lincolnloop/django-layout

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Django Layout

django-layout provides sane defaults for new Django projects based on established best practices and some configuration setups frequently used in Lincoln Loop's projects, like using pip-tools for dependency locking, using setup.py and making manage.py a console script.

To use django-layout:

1. follow the steps for Python installation from the Pre-Requisites section;

2. create and activate a virtualenv:

   python3.9 -m venv .venv
   . .venv/bin/activate
   

3. install Django with pip install django or pip install Django==3.2b1 if you want the latest version;

4. run the following command:

   django-admin.py startproject --template=https://github.com/lincolnloop/django-layout/zipball/master --extension=py,rst,gitignore,cfg,in,yml,json,dockerignore --name=Makefile,Dockerfile {{ project_name }}
   

Postgres

If you want to use Postgres database, you can

• go to the generated project folder,

• uncomment the lines preceded by # Postgres in

  • requirements/requirements.in
  • docker-compose.yml
  • {{ project_name }}/config.py

• replace {{ project_name }} with the project name you chose.

Another alternative is to

• download this repository to your local machine,

• uncomment the lines preceded by # Postgres in

  • requirements/requirements.in
  • docker-compose.yml
  • {{ project_name }}/config.py

• run the command with the appropriate path to the django-layout folder:

  django-admin.py startproject --template=<PATH_TO>/django-layout --extension=py,rst,gitignore,cfg,in,yml,json,dockerignore --name=Makefile,Dockerfile {{ project_name }}
  

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{{ project_name }}

Docker Installation

Build and run the project:

docker-compose build
docker-compose up

To run Django commands like migrations and shell or to enter the container bash do:

docker-compose run --rm app bash
docker-compose run --rm app manage.py createsuperuser
docker-compose run --rm app manage.py migrate
docker-compose run --rm app manage.py shell

To stop containers run:

docker-compose down

To update a container after adding a new requirement for example:

docker-compose build app
docker-compose build client

Local Installation

Pre-Requisites

Python3.9

To install all of the system dependencies on a Debian-based system, run:

sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt install python3.9 python3.9-venv python3.9-dev

Creating the Virtual Environment

First, create a clean base environment using virtualenv:

make .venv/bin/activate
. .venv/bin/activate

Installing the Project

Compile requirements to make sure you have all the latest dependencies:

make upgrade-pip
make requirements.txt
make requirements/dev.txt

Install the requirements and the project source:

make install
make install-dev

Configuring a Local Environment

If you're just checking the project out locally, you can generate the configuration file with already filled default values:

make {{ project_name }}.yml

This will create the {{ project_name }}.yml file where you can customize the variables used in project settings.

Optional: Configuring Postgres

If you want to use Postgres for the database, install it according to your OS requirements.

To configure the database enter PSQL shell and create the database and user:

$ sudo -u postgres psql
postgres=# create database {{ project_name }};
postgres=# create user {{ project_name }};
postgres=# alter role dataplatform SUPERUSER;
postgres=# alter role dataplatform with password '{{ project_name }}';

Replace {{ project_name }} with whatever values you want for database, user and password.

Change the value of DATABASE_URL in {{ project_name }}.yml:

DATABASE_URL: postgres://{{ project_name }}:{{ project_name }}@localhost:5432/{{ project_name }}

Replace the appropriate credentials if necessary.

Running the project

Docker

Run migrations:

docker-compose run --rm app manage.py migrate

Create super user:

docker-compose run --rm app manage.py createsuperuser

Make sure you have the containers running:

docker-compose up

Access localhost:8000/admin.

Local

Run migrations:

manage.py migrate

Create super user:

manage.py createsuperuser

Run the server:

manage.py runserver

Access localhost:8000/admin.