Datetime API

A simple Django application that provides an API endpoint to get the current date and time in JSON format.

Features

• GET /api/current_datetime/ returns the current server date and time in JSON format.
• GET /api/ returns {message: Hello world}.

Requirements

• Python 3.12

Setup

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate  # For Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install django

3. Run migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

4. Start the server:

   python manage.py runserver

Usage

Once the server is running, visit the following endpoint to get the current date and time:

GET http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/current_datetime/

Response

The API responds with JSON in the following format:

{
  "current_datetime": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"
}

Project Structure

datetime_api/
├── api/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── views.py             # Contains the current_datetime API view
│   ├── urls.py              # URL configuration for the api app
├── datetime_api/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── settings.py          # Project settings
│   ├── urls.py              # Main project URL configuration
│   ├── wsgi.py
├── manage.py
└── README.md                # Project README

Docker File

Docker image has been build and push to Docker Hub. Available at:

https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/hammad2024/datetime-api/general