A Python/Django REST API to manage a chat application. Also, there is a sample Web Client to consume the API endpoint.
- Manage messages, senders and recipients
- Built-in "Echo" auto-responder Service, extensible to new services
- Configured to be deployed in Heroku
- Python modules:
django: Full featured Web frameworkgunicorn: Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIXdjango_heroku: Heroku module for deployment integration
- Web based Front-end static client
- Google Login integration
- Send and Receive messages to any contact by email.
- Web technologies:
- Vue.js: JavaScript Framework for web applications
- Vuetify: Material Design UI Component Framework
- gapi : Google API client for Javascript
- web workers: To receive and send API request in a separate process
pip install -r requirements.txt
Create database schema
python manage.py migrate
Create a super user
python manage.py createsuperuser
To run with DEBUG activated:
export DEBUG=1
python manage.py runserver
To run with DEBUG disabled:
unset DEBUG
python manage.py collectstatic
python manage.py runserver
Go to http://localhost:8000/ for the main site
Go to http://localhost:8000/admin/ for the administrator interface, using your previously created super user.
This command line interface (CLI) helps to do some tasks related to Heroku.
You can install this tool following the official guide.
The main steps are:
1.- For MacOS, install Homebrew and run
brew install heroku/brew/heroku
2.- In Ubuntu/Debian based systems, install SnapCraftand run
sudo snap install --classic heroku
3.- For windows, download and execute the installer.
1.- Create an account in Heroku.com to login (https://signup.heroku.com/) 2.- After registation, go to https://dashboard.heroku.com/ 3.- Create a new application using the button [Add] (https://dashboard.heroku.com/new-app)
You need an accout in Heroku.com to login.
heroku login [--interactive]
Use the app name you previously registered in Heroku
heroku git:remote -a your-app-name
git push heroku master
At the end of the deployment log you will find the administrator password created:
remote: Admin created with pass [Admin.56734564]
Go to http://your-app.herokuapp.com/ for the main site
Go to http://your-app.herokuapp.com/admin/ for the administrator interface. User is 'admin' and the password is created during the first deployment.