Backend Django server using DRF
Following the set up of https://medium.com/swlh/build-your-first-rest-api-with-django-rest-framework-e394e39a482c If you can't access the article, just follow the instructions below
Install Dependencies
Step1 First you need to install python and pip: https://www.python.org/downloads/ https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/
Step2
Then once you have it installed, run the following command in your Terminal (in vscode click "New Terminal" on the top tabs)
pip install django then pip install djangorestframework
Step2.5: run migrations
To run migrations:
python manage.py migrate
Step2.6: setup pre-commit (linter checks before commiting to git)
Run pip install pre-commit, then pre-commit install.
Afterwards, flake8 and black will be run every time before commiting.
Step3
Run the following command to make superuser, ensure you have cd townhall and gone in the townhall subdirectory
python manage.py createsuperuser
username: townhall
pw: townhall
if it asks for email, just type your persona email
if you dont see the password youre writing being typed out, THAT IS OK, the text you are writing when setting your password is purposefully invisible, just don't make any typos!
Step4: run the server
To run the server:
python manage.py runserver
Step5: checking if server is running To check if your server is running, navigate to http://localhost:8000/admin/ or http://localhost:8000/
Read the linked medium article or ping Ansel if there are any questions.
To run tests from the tests.py file, run the command python manage.py tests
This will run all tests in the file and show how many succeeded or failed
If at any point you have migrations that need to be applied, run the following
python manage.py migrate