Fest-API

An API implementation for Saarang Shaastra like fests, including ERP and Mainsite and Mobile interface

1. Setup :

   • Check your dependencies
     • You need python 2.7.x+ and django 1.6.5 to use this. You can check it with :

       # python -c "import django; print(django.get_version())"

       If it gives 1.6.5 Then continue. Else, uninstall and reinstall django

     • Install pip using this
     • Install

       python-virtualenv libmysqlclient-dev python-dev mysql-server mysql-client

   • Create a virtual env
     • Go into the folder of the git repository and use virtualenv --no-site-packages venv
     • If you do not know what git repository means read this for a begginer crash course
     • If you do not know what python-virtualenv means read this
   • Install configs/requirements.txt
     • use

       pip install -r configs/requirements.txt (read 8.c if pip is not installed. 

     • and then to make sure of all versions

       pip install -r configs/requirements.txt --upgrade

2. Changes required - which are in gitignore

   • Create a file named conigs/settings.py anf copy everything from config/settings.sample.py. Change the following in the fest-api/configs/settings.py
     • Set the database settings. Use the following to create a database :

       # mysql -u root -p
       mysql> CREATE DATABASE fest_api_db;

       Change the DATABASE lines in settings.py to :

       'ENGINE':'django.db.backends.mysql',
       'NAME': 'fest_api_db',
       'USER': 'root',
       'PASSWORD': '<YOUR_PASSWORD>',
       'HOST': '',
       'PORT': '',

     • In globalsettings.py set 'USE_EXTERNAL_SITES' to False - This will disable google docs for now
     • In terminal type 'python manage.py syncdb' followed by 'python manage.py migrate'.
   • Create a blank document called meta.html in files/templates/base/

3. Setup Database :

   • Management command populate_db can be used to get dummy data (IMPORTANT)

   • Management command add_colleges is used to populate some data - Colleges from Shaastra 2014 (optional) (In other words type 'python manage.py add_colleges')

   • Management command update_email_templates is used to update email templates and store onto the database for Django Post office (optional)

   • Management command jsonify_data is used by atwho for data. Autogenerates some json objects which are easy to use

   • Management command fix_permissions is used to fix all permissions for the users in the beginning

4. Setup Social Accounts : (NOT REQUIRED)

   • FACEBOOK

     • Add your facebook credentials (token, key) into settings

   • GOOGLE

     • Go to {{SITE_URL}}/docs/refresh_token to create a new refresh token.

     • This will ask access to a Google account - use the account on which to store Docs and accept.

     • Now this will store the refresh_token in a configs file and ask you to restrat server.

     • Restart Server to refetch all settings.

     • Now you can access Google Drive and Google Picker API

     • Also, add google credentials into settings

       • Google Public Key
       • Google oauth configs into configs/docs_oauth2_credentials.json

5. Search using Solr (NOT REQUIRED)

   • Commands to install Solr:

     curl -O https://archive.apache.org/dist/lucene/solr/3.5.0/apache-solr-3.5.0.tgz
     tar xvzf apache-solr-3.5.0.tgz
     cd apache-solr-3.5.0
     cd example
     java -jar start.jar

   • Next, generate schema from

     python manage.py build_solr_schema

   • Take the output from that command and place it in

     apache-solr-3.5.0/example/solr/conf/schema.xml

   • Then restart Solr : Solr will be continuously running on server, like Apache
   • Reference

6. Common Installation Problems

   • At any point if you get permission denied type 'sudo' followed by the required command

   a. Static files are not loading Or the css files are not showing - set STATIC_URL to '/static/' in settings.py

   b. If you get the error meta.html not found - set STATIC_URL to '/static/' in settings.py

   c. Static(css/js) files are loading but not getting the shaastra/saarang logo on the login page

   • copy files/static/img/shaastra_pics to files/static/img/fest_pics or files/static/img/saarang_pics to files/static/img/fest_pics

   d. Some Module like apiclient, south or any app mentioned in the Third-Party-Apps in globalsetings.py is not installed.

   - Google 'install apiclient library' or whatever the module name is and type the command that you find in any of the results in terminal