Library Management System (With Django)

A demo app simulating some operations for the management of an online library

Technical Implementations Include

• Create, Read, Update, Delete
• Basic User Authentication
• ClassViews and Mixins
• User Permissions:

• at model-level (general user permissions)

• at object-level (so users have individual/private access specific to their own account)

• User groups
• Custom Permissions
• Custom User Model (Simple case: via AbstractUser)
• global search and custom queryset
• Startup Script (Perform tasks at startup, e.g creating groups and custom permissions if they don't exist)

Further Notes

• the project currently has a secret key exposed within it. it is left there intentionally and isn't used in production
• an sqlite database has been included as well with sample data, and a default superuser account with details:

• username: neoconstel

• password: password

the superuser account can be used to explore the librarian section, which is restricted only for staff accounts