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Setup
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### Prerequisites
* Python **3.10**+ (latest, stable version preferred)
* Having cloned this repository to your machine
* For most purposes, check out [the `dev` branch](https://github.com/MAKENTNU/web/tree/dev), as it's the base branch for all development:
```shell
git clone https://github.com/MAKENTNU/web.git
git checkout -B dev origin/dev
```
#### PyCharm
We recommend using [PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/) for development, mostly because of its excellent Django support,
and because it's able to integrate all the IntelliJ-specific settings in [the project's `.editorconfig` file](.editorconfig).
If you decide to use this IDE, open the repo folder cloned as part of the prerequisites, through PyCharm (File → Open...),
and set the following settings (File → Settings...):
* Under "**Languages & Frameworks**" → "Django":
* Make sure the "Enable Django Support" checkbox is checked
* "Django project root:" `/src`
* "Settings:" `web/settings.py`
* "Manage script:" `/manage.py`
* Under "**Project: \**" → "Project Structure":
* Mark the `src` folder as "Sources"
### Installation
1. Create a virtual environment, presumably named `venv`:
* This should be placed in the folder *containing* the project folder, and not inside the project folder itself
* Example folder structure (where `web` is the name of the project folder):
```
MAKE
├─ venv
└─ web
└─ README.md (this file)
```
* Among other things, this prevents translations from being made inside the virtual environment folder
when running the `makemessages` management command
* If using PyCharm, and a virtual environment was not created as part of the project creation process, refer to
[the "Configure a virtual environment" guide](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/creating-virtual-environment.html#python_create_virtual_env)
* Otherwise, `cd` to the project folder, and run:
```shell
[newest installed Python command, like python3.11] -m venv ../venv
```
1. Activate the virtual environment:
* If using PyCharm, this should be done automatically when opening a terminal tab inside the IDE
* Otherwise, `cd` to the project folder, and run:
* On Windows:
```shell
..\venv\Scripts\activate
```
* On Linux/macOS:
```shell
source ../venv/bin/activate
```
1. Install requirements:
* If using Windows, first download the correct wheel for the [`python-ldap`](https://pypi.org/project/python-ldap/) package
from [Christoph Gohlke](https://github.com/cgohlke)'s [python-ldap-build repository](https://github.com/cgohlke/python-ldap-build).
and install it:
```shell
pip install [path to .whl file]
```
(It is possible to instead build `python-ldap` from source, but it's a bit cumbersome setting up the right build tools.)
* Regardless of operating system, run:
```shell
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
### Running the server for the first time
1. Create an SQLite database file with the proper tables:
```shell
python manage.py migrate
```
1. Create an admin user for local development:
```shell
python manage.py createsuperuser
```
It's easiest to create one with both the username and the password set to "admin", and with no email address.
1. Run the server:
* If using PyCharm, just press the green "play" button in the top right corner
* Make sure that the correct run configuration is selected in the dropdown next to the button,
which by default should be named "web" and have a tiny Django logo
* Otherwise, run:
```shell
python manage.py runserver [optional port number; defaults to 8000]
```
Contribution guidelines
See CONTRIBUTING.md for the following topics:
Visit the wiki to read about various things related to development of this project!
Changelog
The changelog is updated on the dev branch when changes are made to the codebase -
specifically under the "Unreleased" section.
This section is then renamed to the current date whenever a deployment pull request is merged into
the main branch, and a new, empty "Unreleased" section is added.