Switched to isodate vs epoch for all timestamps. Utilzing Python's uuid for random IDs now. Improved setup script to install Pipenv if it isn't already installed.

Pipfile

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ flask-cors = "*"
 pymongo = "*"
 python-jose = "*"
 passlib = "*"
+pytz = "*"
 
 [requires]
-python_version = "3.7"
+python_version = "3.7"

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ## Requirements
  
-- Pipenv
 - MongoDB
 - Python 3 (defaults to Python 3.7, but you can change this in the Pipfile before setup)
 
@@ -8,14 +7,14 @@
 
 1. Clone this repo to your local web server
 2. `cd` into the directory within the terminal
-3. Run `./setup.sh` to setup pipenv and configure the Flask app
+3. Run `./setup` to setup pipenv and configure the Flask app
 
 Here's a quick video of the setup process (no audio): [flask-mongo-api-boilerplate-setup.mp4](https://img.lukepeters.me/flask-mongo-api-boilerplate-setup.mp4)
 
 ## Running the app
 
 1. Run `pipenv shell` to activate the virtual environment
-2. Run `./run.sh` to start the Flask application
+2. Run `./run` to start the Flask application
 
 ## Further configuration
 

api/main/tools/__init__.py

@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
+from flask import current_app as app
+from pytz import timezone, UTC
+from datetime import timedelta
+import time, datetime
 import random
-import time
+import uuid
 
-def nowEpoch():
-	return int(time.time()) * 1000
+def nowDatetimeUserTimezone(user_timezone):
+	tzone = timezone(user_timezone)
+	return datetime.datetime.now(tzone)
+
+def nowDatetimeUTC():
+	tzone = UTC
+	now = datetime.datetime.now(tzone)
+	return now
 
 def JsonResp(data, status):
 	from flask import Response
+	from bson import json_util
 	import json
-	return Response(json.dumps(data), mimetype="application/json", status=status)
+	return Response(json.dumps(data, default=json_util.default), mimetype="application/json", status=status)
 
 def randID():
-	randId = randString(3) + randString(3) + randString(3) + randString(3) + randString(3) + randString(3)
+	randId = uuid.uuid4().hex
 	return randId
 
 def randString(length):

api/main/user/models.py

@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@ class User:
       "id": tools.randID(),
       "ip_addresses": [request.remote_addr],
       "acct_active": True,
-      "date_created": tools.nowEpoch(),
-      "last_login": tools.nowEpoch(),
+      "date_created": tools.nowDatetimeUTC(),
+      "last_login": tools.nowDatetimeUTC(),
       "first_name": "",
       "last_name": "",
-      "email": "",
-      "plan": "free"
+      "email": ""
     }
   
   def get(self):
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ class User:
 
         app.db.users.update({ "id": user["id"] }, { "$set": {
           "refresh_token": refresh_token,
-          "last_login": tools.nowEpoch()
+          "last_login": tools.nowDatetimeUTC()
         } })
 
         resp = tools.JsonResp({

setup

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ EOF
 
 echo "${BLUE}VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT SETUP${NC}"
 echo
+pip install pipenv
 pipenv install
 echo
 
@@ -100,5 +101,5 @@ echo
 echo "To start the Flask app run these two commands:"
 echo
 echo "${GREY}> ${NC}pipenv shell"
-echo "${GREY}> ${NC}./run.sh"
+echo "${GREY}> ${NC}./run"
 echo