BooksAPI

A simple books API created using Django Python framework. All commands below assume that you are currently in the project root folder.

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After cloning the repository, configure your DB connection parameters: DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASS, DB_NAME in books_api/settings.py file.

books_api/settings.py

    DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'DB_NAME',
        'HOST': 'DB_HOST',
        'USER': 'DB_USER',
        'PASSWORD': 'DB_PASSWORD',
    }
}

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Create a secret_settings.py file inside books_api directory and paste the secret key there.

books_api/secret_settings.py

    SECRET_KEY = 'MY_SECRET_KEY'

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Run the following command to install Python dependencies for the app.

    pip3 install -r requirements.txt

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Run the following command to create DB tables for your app.

    python3 manage.py migrate

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Load the books or reviews file using one of the appropriate commands below.

    python3 manage.py load-books --path PATH_TO_BOOKS_FILE
    python3 manage.py load-reviews --path PATH_TO_REVIEWS_FILE

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Start the app server using the following command

    python3 manage.py runserver

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Go to http://localhost:8000 (or different address/port as per your configuration) and review the list of books added in the database and their reviews. Use "Filters" button to search for books (enter book title to find a book) or go to http://localhost:8000/books/?search= and enter the book title in the search parameter value.