Codenames Backend

Backend for an implementation of the Codenames boardgame

Dependencies

You must have these installed before running

• python 3.6+
• poetry

Quickstart

1. Install libraries

   poetry install

2. Create a copy of the .env file from the supplied template and edit as required

   cp template.env .env

3. Initialise the database

   poetry run flask db upgrade head

4. Populate the database with some words

   poetry run python load_words.py --new-langauge --language=EN data/words/words_en.txt

   You can use the load_words.py script to load files with more words and languages. For info on how to use it, run

   poetry run python load_words.py --help

5. Run the development server

   poetry run flask run

6. If using VS Code, do the following to use the right virtual environment

   poetry shell
   code .

   Then select the correct virtual environment with the Python: Select Interpreter command