Backend for online store

Python Project Description:

An example of a backend system for online store as React App > frontend

The project is in progress

Technologies and Tools:

Python, Django framework, PyCharm, Docker

Project Description

A fully functional API backend (database, application logic, and APIs) is built with Django and using Django-Rest-Framework for serving endpoints.

The application is also Dockerized and uses a practical Postgresql database for secure and fast data storage and retrival. All the API endpoints are accessible from a browser like Chrome.

The project includes Unit tests for API endpoints and logic. For testing views directly using a request factory, the force_authenticate() method is used.

Features:

• Versatile product categories
• Products for each category
• Details for each product
• Create/Read/Update/Delete/Search products
• Add to Cart, Checkout and Finalize order
• Creating and managing customer account

Getting Started

1. Start with installing Python.

2. Clone project.

3. Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv env

4. Install Django:

pip install django

5. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Create database from models:

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate

7. Run server:

python manage.py runserver

8. Run tests:

python .\manage.py test

9. Install Python library you to read environment variables:

pip install python-dotenv

9. Run Docker:

docker-compose up