mimic-big/backend/README.md

# Mimic — backend

Sprint 0 skeleton. Python 3.12+ / Flask / SQLAlchemy 2 / Alembic / Pydantic 2.

## Layout

```
backend/
├── src/mimic/
│   ├── app.py                # Flask app factory + SocketIO init
│   ├── config.py             # Pydantic Settings
│   ├── extensions.py         # db, migrate, socketio, login_manager
│   ├── db/
│   │   ├── models/           # SQLAlchemy 2 typed models
│   │   ├── repositories/     # data access per aggregate
│   │   └── migrations/       # Alembic
│   ├── schemas/              # Pydantic 2 DTOs
│   ├── api/                  # Flask blueprints (REST)
│   ├── ws/                   # Flask-SocketIO namespaces
│   ├── connectors/           # C2Connector ABC + payload mapping
│   ├── orchestrator/         # run state machine (stub in sprint 0)
│   ├── templating/           # Jinja2 sandbox + regex_extract
│   ├── audit/                # append-only writer + rotation
│   ├── reporting/            # WeasyPrint builder (stub in sprint 0)
│   ├── rbac/                 # group-based permission matrix (F11)
│   ├── importers/            # ATR + C2 journal (stub in sprint 0)
│   └── cli/                  # mimic-cli (click)
└── tests/
    ├── unit/                 # SQLite, pure logic
    └── integration/          # testcontainers Postgres
```

## Local dev

```bash
make install      # uv venv + pip install -e .[dev]
make db-up        # $(CONTAINER) compose up -d postgres  (auto-detect docker|podman)
make db-bootstrap # one-time: create the mimic_audit_writer role (see below)
make db-migrate   # alembic upgrade head
make run          # flask run (debug)
make test         # pytest unit
make test-int     # pytest integration (testcontainers)
make lint         # ruff + mypy strict
```

### Audit writer role (dev)

`mimic_audit_writer` is provisioned by the Ansible playbook in production
(decision D-010). For local development, create it manually after `make db-up`:

```bash
# Substitute "podman" for "docker" if your runtime is Podman.
$(command -v docker || command -v podman) exec -it mimic-postgres \
  psql -U mimic_app -d mimic \
  -c "CREATE ROLE mimic_audit_writer LOGIN PASSWORD 'pick-a-dev-secret';"
```

Then expose the same secret in `MIMIC_DATABASE_AUDIT_URL` in your `.env`. The
Alembic migration grants the INSERT-only permission on `audit_log` against
this role; if it does not exist, the grant block is a no-op (idempotent).

## What sprint 0 ships

- Full §8 data model + Alembic initial migration (Postgres-specific constraints: audit_log write-only role, soc_session hash, c2_credential Fernet column).
- `C2Connector` ABC + dataclasses + `payload_type` enum + factory. **No real Mythic/Home implementation** (blocked on PR1/PR2).
- Jinja2 SandboxedEnvironment + `regex_extract` filter (re2).
- Local auth (bcrypt + Flask session) + group-based RBAC matching the F11 permission matrix.
- Flat CRUD on engagements / hosts / TTPs / scenarios.
- pytest baseline + testcontainers Postgres scaffolding.

## Out of sprint 0

Orchestrator, WebSocket cockpit, real connectors, report generation, audit rotation.