Complete Django REST Framework Playbook

Welcome to my Django REST Framework Practice Repository! 🎉
This repository contains all the practice code that I have written during my learning journey with the Django REST Framework (DRF). It covers all the essential topics, concepts, and features of DRF, providing a comprehensive resource for beginners and practitioners alike.

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🛠️ Features Covered

• Introduction to DRF: Setting up a Django project and integrating the Django REST Framework.
• Serializers:
  • Understanding and implementing serializers.
  • Model serializers and custom serializers.
• Views:
  • Function-based views (FBV).
  • Class-based views (CBV).
  • Generic views.
  • ViewSets.
• Routers:
  • SimpleRouter.
  • DefaultRouter.
  • Nested routing.
• Authentication and Authorization:
  • Token-based authentication.
  • Session-based authentication.
  • Permissions and custom permission classes.
• Pagination:
  • PageNumberPagination.
  • LimitOffsetPagination.
  • CursorPagination.
• Validation:
  • Built-in and custom validation rules.
  • Field-level and object-level validations.
• Filters:
  • Search filters.
  • Ordering filters.
  • Custom filter backends.
• Testing:
  • Writing tests for APIs using Django’s test client.
  • DRF-specific test utilities.
• Advanced Topics:
  • Throttling.
  • Custom response formats.

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🚀 Getting Started

To run the code in this repository:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Muntasir2179/django-REST-framework.git
   cd django-REST-framework
   

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv env
   source env/bin/activate  # On Windows: env\Scripts\activate
   

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Apply migrations:

   python manage.py migrate
   

5. Run the server:

   python manage.py runserver
   

6. Access the application at:

   http://127.0.0.1:8000/