Project Virtual Q API

Name

Virtual Q API

Description

It's a web app which allows the user to manage virtual ticket queues. In this repository is the backend code of the web app.

Developer setup

1. Install the latest Python v3.x on your machine.

https://www.python.org/

2. Initialize your venv

python -m venv .venv

3. Activate your environment

For Linux Based OS or Mac-OS

source .venv/bin/activate

For Windows with CMD

.\.venv\Scripts\activate.bat

4. Install the project dependencies

Run those commands in the root folder of the repository:

pip install --upgrade pip

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run Database Migrations

Run this command in the root folder of the repository:

python manage.py migrate

6. Optional: Create a superuser for access to the admin panel

python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Start development server

7.1 Run this command in the root folder of the repository:

python manage.py runserver

7.2 You also need to start the Frontend Web Client "Virtual Q Web Client". (Check out the other Readme for detail instructions for that.)

Run Linting

Run this command in the root folder of the repository:

pylint .

Run Tests

Run this command in the root folder of the repository:

python manage.py test

Migrations

Creating a migration:

python manage.py makemigrations

Apply migration:

python manage.py migrate

Freeze Dependencies

Run this command in the root folder of the repository:

pip freeze > requirements.txt

Debug

Import pdb in the file you want to start the debug:

import pdb

Add this line where the debug should start:

pdb.set_trace()

Contributing

This project is a solo project.

Authors and acknowledgment

• Jonas Voland

License

MIT