def create_app(*, debug=False, threads=1, bigchaindb_factory=None):
    """Return an instance of the Flask application.

    Args:
        debug (bool): a flag to activate the debug mode for the app
            (default: False).
        threads (int): number of threads to use
    Return:
        an instance of the Flask application.
    """

    if not bigchaindb_factory:
        bigchaindb_factory = BigchainDB

    app = Flask(__name__)
    app.wsgi_app = StripContentTypeMiddleware(app.wsgi_app)

    CORS(app)

    app.debug = debug

    app.config['bigchain_pool'] = utils.pool(bigchaindb_factory, size=threads)

    add_routes(app)

    return app
Return an instance of the Flask application.

Args:
debug (bool): a flag to activate the debug mode for the app
(default: False).
threads (int): number of threads to use
Return:
an instance of the Flask application.
bigchaindb/web/server.py