_DOC_MEMBER"] = ["api", "platform"]
# Submembers to Exclude Api Function Name
# ["API_DOC_MEMBER_SUB_EXCLUDE"] = ["delete_data"]

How to Write a Markdown Format Document

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Include markdown formatting with "@@@" at the end of comments
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View Documentation Page

http://127.0.0.1/docs/api/

Api demo

@("/add_data", methods=["POST"])
def add_data():
    """Add some data
    @@@
    ### args
    |  args | nullable | request type | type |  remarks |
    |-------|----------|--------------|------|----------|
    | title |  false   |    body      | str  | blog title    |
    | name  |  false   |    body      | str  | person's name |
    ### request
    ```json
    {"title": "xxx", "name": "xxx"}
    ```
    ### return
    ```json
    {"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}
    ```
    @@@
    """
    return jsonify({"api": "add data"})

@("/delete_data", methods=["GET"])
def delete_data():
    """Delete some data
    @@@
    ### args
    |  args  | nullable | request type | type |  remarks     |
    |--------|----------|--------------|------|--------------|
    |  id    |  true    |    query     |  str | blog id    |
    |  name  |  false   |    query     |  str | person's name |
    ### request
    ```
    http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/delete_data?name=xxx
    ```
    ### return
    ```json
    {"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}
    ```
    @@@
    """
    return jsonify({"api": "delete data"})

@("/get_something", methods=["GET"])
def get_something():
    """Get some data
    @@@
    ### request example
    ```python
    import requests
    url="http://127.0.0.1:5000/platform/get_something"
    try:
        print((url).text)
    except:
        pass
    ```
    ### return
    ```json
    {"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}
    ```
    @@@
    """
    return jsonify({"platform": "get something"})

Full Code

from flask import Blueprint, Flask, jsonify
from flask_docs import ApiDoc
app = Flask(__name__)
["API_DOC_MEMBER"] = ["api", "platform"]
ApiDoc(
    app,
    title="Sample App",
    version="1.0.0",
    description="A simple app API",
)
api = Blueprint("api", __name__)
platform = Blueprint("platform", __name__)
@("/add_data", methods=["POST"])
def add_data():
    """Add some data
    @@@
    ### args
    |  args | nullable | request type | type |  remarks |
    |-------|----------|--------------|------|----------|
    | title |  false   |    body      | str  | blog title    |
    | name  |  false   |    body      | str  | person's name |
    ### request
    ```json
    {"title": "xxx", "name": "xxx"}
    ```
    ### return
    ```json
    {"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}
    ```
    @@@
    """
    return jsonify({"api": "add data"})
@("/delete_data", methods=["GET"])
def delete_data():
    """Delete some data
    @@@
    ### args
    |  args  | nullable | request type | type |  remarks     |
    |--------|----------|--------------|------|--------------|
    |  id    |  true    |    query     |  str | blog id    |
    |  name  |  false   |    query     |  str | person's name |
    ### request
    ```
    http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/delete_data?name=xxx
    ```
    ### return
    ```json
    {"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}
    ```
    @@@
    """
    return jsonify({"api": "delete data"})
@("/get_something", methods=["GET"])
def get_something():
    """Get some data
    @@@
    ### request example
    ```python
    import requests
    url="http://127.0.0.1:5000/platform/get_something"
    try:
        print((url).text)
    except:
        pass
    ```
    ### return
    ```json
    {"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}
    ```
    @@@
    """
    return jsonify({"platform": "get something"})
app.register_blueprint(api, url_prefix="/api")
app.register_blueprint(platform, url_prefix="/platform")
if __name__ == "__main__":
    (host="0.0.0.0", port=5000, debug=True)

Flask-RESTful Api demo

from flask import Flask
from flask_restful import Api, Resource
from flask_docs import ApiDoc
app = Flask(__name__)
restful_api = Api(app)
ApiDoc(
    app,
    title="Sample App Restful",
    version="1.0.0",
    description="A simple app restful API",
)
class Todo(Resource):
    """Manage todo"""
    def post(self):
        """Add todo
        @@@
        ### description
        > Add todo
        ### args
        |  args | nullable | request type | type |  remarks |
        |-------|----------|--------------|------|----------|
        |  name |  false   |    body      | str  | todo name |
        |  type |  false   |    body      | str  | todo type |
        ### request
        ```json
        {"name": "xx", "type": "code"}
        ```
        ### return
        ```json
        {"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}
        ```
        @@@
        """
        return {"todo": "post todo"}
    def get(self):
        """Get todo
        @@@
        ### description
        > Get todo
        ### args
        |  args | nullable | request type | type |  remarks |
        |-------|----------|--------------|------|----------|
        |  name |  false   |    query     | str  | todo name |
        |  type |  true    |    query     | str  | todo type |
        ### request
        ```
        http://127.0.0.1:5000/todo?name=xxx&type=code
        ```
        ### return
        ```json
        {"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}
        ```
        @@@
        """
        return {"todo": "get todo"}
restful_api.add_resource(Todo, "/todo")
if __name__ == "__main__":
    (host="0.0.0.0", port=5000, debug=True)

Api demo

Currently only url_rule with the same class name is supported.

from  import MethodView
class TodoList(MethodView):
    """Manage todolist"""
    def put(self):
        """Change the data
        """
        return jsonify({"todos": "put todolist"})
    def delete(self):
        """Delete the data
        """
        return jsonify({"todos": "delete todolist"})
app.add_url_rule("/todolist/", view_func=TodoList.as_view("todolist"))

Decorator @ApiDoc.change_doc

reuse comments

from flask_docs import ApiDoc
return_json_str = '{"code": xxxx, "msg": "xxx", "data": null}'
@("/add_data", methods=["POST"])
@ApiDoc.change_doc({"return_json": return_json_str})
def add_data():
    """Add some data
    @@@
    ### return
    ```json
    return_json
    ```
    @@@
    """
    return jsonify({"api": "add data"})
@("/delete_data", methods=["GET"])
@ApiDoc.change_doc({"return_json": return_json_str})
def delete_data():
    """Delete some data
    return_json
    """
    return jsonify({"api": "delete data"})

debuggers

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