Added quick create_app function

openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/quick.py

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+from flask import Flask
+from flask_cors import CORS
+
+from .labthing import LabThing
+from .exceptions import JSONExceptionHandler
+
+
+def create_app(
+    import_name,
+    prefix: str = "",
+    title: str = "",
+    description: str = "",
+    version: str = "0.0.0",
+    handle_errors: bool = True,
+    handle_cors: bool = True,
+    flask_kwargs: dict = {},
+):
+    app = Flask(import_name, **flask_kwargs)
+    app.url_map.strict_slashes = False
+
+    # Handle CORS
+    if handle_cors:
+        cors_handler = CORS(app, resources=r"{prefix}/*")
+
+    # Handle errors
+    if handle_errors:
+        error_handler = JSONExceptionHandler()
+        error_handler.init_app(app)
+
+    # Create a LabThing
+    labthing = LabThing(
+        app, prefix=prefix, title=title, description=description, version=version
+    )
+
+    # Store references to added-in handlers
+    if cors_handler:
+        labthing.handlers["cors"] = cors_handler
+    if error_handler:
+        labthing.handlers["error"] = error_handler
+
+    return app, labthing