Merge pull request #4 from priestyMe/dev-setup

updated setup files

app/__init__.py

@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
+import os
 from flask import Flask
+from flask.cli import load_dotenv
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 
 # Create a database instance
 db = SQLAlchemy()
 
 def create_app():
     app = Flask(__name__)
-
+
+    load_dotenv()  # Load environment variables from .env file
+
+    DB_USER = os.getenv('DB_USER')
+    DB_PASSWORD = os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD')
+
+    app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = f'mssql+pyodbc://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@ptfoliodemoserver.database.windows.net/ptfdatabase?driver=ODBC+Driver+17+for+SQL+Server'
+
     # Initialize the app with the database
     db.init_app(app)