toel-kamanda34/Kenya-Tender-Connect-Server

# Kenya Tender Connect - Backend Server Backend API for the **Kenya Tender Connect** platform built with **Flask, MySQL, and JWT authentication**. --- ## Features * 🔐 JWT Authentication & Authorization * 📋 Tender Management (CRUD operations) * 📄 Application Management * 👥 User Management * 📁 Document Upload Support * 🌐 RESTful API --- ## Tech Stack * **Backend:** Flask, Python * **Database:** MySQL with SQLAlchemy ORM * **Authentication:** JWT with Flask-JWT-Extended * **File Upload:** Secure document handling * **CORS:** Cross-Origin Resource Sharing enabled --- ## Quick Start ### Prerequisites * Python 3.8+ * MySQL 5.7+ * `pip` (Python package manager) ### Installation 1. **Clone the repository** ```bash git clone github.com cd kenya-tender-connect-server ``` 2. **Create virtual environment** ```bash python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate ``` 3. **Install dependencies** ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` 4. **Set up environment variables** ```bash cp .env.example .env # Edit .env with your database credentials and secret keys ``` 5. **Set up database** ```bash python scripts/setup_db.py ``` 6. **Seed sample data (optional)** ```bash python scripts/seed_data.py ``` 7. **Run the application** ```bash python run.py ``` The API will be available at: `localhost` --- ## API Endpoints ### Authentication | Method | Endpoint | Description | | ------ | -------------------- | ----------------- | | POST | `/api/auth/register` | User registration | | POST | `/api/auth/login` | User login | | GET | `/api/auth/me` | Get current user | ### Tenders | Method | Endpoint | Description | | ------ | ------------------- | ------------------------------- | | GET | `/api/tenders` | List all tenders (with filters) | | GET | `/api/tenders/ ` | Get tender …