kurtkrafft1 / dater_prototype_api

Hired Django RESTful App

This is the back-end counterpart to the full-stack Datr Prototype. A full description of the app can be found there.

Project Setup

1. Please Note that you must place the following steps in a separate directory from the front end app!!!!

2. Clone the repo and cd into the d8r-api directory you made after setting up the react app:

   git clone [email protected]:kurtkrafft1/dater_prototype_api.git

3. Navigate to the root directory: cd dater_prototype_api

4. Set up your virtual environment:

   python -m venv daterEnv

5. Activate virtual environment:

   source ./daterEnv/bin/activate

6. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

1. In the terminal now we can run migrations:

   python manage.py makemigrations python manage.py migrate

2. Now we need to make migrations for the app itself and the models within it

   python manage.py makemigrations daterapp python manage.py migrate

3. in your terminal it is time to load fixtures:

   python manage.py loaddata */fixtures/*.json

1. Start the API server:

   python manage.py runserver

2. Follow the steps on the front-end web app readme to view the web app in your browser

Technology Utilized

1. Django
2. Python
3. SQLite
4. Fixtures
5. ORM & SQL queries
6. Models
7. API Endpoint Views

Made By:

• Kurt Krafft