Get a random record!

Try it out at https://spinyorecord.herokuapp.com/

This goes into Discogs, which is a pretty good music website, and just picks out a random album for you.

Not much else to say here...

Local app

1. Make a Flask app
   https://runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/thinkcspy/WebApps/07-InputForAFlaskWebApplication.html
   

Deployment

1. Overview to deploy with Heroku
   which sounds cuter and easier than Amazon or Google
   https://pythonhow.com/deploying-your-web-application-to-the-cloud/
   

2. Generating a requirements file
   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40192651/django-pip-freeze-results-in-empty-file
   

3. The official Windows help
   Notice the special Windows procfile...
   https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-python#deploy-the-app
   

4. Make a Procfile with Waitress
   https://books.google.com/books?id=cVlPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT282&lpg=PT282&dq=%22waitress%22+procfile&source=bl&ots=xNJYeoYq9_&sig=ACfU3U1aUYxH6Zjxy5pi-jXDJdf4CZF_2w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwioxOPcitzoAhWCl3IEHSGsAwoQ6AEwBnoECAkQKQ#v=onepage&q=%22waitress%22%20procfile&f=false
   If you're on Windows, you can't use gunicorn, which is what the tutorial wants you to use. (The tutorial does have an example Windows procfile, but that's only applicable for local use.)
   

Connect to Discogs

1. Overview of steps to use Discogs API
   https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:home,header:home-quickstart
   

2. Get a developer token
   https://auth.discogs.com/login?service=https%3A//www.discogs.com/login%3Freturn_to%3D%252Fsettings%252Fdevelopers%253F&nologin=1
   

3. Understanding what's possible with client object, search object
   https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
   

4. More on search object
   https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:database,header:database-search
   

5. More on release object
   https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:database,header:database-artist-releases
   

6. More on master object
   https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:database,header:database-master-release

7. Tip from radum on discogs forums on randomizing albums
   https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/815327?page=1#8095702
   

Stupid HTML stuff
Only read if you want to reduce your brain cells.

1. Tip from furas on stackoverflow on creating buttons
   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61178220/html-form-python-flask-have-a-button-submit-a-unique-parameter-to-method/61179186#61179186
   

2. Tip from Elisabeth Strunk on stackoverflow on render_html as part of the flask package
   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61192187/refactor-rendering-flask-form-with-multiple-similar-inputs
   

3. A more guided introduction to render_html
   https://code-maven.com/using-templates-in-flask
   

4. COLORS; in html
   https://www.includehelp.com/code-snippets/change-button-color-in-html.aspx
   

Contributions
FRONT END HELP WANTED

No Youtube playlist?: Some of these albums don't have a readily accessibly Youtube playlist in the sidebar. Personally, I then Google the albums and find at least one song by the same artist to play. So, I think these albums are still valid, and that the current method kind of negates the one click "spin the record" experience. Possibly? link to their SoundCloud, YT, or BandCamp presence.

Other small fixes
Requirements: The requirements file is bloated because I didn't use a different virtual env.