Expense Splitter Backend (graphql api)

GraphQL api to send data to the frontend of the webapp

Installation

These instructions are aimed for users of all OS, but if it lacks something or you are stuck in some step, refer this issue

• Fork the repo, and then clone it
• Go to the directory
• Check out how to create a virtual environment for python here, and activate it

• Install the requirements

  pip3 install requirements.txt

• Have a mysql or pgsql database ready, with whatever name you want

• Set environment variables

  • For linux users

    cp .bashrc.example .bashrc

    And put appropriate values in .bashrc file

    source .bashrc

  • For windows users

  copy .bashrc.example .bashrc

  And put appropriate values in .bashrc file

  Run shell inside the virtual environment

  python3 manage.py shell

  from dotenv import load_dotenv
  load_dotenv('.bashrc')

• Apply migrations

  python3 manage.py migrate

• Run the django server

  python3 manage.py runserver

  Contributing

• Please begin contributing by looking into unsolved issues and projects.
• If you find something not listed in the issues or projects, please create a new issue, and tag the mentor
• For contributing, please fork the repo, make a new branch with a name relevant to the feature/fix, and then make a pull request after the changes have been applied to your fork

  License

  MIT