Build a Backend REST API with Python & Django - Advanced

Description

In this course, you will learn :

• Setting up a local development server with Docker
• Writing a Python project using Test Driven Development
• Building a REST API with advanced features such as uploading and viewing images
• Creating a backend that can be used a base for your future projects or MVP
• Hands on experience applying best practice principles such as PEP-8 and unit tests
• Configure Travis-CI to automate code checks

Syllabus :

1. App Design

• App overview
• Technologies
• Django project structure

 

2. Test Driven Development

• What is Test Driven Development?

 

3. System Setup

• What to install
• Setup confirmation [Follow Along]

 

4. Project Setup

• Create GitHub project [Follow Along]
• Docker and Django
• Define Python requirements [Follow Along]
• Create project Dockerfile [Follow Along]
• Create Docker Compose configuration [Follow Along]
• Linting and Tests
• Configure flake8 [Follow Along]
• Create Django project [Follow Along]
• Run project with Docker Compose [Follow Along]

 

5. Configure GitHub Actions

• What is GitHub Actions
• Configuring GitHub Actions
• Create GitHub Actions config [Follow Along]
• Test GitHub Actions [Follow Along]

 

6. Test Driven Development with Django

• Testing in Django
• Write a test [Follow Along]
• Write a test using TDD [Follow Along]
• Mocking
• Testing web requests
• Common testing problems

 

7. Configure Database

• Add database service [Follow Along]
• Database configuration with Django
• Install PostgreSQL database adaptor [Follow Along]
• Configure database in Django [Follow Along]
• Fixing database race condition
• Create core app [Follow Along]
• Write tests for wait_for_db command [Follow Along]
• Add wait_for_db command [Follow Along]
• Database migrations
• Update Docker Compose and CI/CD [Follow Along]

 

8. Create User Model

• The Django user model
• Design custom user model
• Add user model tests [Follow Along]
• Implement user model [Follow Along]
• Normalize email addresses [Follow Along]
• Require email input [Follow Along]
• Add superuser support [Follow Along]
• Test user model [Follow Along]

 

9. Setup Django Admin

• Write tests for listing users [Follow Along]
• Make Django admin list users [Follow Along]
• Support modifying users [Follow Along]
• Support creating users [Follow Along]

 

10. API Documentation

• Importance of API documentation
• Auto docs with DRF
• Install drf-spectacular [Follow Along]
• Configure URLs [Follow Along]
• Test Swagger UI [Follow Along]

 

11. Build user API

• User API design
• Create user app [Follow Along]
• Write tests for create user API [Follow Along]
• Implement create user API [Follow Along]
• Authentication
• Write tests for token API [Follow Along]
• Implement token API [Follow Along]
• Write tests for manage user API [Follow Along]
• Implement manage user API [Follow Along]
• Review user API in browser [Follow Along]

 

12. Build recipe API

• Recipe API design
• APIView vs Viewsets
• Write test for recipe model [Follow Along]
• Implement recipe model [Follow Along]
• Create recipe app [Follow Along]
• Write tests for listing recipes [Follow Along]
• Implement recipe listing API [Follow Along]
• Write tests for recipe detail API [Follow Along]
• Implement recipe detail API [Follow Along]
• Write tests for creating recipes [Follow Along]
• Implement create recipe API [Follow Along]
• Add additional tests [Follow Along]
• Review recipe API in browser [Follow Along]

 

13. Build tags API

• Tags API design
• Add tag model [Follow Along]
• Write tests for listing tags [Follow Along]
• Implement tag listing API [Follow Along]
• Write tests for updating tags [Follow Along]
• Implement update tag API [Follow Along]
• Write tests for deleting tags [Follow Along]
• Implement delete tag API [Follow Along]
• Nested serializers
• Write tests for creating tags [Follow Along]
• Implement create tag feature [Follow Along]
• Write tests for updating recipe tags [Follow Along]
• Implement update recipe tags feature [Follow Along]
• Review tags API in browser [Follow Along]

 

14. Build ingredients API

• Ingredients API Design
• Add ingredient model [Follow Along]
• Write tests for listing ingredients [Follow Along]
• Implement ingredient listing API [Follow Along]
• Write tests for updating ingredients [Follow Along]
• Implement update ingredient API [Follow Along]
• Write tests for deleting ingredients [Follow Along]
• Implement delete ingredient API [Follow Along]
• Write tests for creating ingredients [Follow Along]
• Implement create ingredients feature [Follow Along]
• Write tests for updating recipe ingredients [Follow Along]
• Implement update recipe ingredients feature [Follow Along]
• Refactoring
• Refactor recipe views [Follow Along]

 

15. Recipe image API

• Recipe image API design
• Add image handling dependencies [Follow Along]
• Static files with Django and Docker
• Configure project for static files [Follow Along]
• Modify recipe model [Follow Along]
• Write tests for uploading images [Follow Along]
• Implement image API [Follow Along]

 

16. Implement filtering

• Filtering design
• Add tests for filtering recipes [Follow Along]
• Implement recipe filter feature [Follow Along]
• Add tests for filtering tags and ingredients [Follow Along]
• Implement tag and ingredient filtering [Follow Along]

 

17. Deployment

• Deployment plan
• Django deployment overview
• Add uWSGI to project [Follow Along]
• Create proxy configs [Follow Along]
• Create proxy Dockerfile [Follow Along]
• Handling configuration
• Create docker compose config [Follow Along]
• Update Django settings [Follow Along]
• Creating a virtual server
• Create AWS account and user [Follow Along]
• Upload SSH Key to AWS [Follow Along]
• Create EC2 instance [Follow Along]
• Setup GitHub deploy key [Follow Along]
• Install Docker, Compose and Git [Follow Along]
• Clone and configure project [Follow Along]
• Run service [Follow Along]
• Updating service [Follow Along]

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