daphene working

django_app/redbox_app/asgi.py

@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@
 from channels.security.websocket import AllowedHostsOriginValidator
 from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
 
-from .routing import websocket_urlpatterns
-
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "redbox_app.settings")
+# Initialize Django ASGI application early to ensure the AppRegistry
+# is populated before importing code that may import ORM models.
+django_asgi_app = get_asgi_application()
+
+# https://github.com/django/daphne/issues/347#issuecomment-733132711
+from redbox_app.routing import websocket_urlpatterns  # noqa: E402
 
 application = ProtocolTypeRouter(
     {