Workshop Part 2

Workshop Part 2 Prerequisites:

Attendees should have completed Workshop Part 1 or successfully completed all items on our environment setup list:

• Git installed
• GitHub account and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
• IDE or Code Editor (we prefer VS Code)
• Docker and Docker-compose installed/downloaded from the internet
• Basic knowledge of Python – see lessons here

Additional resources (read if you want to, but not required)

• Basic knowledge of Git (link)
• Docker (link)
• Django Rest Framework (link)

Overview

This portion of the workshop will work through the steps for creating a PostgreSQL database table using Django, creating an API endpoint with the Django REST Framework (DRF), and writing tests using Pytest.

Agenda

• Select an issue (5 minutes)
• Create a model (5 minutes)
• Write a test for the model and make sure it passes (10 minutes)
• Register the model (5 minutes)
• Make sure the admin site is working (5 minutes)
• Create a serializer for the model (5 minutes)
• Create a view set for the API endpoints (15 minutes)
• Register the endpoint (5 minutes)
• Create a test for the endpoint(s) (10 minutes)
• Troubleshooting (10 minutes)