Getting started with Box OAuth 2.0 using Python & Flask

This is the companion app to illustrate this medium article. Check it out.

Installation

Get the code

git clone [email protected]:barduinor/ui-elements-oauth.git
cd ui-elements-oauth

Set up your virtual environment

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

Create your application environment

cp .env.example .env

Generate a secret key for your app

python -c "import os; print(os.urandom(24).hex())"

Generate a fernet (encryption) key for your app

python -c "from cryptography.fernet import Fernet; print(Fernet.generate_key())"

Edit your .env file and fill in the information

# True for development, False for production
DEBUG=True

# Flask ENV
FLASK_APP=run.py
FLASK_ENV=development
SECRET_KEY='YOUR_SECRET_KEY'
FERNET_KEY='YOU_ENCRYPTION_KEY'

# Box OAuth
CLIENT_ID='YOUR_CLIENT_ID'
CLIENT_SECRET='YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET'
REDIRECT_URI='http://localhost:5000/oauth/callback'

Update your box application settings in the box developer console Include your redirect URI in the list of allowed redirect URIs

http://localhost:5000/oauth/callback

Include your allowed origins in the CORS Domain section

http://localhost:5000/oauth/callback

Run your server

flask run --host localhost --port 5000

Point your browser to the server (e.g http://localhost:5000). Inspect your browser console to see the javascript events. Server events will be printed on the terminal.