DjangoEMS: Company Employee Management System (EMS) using Django REST Framework

DjangoEMS is a basic example of an Employee Management System (EMS) implemented with Django and Django REST Framework.

Getting Started

1. Create Virtual Environment:

   • Create a virtual environment using:

     virtualenv name_of_env
     

   • Activate the virtual environment:

     name_of_env/Scripts/activate.ps1
     

2. Install Dependencies:

   • Install Django and Django REST Framework:

     pip install django djangorestframework
     

3. Start Project:

   • Create a new Django project:

     django-admin startproject name_of_project
     

   • Change to the project directory:

     cd name_of_project
     

   • Create a new app within the project:

     python manage.py startapp name_of_app
     

4. Configure Settings:

   • Add the newly created app and 'rest_framework' to the INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py.

5. Database Migration:

   • Perform database migrations:

     python manage.py makemigrations
     python manage.py migrate
     

6. Create Superuser:

   • Create a superuser for administrative access:

     python manage.py createsuperuser
     

7. Run Server:

   • Start the development server:

     python manage.py runserver
     

Key Components

Models

• Defined in models.py, consisting of three models: Teams, Employees, and Work_Arrangement.

Serializers

• Defined in serializer.py, responsible for converting data types to JSON and vice versa.

Views

• Defined in views.py, including API views for GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE operations.

URLs

• Defined in urls.py of the project, mapping to corresponding views.

Admin Interface

• Register models in admin.py to manage data through Django's admin interface.

Additional Features

• Serializer: Converts data types to JSON and vice versa, facilitating communication between frontend and backend.
• API Views: Define operations such as GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE for interacting with the database.
• Testing: Utilize test.py for testing Django REST functionality.

Testing the API

• Use test.py to perform tests on the Django REST API.
• Run tests using: