Weather Api Django

A Django-based microservice for providing weather data using PostgreSQL. This service is part of a larger distributed application.

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose
• Python 3.9+ (if running locally)
• PostgresSQL database

Running with Docker

TO-DO

2. Run the Container

docker run --env-file .env -p 8000:8000 weather-api-django

If not using Docker (manual installation)

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rushxpush/weather-api-django.git

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

# Linux
source venv/bin/activate
# Windows
venv/Scripts/activate # I need to check this

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply migrations

python manage.py migrate

5. Run the development server

python manage.py runserver

Environment variables

Create a '.env' file in the project root with the following variables:

DEBUG=True POSTGRES_USERNAME=<YOUR_DATABASE_USERNAME> POSTGRES_PASSWORD=<YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD> POSTGRES_PORT=5430 POSTGRES_HOST=localhost

Project Structure

• weather_project/: The main Django project containing settings and configurations.
• weather_api/: The Django app containing the API logic and models.

Frequently used commands

• Run the development server:

python manage.py runserver

• Create a new migration:

python manage.py makemigrations

• Apply migrations:

python manage.py migrate

• Run tests:

python manage.py test