Django for APIs Cookbook

• Setup Python Project
  • Setup Repository
  • Create Python Virtual Environment
  • Setup Project Documentation with Sphynx
  • Using Markdown with Sphynx
  • Import Docs Into ReadTheDocs
• Setup a Django Project
  • Pre-requisites
  • Guide code:
  • Install Django dependencies
  • Create a project directory
  • Use django-admin to start a new project
  • Run and preview the project
• Custom Django User Model
  • Pre-requisites
  • Guide code:
  • Create accounts Django Application
  • Create the User Model
  • Migrate the database
  • Register User Model in Admin
• Create Django Models for the Blog API
  • Pre-requisites
  • Guide code:
  • Setup Sphinx for Mermaid
  • Create E-R diagram for our Blog API
  • Create Posts App
  • Create Posts Model
  • Create Comments Model
  • Create Tags Model
• Test Models with Pytest
  • Pre-requisites
  • Guide code:
  • Setup for Testing with Pytest
  • Test the CustomUser Model
  • Test the Post Model
  • Test the Comment Model
  • Test the Tag Model
  • Execute the test suite
• REST API with Djangno Rest Rest Framework
  • Pre-requisites
  • Guide code:
  • Install Django Rest Framework
  • Create Model Serializers
  • Create Model ViewSets
  • Define URL Routing for the Posts Application
  • Add Posts Application URL Routes to the Project’s URL Routes
  • Explore the API
  • Create Tests for the posts application API
  • Questions
  • Further Reading
• Finite State Machine (state transitions) with django-fsm
  • Pre-requisites
  • Guide code:
  • Introduction
  • Install django-fsm
  • Modify Post Model
  • Test the State Machine
  • Generate Statechart Diagram
  • Questions
  • Further Reading
• Pytest
  • Specify ID or Name for pytest Parameter Set
• Future Topics
  • Testing Models
  • Blog REST APIs
  • Swagger UI for the Blog API
  • Tags
  • Django data export and import
  • Better instrumentation for development and testing
  • Celery and Django
  • Pagination in DRF
  • VSCode
  • Filters
  • Model
  • Default value provider
  • Pre Commit Hooks
  • Other Topics
  • Pre-Commit Hooks