From fd437db4eb570f94de51cc126c62eadd330ce9e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dylan De Faoite <dylanseandefaoite@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:35:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add basic flask server and requirements

---
 db/database.py   |  4 ++--
 requirements.txt |  1 +
 server/app.py    | 12 ++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 server/app.py

diff --git a/db/database.py b/db/database.py
index 3ca1576..72775a2 100644
--- a/db/database.py
+++ b/db/database.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # To connect to PostgreSQL database
 import psycopg2
-from psycopg2 import sql
+
 from psycopg2.extras import RealDictCursor
-from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
+from typing import Optional
 
 class Database:
     def __init__(self, db_name: str, user: str, password: str, host: str = 'localhost', port: int = 5432):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index abb5e40..8023634 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 psycopg2==2.9.11
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.11
+flask==3.1.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..251e95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from flask import Flask
+from db.database import Database
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+db = Database(db_name='ethnograph', user='user', password='password')
+
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    return "Welcome to the Ethnograph View Server!"
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run(debug=True)
\ No newline at end of file