1. refactored to use get/set instead of raw lens

2. updated webpack dev config to use python proxy api server

config/webpack.config.flask.js

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
 const paths = require('./paths');
 // Webpack uses `publicPath` to determine where the app is being served from.
 // It requires a trailing slash, or the file assets will get an incorrect path.
+// const publicPath = 'http://localhost:3000/';
 const publicPath = paths.servedPath;
 // Some apps do not use client-side routing with pushState.
 // For these, "homepage" can be set to "." to enable relative asset paths.

config/webpackDevServer.config.js

@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ module.exports = function(proxy, allowedHost) {
       disableDotRule: true,
     },
     public: allowedHost,
-    proxy,
+    proxy: {
+      "/api":"http://localhost:5000/"
+    },
     setup(app) {
       // This lets us open files from the runtime error overlay.
       app.use(errorOverlayMiddleware());