Chihui8199 / Mount-Challenge

Coding Test

Mount-Challenge

Coding Test: Simple Application for a Toy Store API

Note: Sorry for the security vulnerabilities! This project is not longer maintained!

Backend: Django Framework, MySQL Database

Installation

Git clone

git clone https://github.com/Chihui8199/Mount-Challenge.git

Backend Setup

1. Install Dependencies

• Python 3.9.0
• MYSQL Workbench

2. Setting Up the Virtual Environment

1. Set up a new virtual environment

python -m venv .venv

2. Activate the virtual environment

. .venv/bin/activate

3. Install required libraries

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set-up MySQL Workbench

1. Create new SQL connection (Remote)

   a. Connection Name:

   remote project_mount
   

   b. Hostname:

   remote-mount.cqrovybm8cek.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com
   

   c. Port:

   3306
   

   d. Username:

   admin
   

   e. Password:

   projectmount
   

   f. Default Schema:

   project_mount
   

4. Setting up Project

1. Migrate all the default Django tables to your MySQL schema.

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate

5. Running The Server

1. Start the Server

python manage.py runserver

2. Open http://localhost:8000

6. List of available API URLs

1. To view APIs available

   http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/

2. To enter to admin dashboard

   http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin

   • Username: admin
   • Password: admin

3. To view Toy API:

   Get all toys: http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/toys

   Get toy detail: http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/toys/Barbie

7. To run unit testing

python manage.py test

8. Testing API endpoints with Postman

1. Get Bearer token: You can either create a new superuser, log in to admin dashboard and get a new token. Else, you can use the one I have created

To create new superuser

python manage.py createsuperuser

Alternatively: use this token:

Token 1a7c6c72cbd555127539919ba71ee58743ca12ea

2. Test API using Postman

   1. Get request for all toys

      • Change field to GET request: http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/toys/
      • Under the authorization tab, select API key under tab and update the Value field with the given bearer token

   2. Get request for a specfic toy

      • Change field to GET request: http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/toys/Bottle/
      • Under the authorization tab, select API key under tab and update the Value field with the given bearer token

   3. Post request for a new toy

      • Change field to POST request: http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/toys/http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/toys/
      • Under the authorization tab, select API key under tab and update the Value field with the given bearer token
      • Populate the body field with the data given below

      {
      "toy_item": "Toy1000",
      "price": "2.10"
      }
      

      

   4. Delete request for an existing toy

      • Change field to DELETE request: http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/toys/Toy1000/
      • Under the authorization tab, select API key under tab and update the Value field with the given bearer token