DjangoStarterTemplate

A Django starter template for projects. Note: This is a work in progress.

Setup

1. Clone the repository

2. Create a virtual python environment

3. Install the requirements from the "requirements.txt" file. Example using pip

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Install the node modules from package.json. Navigate to \libs\npm\ which is where the package.json

   npm install
   

5. Run python manage.py migrate to setup the local sqlite database. Run command from root folder of the project where the manage.py file is located.

6. Run python manage.py runserver to start the django server.

7. In a separate terminal, navigate to \libs\npm\ run npm run build-watch to start the webpack server that will compile Tailwind CSS in realtime.

Utility Hooks

Process form

1. Add the x-data of x-data={ isProcessing: false } to the form element.
2. Also on the form, @submit="isProcessing = validateForm('supportForm')"

<form id="myForm" 
      action="#"
      method="POST"
      x-data="{ isProcessing: false}"
      @submit="isProcessing = validateForm('supportForm')">
   ...   
</form>