Updates for Summer 2026

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-# Image for a NYU Lab development environment
-FROM rofrano/nyu-devops-base:sp25
+##################################################
+# Image for a Python 3 development environment
+##################################################
+# cSpell: disable
+FROM quay.io/rofrano/nyu-devops-base:su26
 
 # Set up the Python development environment
 WORKDIR /app

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 					"psycopg",
 					"pytest",
 					"onupdate",
+					"ondelete",
 					"testdb"
 				],				
 				"[python]": {

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+############################################################
+# Continuous Integration Tests
+############################################################
+# spell: disable
 name: CI Build
 on:
   push:
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # use a known build environment
-    container: python:3.11-slim
+    container: python:3.12-slim
 
     # Required services    
     services:
@@ -53,10 +57,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run unit tests with nose
         run: |
-          pytest --pspec --cov=service --cov-fail-under=95
+          pytest --pspec --cov=service --cov-fail-under=95 --disable-warnings --cov-report=xml
         env:
           FLASK_APP: wsgi:app
           DATABASE_URI: "postgresql+psycopg://postgres:pgs3cr3t@postgres:5432/testdb"
 
-      - name: Upload code coverage
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3.1.4
+      - name: Install packages for Codecov to work
+        run: apt update && apt install -y git curl gpg
+
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: nyu-devops/sample-accounts

Pipfile

@@ -4,24 +4,29 @@ verify_ssl = true
 name = "pypi"
 
 [packages]
-flask = "==3.1.0"
+flask = "==3.1.3"
 flask-sqlalchemy = "==3.1.1"
-psycopg = {extras = ["binary"], version = "==3.2.4"}
-retry2 = "==0.9.5"
-python-dotenv = "==1.0.1"
-gunicorn = "==23.0.0"
+psycopg = {extras = ["binary"], version = "==3.3.4"}
+retry2 = "~=0.9.5"
+gunicorn = "~=25.0.0"
+python-dotenv = "~=1.2.2"
 
 [dev-packages]
-honcho = "~=2.0.0"
-pylint = "~=3.3.4"
-flake8 = "~=7.1.1"
-black = "~=25.1.0"
-pytest = "~=8.3.4"
+# Code Quality
+pylint = "~=4.0.5"
+flake8 = "~=7.3.0"
+black = "~=26.5.1"
+
+# Test-Driven Development
+pytest = "~=9.0.3"
 pytest-pspec = "~=0.0.4"
-pytest-cov = "~=6.0.0"
+pytest-cov = "~=7.1.0"
 factory-boy = "~=3.3.3"
-coverage = "~=7.6.12"
+coverage = "~=7.14.1"
+
+# Utility
+honcho = "~=2.0.0"
 httpie = "~=3.2.4"
 
 [requires]
-python_version = "3.11"
+python_version = "3.12"

README.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The test cases have 95% test coverage and can be run with `pytest`
 
 ## License
 
-Copyright (c) 2016, 2025 [John Rofrano](https://www.linkedin.com/in/JohnRofrano/). All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2016, 2026 [John Rofrano](https://www.linkedin.com/in/JohnRofrano/). All rights reserved.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE)
 

service/models/account.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Account(db.Model, PersistentBase):
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<Account {self.name} id=[{self.id}]>"
 
-    def serialize(self):
+    def serialize(self) -> dict:
         """Converts an Account into a dictionary"""
         account = {
             "id": self.id,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def serialize(self):
             account["addresses"].append(address.serialize())
         return account
 
-    def deserialize(self, data):
+    def deserialize(self, data: dict) -> None:
         """
         Populates an Account from a dictionary
 
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ def deserialize(self, data):
                 + str(error)
             ) from error
 
-        return self
-
     @classmethod
     def find_by_name(cls, name):
         """Returns all Accounts with the given name

service/models/address.py

@@ -88,5 +88,3 @@ def deserialize(self, data: dict) -> None:
                 "Invalid Address: body of request contained bad or no data "
                 + str(error)
             ) from error
-
-        return self

service/routes.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ######################################################################
-# Copyright 2016, 2024 John J. Rofrano. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2016, 2026 John J. Rofrano. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 This microservice handles the lifecycle of Accounts
 """
+
 from flask import jsonify, request, url_for, abort
 from flask import current_app as app  # Import Flask application
 from service.models import Account, Address
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ def list_accounts():
     # Return as an array of dictionaries
     results = [account.serialize() for account in accounts]
 
-    return jsonify(results), status.HTTP_200_OK
+    return results, status.HTTP_200_OK
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ def get_accounts(account_id):
             f"Account with id '{account_id}' could not be found.",
         )
 
-    return jsonify(account.serialize()), status.HTTP_200_OK
+    return account.serialize(), status.HTTP_200_OK
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ def create_accounts():
     message = account.serialize()
     location_url = url_for("get_accounts", account_id=account.id, _external=True)
 
-    return jsonify(message), status.HTTP_201_CREATED, {"Location": location_url}
+    return message, status.HTTP_201_CREATED, {"Location": location_url}
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ def update_accounts(account_id):
     account.id = account_id
     account.update()
 
-    return jsonify(account.serialize()), status.HTTP_200_OK
+    return account.serialize(), status.HTTP_200_OK
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ def list_addresses(account_id):
     # Get the addresses for the account
     results = [address.serialize() for address in account.addresses]
 
-    return jsonify(results), status.HTTP_200_OK
+    return results, status.HTTP_200_OK
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -228,12 +229,9 @@ def create_addresses(account_id):
 
     # Send the location to GET the new item
     location_url = url_for(
-        "get_addresses",
-        account_id=account.id,
-        address_id=address.id,
-        _external=True
+        "get_addresses", account_id=account.id, address_id=address.id, _external=True
     )
-    return jsonify(message), status.HTTP_201_CREATED, {"Location": location_url}
+    return message, status.HTTP_201_CREATED, {"Location": location_url}
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ def get_addresses(account_id, address_id):
             f"Account with id '{address_id}' could not be found.",
         )
 
-    return jsonify(address.serialize()), status.HTTP_200_OK
+    return address.serialize(), status.HTTP_200_OK
 
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -289,7 +287,7 @@ def update_addresses(account_id, address_id):
     address.id = address_id
     address.update()
 
-    return jsonify(address.serialize()), status.HTTP_200_OK
+    return address.serialize(), status.HTTP_200_OK
 
 
 ######################################################################

tests/test_account.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ######################################################################
-# Copyright 2016, 2024 John J. Rofrano. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2016, 2026 John J. Rofrano. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
 
     def test_create_an_account(self):
         """It should Create an Account and assert that it exists"""
+        # Use the factory to generate data but test using manual parameters
         fake_account = AccountFactory()
         # pylint: disable=unexpected-keyword-arg
         account = Account(

tests/test_address.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ######################################################################
-# Copyright 2016, 2024 John J. Rofrano. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2016, 2026 John J. Rofrano. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ def test_update_account_address(self):
         accounts = Account.all()
         self.assertEqual(accounts, [])
 
+        # Create an account from which to create an address
         account = AccountFactory()
         address = AddressFactory(account=account)
         account.create()
+
         # Assert that it was assigned an id and shows up in the database
         self.assertIsNotNone(account.id)
         accounts = Account.all()