PasteBin clone

PasteBin Clone

Description

A pastebin or text storage site is a type of online content hosting service where users can store plain text, e.g. to source code snippets for code review via Internet Relay Chat. This application allows users to paste their code and share it with others for code review.

Link to deployed site

http://pasteb1n.herokuapp.com/

Table of content

1. Description
2. API endpoints
3. Setup and installations
4. Deployment
5. Contributing
6. Bugs
7. Contact me
8. Licensing

endpoints

API Endpoint	Description	Request
http://pasteb1n.herokuapp.com/snippets/	Display a JSON object containing all snippets	GET
http://pasteb1n.herokuapp.com/snippets/	Create a new snippet	POST
http://pasteb1n.herokuapp.com/snippet/1/	Display a JSON object of a specific snippet	GET
http://pasteb1n.herokuapp.com/snippet/1/	Edit a snippet	PUT
http://pasteb1n.herokuapp.com/snippet/1/	Delete a snippet	DELETE

Setup and installations

Prerequisites

1. Python3.6
2. Postgres
3. virtualenv
4. Pip
5. Django
6. Django Rest Framework

Technologies used

- Python 3.6
- HTML
- Bootstrap 4
- Heroku
- Postgresql
- Django, Django Rest Framework

Clone the Repo and checkout into the project folder.

git clone git@github.com:newtonkiragu/django-restful.git && cd django-restful

Create and activate the virtual environment

python3.6 -m virtualenv virtual

source virtual/bin/activate

Setting up environment variables

Create a .env file and paste paste the following filling where appropriate:

SECRET_KEY='<Secret_key>'
NAME='tutorial'
USER='<Username>'
PASSWORD='<password>'
HOST='localhost'
MODE='dev'
DEBUG=True
DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC=1

Install dependancies

Install dependancies that will create an environment for the app to run pip install -r requirements.txt

Create the Database

In a new terminal, open the postgresql shell with psql.

CREATE DATABASE tutorial;

Make and run migrations

python3.6 manage.py makemigrations && python3.6 manage.py migrate

Run the app

python3.6 manage.py runserver

Open localhost:8000

Deployment

To deploy the application, please follow the instructions in this gist

Contributing

Please read this comprehensive guide on how to contribute. Pull requests are welcome :-)

Bugs

Create an issue mentioning the bug you have found

Known bugs

• none yet

Feature request

Create an issue mentioning the feature you would like implemented

Support and contact details

Contact Newton Karanu for further help/support

License

MIT

Copyright (c)2018 Newton Karanu