Major Changes:
- Migrated web framework from Quart (async) to Flask (sync)
- Added MariaDB database integration with SQLAlchemy ORM
- Implemented dynamic content management for portfolio
New Features:
- Database models for Profile, Skills, Projects, ProjectTags, and SocialLinks
- RESTful API endpoints for CRUD operations on all entities
- Database initialization script (init_db.py) with sample data
- Docker Compose configuration with MariaDB service
Modified Files:
- app.py: Replaced Quart with Flask, added database initialization
- config.py: Added database configuration with environment variables
- routes/home.py: Converted async to sync, added database queries
- requirements.txt: Replaced Quart/Hypercorn with Flask/Gunicorn, added Flask-SQLAlchemy and PyMySQL
- docker-compose.yml: Added MariaDB service with health checks
- templates/: Updated all templates to use dynamic data from database with Jinja2
- .env.example: Added database configuration variables
- README.md: Complete rewrite with new setup instructions and API documentation
New Files:
- models.py: SQLAlchemy models for all database entities
- init_db.py: Database initialization script
- routes/api.py: REST API endpoints for content management
Benefits:
- Simplified architecture (sync vs async)
- Better ecosystem compatibility
- Dynamic content management via database
- Easy content updates through REST API
- Improved deployment with standard WSGI server (Gunicorn)
