Neighborly

... serve it up!

Learning Goals

• Use Django Models and the ORM to write more specific queries that return precisely the data requested.
• Build upon my knowledge of classes and inheritence by creating class based views in the Django Rest Framework.
• Create logical responses whose content and messages are useful to the client, especially regarding errors.
• Learn how to use Pillow to configure a Django project for image uploads.

Features

The server utilizes unmapped properties to send useful information along with the objects stored in the database, and custom actions to either send very specific data to the client, or manipulate object properties. These features allow the client to request more precise data from the server, thereby minimizing the amount of extraneous data sent back to the client and reducing — if not eliminating — the need for client side data filtering.

Set Up

1. Clone this repo

   git clone git@github.com:heymonicakay/neighborlyserver.git
   cd neighborlyserver
   

2. Activate virtual environment

   pipenv shell
   

3. Install dependencies

   pipenv install
   

4. Install Pillow

5. Run the server

   python manage.py runserver
   

6. Finish installation by following the instructions found here:

Created by Monica Kay