smc-mess-backend

This is the backend for the SMC Mess application. It is a REST API written in Python using the Django framework. The project is part of the 2023 summer internship at IISER Kolkata.

Installation

1. Clone the repository

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it

3. Create a .env file in the project base directory and add the following

   EMAIL_ID = <youremailid@example.com>
   GOOGLE_APP_PASSWORD = <your-app-password>

4. Install the dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Install celery and redis-server

   sudo apt install celery redis-server

6. Make migrations

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

7. Create a superuser

   python manage.py createsuperuser

8. Populate the database with fake data

   python populate_db.py

9. Run the server

   python manage.py runserver

10. In a seperate terminal, run the celery worker

    celery -A MessSystemSMC worker -l info

11. Go to http://localhost:8000/api for a summery of all the api endpoints exposed