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+from flask import Flask
+from flask_login import LoginManager
+from . import db
+
+def create_app():
+    app = Flask(__name__)
+
+    app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'secret-key-goes-here'
+
+    # authorization-related routes 
+    from .auth import auth as auth_blueprint
+    # main routes
+    from .main import main as main_blueprint
+
+    app.register_blueprint(main_blueprint)
+    app.register_blueprint(auth_blueprint)
+
+    login_manager = LoginManager()
+    login_manager.login_view = 'auth.login'
+    login_manager.init_app(app)
+
+    @login_manager.user_loader
+    def load_user(user_id):
+        # must return None in case no such user exists
+        return db.get_user(user_id) 
+
+    db.startup() 
+
+    return app