Books Demo App

The Books Demo App demonstrates how to integrate FastAPI with Django ORM within a single project. You can find the slides from my presentation here.

Installation

This application is containerized using Docker and managed with Docker Compose. To start the application, execute the following command:

    make dev-stack-up

For a local setup without Docker, create a new virtual environment, install the requirements, and run the application using Uvicorn uvicorn src.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000.

To run tests, use:

    make run-all-tests

Usage

The app includes two database models, Author and Book. Its API supports basic CRUD operations such as adding, updating, or deleting books and authors.

After launching the app, you can access the API documentation at localhost:8000/docs.

To use the Django admin panel, first collect static files and create a superuser:

    python3 manage.py collectstatic
    python3 manage.py createsuperuser

Then, access the admin panel at localhost:8001/admin.

Structure

Key components of the application are organized as follows:

• src/settings.py: Django settings configuration.
• src/wsgi.py: Standard Django WSGI application file.
• src/main.py: FastAPI setup and its integration with Django ORM.
• src/urls.py: Configures URLs for Django admin.
• src/admin.py: Registers models with the Django admin.
• src/migrations: Contains database migrations for both models.
• src/books/: Everything related to the book module.
• src/authors/: Everything related to the author module.