# WebVars

WebVars is a lightweight Flask application for storing and retrieving configuration variables. It supports namespacing by project and uses SQLite for persistence.

## Features

- **Simple API**: Get and set variables via HTTP GET requests.
- **Namespacing**: Organize variables by namespace and project.
- **Dockerized**: Ready to deploy with Docker and Docker Compose.

## API Usage

### Set a Variable
To set a variable, make a GET request to the following pattern:
`GET /<namespace>/<project>/<name>/<value>`

**Example:**
```bash
curl http://localhost:8080/dev/backend/api_key/secret123
```

### Get a Variable
To retrieve a variable, make a GET request to:
`GET /<namespace>/<project>/<name>`

**Example:**
```bash
curl http://localhost:8080/dev/backend/api_key
```

## Deployment

### Using Docker Compose

The easiest way to run WebVars is with Docker Compose.

1. **Start the service:**
   ```bash
   docker compose up -d
   ```
   The service will be available at `http://localhost:8080`.

2. **Persistence:**
   The `docker-compose.yml` is configured to mount a local `webvars.db` file to `/app/webvars.db` inside the container. It is recommended to create this file before starting the container to ensure it is treated as a file, not a directory.
   
   ```bash
   touch webvars.db
   docker compose up -d
   ```

### Using Docker CLI

You can also build and run the container manually.

1. **Build the image:**
   ```bash
   docker build -t webvars .
   ```

2. **Run the container:**
   ```bash
   touch webvars.db
   docker run -d \
     -p 8080:80 \
     -v $(pwd)/webvars.db:/app/webvars.db \
     --name webvars \
     webvars
   ```