Django ORM Standalone Application

Author: masnun@gmail.com

Requirements

This repository doesn't ship with a django installation. The system must have an existing django installation so that we can safely import required modules. A django app is absolutely not required. Among other requirements is the db backend. If you're planning to use mysql or pgsql - please make sure you have all dependencies met. This code works on Django 1.11.

Application Structure

• settings.py - The Django settings module. Contains the database configuration in it. Modify this file to match your database credentials.

• manage.py - The famous manage.py script from django projects.

• main.py - This where we write codes. This is just a sample file to demonstrate how to import models.

• data - The data directory works as a django application and contains the models.py which is where you put your models according to django conventions

How to setup?

• git clone the source as a starting point
• Change to your project directory
• Create a new python3 virtualenv: python3 -m venv .env
• Activate the virtualenv: source .env/bin/activate
• Install Django: pip install django

How to use?

• Generate a new SECRET_KEY for your settings.py.
• Modify settings.py to add your database connection parameters.
• Open "data/models.py". Modify existing model or add your own.
• Run python manage.py makemigrations to make migration scripts
• Run python manage.py migrate to create the tables and sync db changes. Feel free to use other manage.py commands available for django orm.
• Every time you make changes to models or change db parameters, don't forget to run the migrations.