bilal1031 / BookStore-Backend

Setting Up and Using the Book Store API

This guide provides steps to set up and run the Book Store API on Windows.

Setup

1. Create a Virtual Environment

   python -m venv venv

2. Activate the Virtual Environment

   venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install Required Packages

   pip install -r /path/to/requirements.txt

Running the Server

Navigate to the server directory and perform the following commands:

Navigate to the server directory

cd server

Perform migrations

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

Start the server

python manage.py runserver

Usage

1. Postman Collection: Load the file Book store.postman_collection located in the root folder into Postman.

2. API Authentication:

   • The API utilizes token authentication. Postman setup is already configured.
   • Upon obtaining a token, replace it with the variable Token {{bearer}} in Postman to access all other APIs apart from authentication.
   • The Postman collection version is v2.1.