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+SHELL := /bin/bash
+CONDA := /home/paul/anaconda3/bin/conda
+
+run_server:
+	source $$(/home/paul/miniconda/bin/conda info --base)/etc/profile.d/conda.sh ; \
+	conda activate appenv ; \
+	python backend/manage.py makemigrations ; \
+	python backend/manage.py migrate ; \
+	python backend/manage.py runserver
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+"""
+ASGI config for backend project.
+
+It exposes the ASGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/asgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'backend.settings')
+
+application = get_asgi_application()
diff --git a/backend/backend/settings.py b/backend/backend/settings.py
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+"""
+Django settings for backend project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 4.2.4.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-c6k@o#a!)p0=l1q%_zc!=tw624-*4a6u*c651oon7r_k+0&mrs'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]
+CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL = True
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = []
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'rest_framework',
+    'drag',
+    'corsheaders',
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'backend.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'backend.wsgi.application'
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+
+# Default primary key field type
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
+
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
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+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import path, include
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+    path('', include('drag.urls')),
+]
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+"""
+WSGI config for backend project.
+
+It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/wsgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'backend.settings')
+
+application = get_wsgi_application()
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+++ b/backend/drag/admin.py
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+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/backend/drag/apps.py b/backend/drag/apps.py
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+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class DragConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'drag'
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+++ b/backend/drag/models.py
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+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/backend/drag/serializers.py b/backend/drag/serializers.py
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+++ b/backend/drag/serializers.py
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+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+class QuestionSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    question = serializers.CharField()
+    userId = serializers.CharField()
+
+class FeedbackSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    previousQuestion = serializers.CharField()
+    previousResults = serializers.JSONField()
+    feedback = serializers.ChoiceField(choices=['OKAY', 'BAD_GPT', 'BAD_DOCUMENTS'])
+    userId = serializers.CharField()
diff --git a/backend/drag/tests.py b/backend/drag/tests.py
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+++ b/backend/drag/tests.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/backend/drag/urls.py b/backend/drag/urls.py
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+from django.urls import path, include
+from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
+from .views import AskQuestionViewSet, SendFeedbackViewSet
+
+router = DefaultRouter()
+router.register(r'askQuestion', AskQuestionViewSet, basename='ask-question')
+router.register(r'sendFeedback', SendFeedbackViewSet, basename='send-feedback')
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('', include(router.urls)),
+]
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+++ b/backend/drag/views.py
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+from rest_framework import viewsets, status
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from .serializers import QuestionSerializer, FeedbackSerializer
+
+def query_model(question):
+    # Replace this with the actual implementation
+    return {
+        "result": [
+            {'url': 'http://example.com'
+             , 'description': 'Example'
+             , 'sysId': 'ahsoashoa'
+             , 'type': 'PDF'
+             , 'language': 'English'
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+
+def handle_feedback(feedback, previousQuestion, previousResults):
+    # Replace this with the actual implementation
+    return [{'status': 'received'}]
+
+class AskQuestionViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
+    def create(self, request):
+        serializer = QuestionSerializer(data=request.data)
+        if serializer.is_valid():
+            data = serializer.validated_data
+            response_data = query_model(data['question'])
+            return Response(response_data, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        else:
+            return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+class SendFeedbackViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
+    def create(self, request):
+        serializer = FeedbackSerializer(data=request.data)
+        if serializer.is_valid():
+            data = serializer.validated_data
+            response_data = handle_feedback(data['feedback'], data['previousQuestion'], data['previousResults'])
+            return Response(response_data, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        else:
+            return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    """Run administrative tasks."""
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'backend.settings')
+    try:
+        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
+            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
+            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
+        ) from exc
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()