django-wedsite
==============
Overview
--------
``django-wedsite`` aims to provide a quick, easy-to-use open source
django app that allows you to flexibly build a custom website for your
wedding without needing to jump through the typical hoops of getting a
site up and running.
You can see an `example of the app running on
Heroku <https://wedsite.io>`__ and can see the source of that app on
`Github <https://github.com/dpipemazo/wedsite>`__.
``django-wedsite`` ships with default settings/text that can easily be
overriden in your main web app.
Quick setup
-----------
Clone the example app
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The easiest way to get up and running is to clone the `example wedsite
app <https://github.com/dpipemazo/wedsite>`__ and then make
modifications from there as needed
::
git clone https://github.com/dpipemazo/wedsite.git
If you prefer not to clone, it’s recommended to take a look at and/or
copy the
```settings.py`` <https://github.com/dpipemazo/wedsite/blob/master/example_wedsite/settings.py>`__
and
```urls.py`` <https://github.com/dpipemazo/wedsite/blob/master/example_wedsite/urls.py>`__
from the provided `example wedsite
app <https://github.com/dpipemazo/wedsite>`__. These files configure all
of your example app’s setup to get the basic default wedsite up and
running.
Initialize Database
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In order to run migrations and initialize the database, you will first
need to set a ``SECRET_KEY`` by doing the following in root
``django-wedsite`` directory:
::
$ echo "DJANGO_SECRET_KEY='$(python -c 'from django.core.management.utils import get_random_secret_key; print(get_random_secret_key())')'" >> .env
$ source .env
$ export DJANGO_SECRET_KEY
Now, all you need to do to initialize the database is run the django
migrations, and while you’re at it, create a superuser for later use.
::
$ python manage.py migrate
$ python manage.py createsuperuser
Launch
~~~~~~
With that done you should be all set and your site should be serving the
default ``django-wedsite`` app. Launch and test!
Customization
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Once the basic site is launched, it’s fun to try out some quick
customization that will give you a feel for how the more advanced
customization will work. In your django app, add a file that will be
used for configuring wedsite. You can use any name, but something like
``wedsite_conf.py`` is recommended. In this file, try out the following
code:
::
from copy import deepcopy
from wedsite.settings import DEFAULT_JSON
CUSTOMIZED_JSON = deepcopy(DEFAULT_JSON)
CUSTOMIZED_JSON['broom']['last_name'] = "Pandas"
And now in your ``settings.py`` file, add the following
::
from myapp.wedsite_conf import CUSTOMIZED_JSON
...
WEDSITE_JSON = CUSTOMIZED_JSON
You should now see that the Broom’s last name on the landing page is
“Pandas”. The concept for customizing the whole site would then be to
add as much detail as you’d like to your ``CUSTOMIZED_JSON``. You should
find that everything you need is in there. See
```settings.py`` <wedsite/settings.py>`__ for all of the fields you can
change.
Pages and access restriction
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pages
^^^^^
The site offers the following pages:
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Page | Description |
+=====================+================================================+
| index | Main landing page |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| story | Cute stories about the couple |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| wedding | Info about the ceremony |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| events | Info about the schedule for the days |
| | surrounding the wedding |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| travel | Info about airports, hotels, traffic, etc. |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| explore | Info about what to do in the wedding city |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| gifts | Info about registries, gifts, donations, etc. |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| team | Info about the wedding team |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| contact | Who your guests should contact if they need |
| | help |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| traditions | Info about any cultural traditions you’d like |
| | your guests to know |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+
Page Access
^^^^^^^^^^^
All of the above pages can have three access settings, set in the
``access`` parameter of the ``WEDSITE_JSON`` in ``settings.py``
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Setting | Description |
+============================+=========================================+
| ``"all"`` | Everyone can view the page. The page is |
| | public |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| ``"login"`` | Only authenticated and logged-in users |
| | can view the page. The page is private |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| ``False`` | The page is not included in the site. |
| | Nobody can view the page and it is |
| | removed from the navbar, site URLS, |
| | etc. |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
In your ``wedsite_conf.py``, you can add
::
CUSTOMIZED_JSON['access']['team'] = 'login'
to make the team page or any other page login-only.
If you’d like to remove a page altogether from the site, you can add
::
CUSTOMIZED_JSON['access']['contact'] = False
There is one special page, the RSVP page, which cannot be removed from
the site and is always restricted to only logged-in users.
Package Architecture
--------------------
.. _overview-1:
Overview
~~~~~~~~
The site primarily serves up static pages of django-templated HTML. The
main dynamic features of the site are:
1. User Accounts
2. User RSVPs
3. User mass emailing
4. Page view restriction to authorized users
5. Admin UI
Static Pages
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Templates
^^^^^^^^^
Page templates are split into two categories: blocks and pages. Blocks
are pieces of code that are utilized in multiple pages and pages utilize
blocks to build a full web page.
The main block for the site is
```base.html`` <templates/wedding/blocks/base.html>`__ which defines the
navbar, javascript, title, footer and all other shared resources for the
site.
Each of the ```pages`` <wedding/blocks/pages>`__ then imports the base
template and generally just fills in the page title and content.
URLs and access restriction
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The site map is defined in ```urls.py`` <wedding/urls.py>`__. If you
were going to add/remove a page it should be done here. For each page
that you want to serve on the site, add a line to the ``urlpatterns``
list. In the line you’ll need to specify the page template for the site
as well as the view class you’d like to use to serve the template. Note
that for static HTML pages there are two view choices:
1. ``StaticView``
2. ``StaticViewNoAuth``
If you choose ``StaticView`` then it will require a user to log in to
access the page, else if you choose ``StaticViewNoAuth`` the page will
be accessible without login.
Adding a basic page to the site
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Using just your knowledge of templates and URLS from above you can go
ahead and add a new page to the site! Simply make a new template in the
``pages`` directory and add its desired URL to the ``urlpatterns`` with
either ``StaticView`` or ``StaticViewNoAuth`` and you should be good to
go!
Users and RSVPs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
User Model
^^^^^^^^^^
This site uses the standard Django user model. The standard django
account pages have been skinned in the theme of the site in the
```registration`` templates <templates/registration>`__. In order to get
some flexibility in the user data a ```Profile`` <wedding/models.py>`__
model has been added as a 1:1 field with a user, created when the user
is created. Eventually the goal is to add a “user account” page to the
site where users can update their address and contact info using this
profile but those features aren’t yet built.
User Account Creation
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A custom account creation view has been built such that only users who
have a valid RSVP in the system can create an account. The site
currently checks a user’s last name and the numerical digits of their
address for a match in the “unclaimed” RSVPs in the database. An
“unclaimed” RSVP is an RSVP which does not have a Foreign Key to a user.
The admin of the site needs to manually enter all of their guests into
the database as described below.
RSVP Models
^^^^^^^^^^^
The RSVP system consists of two models: RSVP and RSVP Person
RSVP Model
''''''''''
The RSVP maps 1:1 to an invitation you sent out. It has the following
important fields:
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Field | Description |
+========================+=============================================+
| ``last_names`` | Comma-separated last names for anyone |
| | expected to claim the invite |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| ``address`` | Full address that the invite was sent to. |
| | Only the numbers really matter |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| ``response`` | Coment section the user can fill out when |
| | submitting their response |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
An RSVP contains a 1:many relationship with RSVP Persons
RSVP Person Models
''''''''''''''''''
Each RSVP Person has the following important fields
+----------+---------------+
| Field | Description |
+==========+===============+
| ``name`` | Person’s Name |
+----------+---------------+
Along with the above fields, the RSVP person model can and should be
modified to contain any/all of the information you’d like to gather from
the person when they submit their response on the web site. The default
RSVP person contains the following additional fields
+------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| Field | Type | Description |
+==================+===============+===================================+
| ``is_attending_r | Boolean | Whether or not they’re attending |
| ehearsal`` | | the rehearsal dinner |
+------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| ``is_attending_w | Boolean | Whether or not they’re attending |
| edding`` | | the wedding |
+------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| ``is_child`` | Boolean | Whether or not the guest counts |
| | | as a child |
+------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| ``dietary_*`` | Boolean | Various dietary restrictions |
+------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| ``table`` | Integer | Currently unused, but would be |
| | | nice for building a seating |
| | | assignment chart |
+------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
Loading RSVPs into the site
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
With a basic understanding of the above RSVP system, you’ll want to go
ahead and load your RSVPs into the system so that your users can claim
them. To do this, log into the admin UI at
::
https://my_site/admin
using your superuser credentials. Then go to the ``RSVP`` page and you
can manually add RSVPs. This can indeed be a bit tedious; it would be
nice to create a management command to take in a CSV or JSON data file
and make all of the RSVP objects.