DevTool API

DevTool API is a simple RESTful API that helps you list, create, update, and delete your favourite web development tools and resources.

Features

• Django & Django Rest Framework: For building the backend of the RESTful API.
• SwaggerUI: For proper documentation and testing of the RESTful API.
• PostgreSQL: Planned for future versions (currently using SQLite due to technical issues).

Tools Used

• Django and Django Rest Framework for the backend.
• SwaggerUI for API documentation and testing.
• PostgreSQL (to be added in future versions).

Getting Started

Follow the steps below to set up the project on your local machine.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.9+
• pip (Python package installer)
• PostgreSQL (for future versions; SQLite is used in the current version)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/CyBueze/devtools.git
   cd devtools
   

2. Create a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv ```

3. Activate the virtual env:
- On macOS/Linux:
 ```bash 
 source venv/bin/activate ```
- On Windows:
 ```bash
 .\venv\Scripts\activate ```


4. Install dependencies:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt ```

5. Apply migrations:
```bash
python manage.py migrate ```

6. Run server:
```bash
python manage.py runserver ```

7. Populate the database by running a POST request when testing the API.


I hope you enjoy using this API as much as i enjoyed creating it.