django-toots

Create and delete toots in a Django project.

This package takes advantage of the Mastodon.py functionalities to connect it to a Django Backend.

Set up

1. Install from PyPI

python -m pip install django-toots

2. Add the package to your settings INSTALLED_APPS

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    "django_toots",
    ...
]

3. Add the following settings to your Django project.

Example:

import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()

...

# django-toots 
MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN=os.environ.get("MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN", "") 
MASTODON_API_BASE_URL = "https://fosstodon.org"

4. Run migrations

python manage.py migrate

Usage

TODO: Document this!

Create a simple toot

from django_toots.models import Toot

# create a toot in the db
t = Toot.objects.create(text="Hi, this is my toot using django-toots and Mastodon.py")

# publish it
t.publish()