🩸 BLOOD CARE – Full Stack Blood Donation App (Flutter + Django REST)

BLOOD CARE is a user-friendly mobile application that enables real-time blood request and donation services. Built with Flutter for the frontend and Django REST Framework for the backend, it connects blood donors and patients efficiently with geolocation features, blood group/city filtering, and helpful health tools like BMI calculation and many other features.

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📦 Project Structure

BLOOD CARE/                   # 🌐 Backend root folder (Django project)
├── api/                      # Django app managing:
│   ├── user authentication(JWT)
│   ├── user profile management (view/update)
│   ├── password reset/forget password
│   └── other user-related APIs
├── care/                     # Core Django project folder containing:
│   ├── settings.py           # Project settings
│   ├── urls.py               # URL routing
│   ├── wsgi.py               # WSGI config
│   └── other Django core files
├── users/                    # Django app handling user models and related logic
├── manage.py                 # Django management script
├── media/                    # Folder for user-uploaded images (e.g., profile pictures,documents uplaoded for verification)
└── static/                   # Static files such as system images used in the app

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🚀 Key Features

🔴 User Features (Mobile App – Flutter)

• 🩸 Request & Receive Blood with a few taps
• 📍 Search Donors by city and blood group
• 🗺️ Google Maps Integration for location-based donor lookup
• 📊 BMI Calculator integrated for health tracking
• 🧾 Registration/Login system for both donors and receivers
• 🔔 User-friendly UI for seamless interaction

⚙️ Backend Features (Django REST)

• 🔐 Token-based authentication (JWT)
• 📑 CRUD APIs for user management, blood requests, hospitals
• 🏥 Role-based permissions (Donor, Hospital, Admin)
• 🌐 Django Admin for backend data control
• 📦 API ready for integration with any frontend/mobile client

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	Flutter (Dart)
Backend	Django + Django REST Framework
Geolocation	Google Maps API
Database	SQLite (development)
Auth	Token-based Authentication (DRF)

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📱 Screenshots

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  Login Screen: Users can securely log into the BloodCare application.

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  Signup Screen: New users can register to access the app features.

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  Dashboard: Overview of user activities and quick access to main features.

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  Donors Nearby: Shows nearby blood donors based on user location markers seen on map.

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  Donors List: A detailed list of blood donors filtered by blood group and city.

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  Request List: Displays blood requests made by users in the community.

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  Request Form: Allows users to submit a request for blood donation.

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  BMI Calculator: Calculates and displays Body Mass Index for health monitoring.

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  Additional Features: Various other helpful utilities integrated into the app.

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For more detailed views and additional screenshots, please refer to the screenshots folder in the repository.

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⚙️ Getting Started

🔧 Backend (Django)

cd BLOODCARE-application-backend/BLOOD\ CARE

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate    # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run migrations
python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

# Start development server
python manage.py runserver