DataSnap

A lightweight Google Forms alternative built with Flask and Firebase. Create public forms in a few clicks and collect responses in real time.

🔗 Live Demo: https://datasnap.onrender.com

📦 Repository: https://github.com/sheikhwasimuddin/DataSnap

Features

• User Authentication — Sign up, log in, and password reset via Firebase Auth with email verification
• Form Builder — Create and edit forms with custom fields from a dashboard
• Public Sharing — Each form gets a unique public URL anyone can submit
• Response Collection — Submissions are stored in Firebase Realtime Database with timestamps
• Toggle Responses — Enable or disable form submissions at any time
• Admin Dashboard — View and manage all your forms in one place
• Form Deletion — Remove forms you no longer need

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	Flask, Gunicorn
Database	Firebase Realtime Database
Auth	Firebase Authentication
Frontend	Jinja2 Templates, HTML/CSS
Hosting	Render

Project Structure

├── app.py                 # Main Flask application and routes
├── definitions.py         # Day/month name mappings
├── wsgi.py                # WSGI entry point
├── build.sh               # Render build script
├── requirements.txt       # Python dependencies
├── templates/             # Jinja2 HTML templates
│   ├── index.html         # Login page
│   ├── signup.html        # Registration page
│   ├── dashboard.html     # User dashboard
│   ├── form.html          # Public form view
│   ├── temp_form.html     # Form editor
│   └── ...
└── static/                # Static assets

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• A Firebase project with Realtime Database and Authentication enabled

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the project root:

FIREBASE_APIKEY=your_api_key
FIREBASE_AUTHDOMAIN=your_project.firebaseapp.com
FIREBASE_DATABASEURL=https://your_project.firebaseio.com
FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your_project.appspot.com
FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your_sender_id
FIREBASE_APP_ID=your_app_id
FIREBASE_MEASUREMENT_ID=your_measurement_id
SESSION_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key

Local Development

pip install -r requirements.txt
python wsgi.py

The app will run at http://localhost:5000.

Deploy to Render

1. Push the repo to GitHub
2. Create a new Web Service on Render
3. Set the following:
   • Build Command: chmod +x build.sh && ./build.sh
   • Start Command: gunicorn app:app
4. Add all environment variables from the .env section above
5. Deploy

License

This project is open source.

Author

Made by sheikhwasimuddin