To run application:

1. Make your virtual environment.

• python -m venv venv

2. Install required packages.

• pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Compile ant-colony

• g++ ./ants-cpp/Ant.cpp ./ants-cpp/Colony.cpp ./ants-cpp/main.cpp -o ./aco.exe -std=c++11

If you want to test aco you can type i.e. aco.exe ./data/input.txt 20 100 1.0 3.0 0.1

4. Run flask app.

On lLinux and Mac

• export FLASK_APP=run.py
• flask run

On Windows cmd

• set FLASK_APP=run.py
• flask run

If you want to run the application in debug mode type before typing flask run

• export FLASK_ENV=development
• set FLASK_ENV=development

Your app should be running on localhost