Jats

A dead simple task list manager where tasks can be assigned to people.

The point of this project is to demonstrate the following:

1. Using Node.js build tools with Django is fun and easy with the great work from (Owais)[] on django-webpack-loader.
2. Using something like webpack with Vuejs can make asset pipelines really simple in PaaS environments.
3. Builds in a Heroku dyno can be reasonably fast with multiple buildpacks.
4. Single Page Applications or any JavaScript heavy application is possible with Django.

Installation

This application assumes a modern python development environment that includes:

Python 3.6 and Pipenv.

The other main environmental dependency is Node.js version 8.x.

Database: Postgres 9.5

Steps

1. Clone the repository

2. Install Python dependencies (inside your activated virtualenv):

   pipenv install
   

3. Install Node.js dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Copy the environment variables template:

   cp .env.template .env
   

Now you should set that up to your heart's content! The rest of this guide assumes that you have in fact used the alias I provided for the management script.

5. Migrate your database

   manage migrate
   

6. Create a superuser:

   manage createsuperuser
   

Now you have everything you need to do all of the fun stuff:

• Run the development server (manage runserver)

• Run the webpack watcher (webpack --watch) NOTE: this assumes you have webpack installed globally (not always a great idea) so choose your binaries wisely with this one.

• Check out the browsable API at /api/

• Make some tasks at / (assuming you've logged in with the credentials you've made)