Flask Data Tables - Inline Edit / Docker / Flask-RestX API

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Posted on February 7, 2022

Flask Data Tables - Inline Edit / Docker / Flask-RestX API

Hello Coders!

This article presents the latest feature added to an open-source sample that showcases paginated management via Flask and Simple-DataTables JS Library. The latest version of the product allows inline-edit and items deletion via Ajax calls. The users are notified via toasts messages. The sources, published on Github under the MIT License, can be used in commercial products or eLearning activities.


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✨ Quick Start

Once the source code is downloaded from Github (public repo), we can see the project in action using the Docker set up shipped with the product:

Step #1 - Clone/download source code

$ git clone https://github.com/app-generator/flask-volt-datatables.git
$ cd flask-volt-datatables
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Step #2 - Start in Docker

$ docker-compose up --build 
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The Docker set up create the tables, load sample data, and starts the app using the address http://localhost:85.


Flask Data Tables - Inline Edit.


The information becomes editable at click and the ENTER will confirm the save. If the save operation is successful, the users are notified via a toast message. The same notification behavior happens when a row is deleted.


✨ Product Features

  • 👉 Backend Stack: Flask, Flask-RestX, SqlAlchemy
  • 👉 Frontend: Bootstrap 5, Vanilla JS, Simple-DataTables JS
  • 👉 Multiple Implementations: Via Controller, API, or file loads
  • 👉 Inline Edit / Delete via Ajax Calls
  • 👉 Deployment: Docker, Nginx/Gunicorn, HEROKU.

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Posted on February 7, 2022

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