Hexgraph

Hexgraph is a simple web application built with Flask and Quill. It allows users to create and view posts with rich text formatting. This application uses a lightweight database client to store posts and provides a clean, modern user interface for interacting with the posts.

Features

• Create Posts: Users can create new posts with a title and rich text content using the Quill editor.
• View Posts: Users can view individual posts with their title and formatted content.
• Responsive Design: The application is designed to be user-friendly and responsive.

Technologies Used

• Flask: A lightweight WSGI web application framework for Python.
• Quill: A modern WYSIWYG editor built for the web.
• FlashSQL: A lightweight database for storing post data.
• HTML/CSS: For building the web pages and styling them.

Getting Started

To get Hexgraph up and running on your local machine, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• Python: Make sure you have Python installed. You can download it from python.org.
• pip: Python's package installer.

Installation

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/hexgraph.git
   cd hexgraph

2. Create a Virtual Environment

   python -m venv venv

3. Activate the Virtual Environment

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS/Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

4. Install Dependencies

   pip install Flask
   pip install FlashSQL

5. Run the Application

   python app.py

   The application will start and be available at http://127.0.0.1:1020.

Usage

1. Access the Application

   Open a web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:1020 to view the application.

2. Create a Post

   • Enter a title for the post in the "Post Title" field.
   • Use the Quill editor to write the content of the post.
   • Click "Create Post" to submit the form. You will be redirected to the post's view page.

3. View a Post

   • After creating a post, you'll be automatically redirected to the post's page.
   • You can also view posts by navigating to http://127.0.0.1:1020/post/<post_id>, replacing <post_id> with the actual ID of the post.

Live preview

• https://hexgraph.catway.org

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues, fork the repository, and create pull requests. All contributions are welcome!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.