Package: signmeup
Sign-Me-UpSign-Me-Up is a Django REST framework -based user registration and management API.It provides a seamless solution for handling user registration, authentication, profile management, and more.With Sign-Me-Up, you can quickly integrate user management functionality into your Django projects, allowing you to focus on building other parts of your application.FeaturesThe Django project will be preconfigured with the following features:User registration with email verificationToken-based authentication for user loginUser profile managementCustomizable password strength requirementsRESTful API endpoints for easy integration with frontend frameworks.InstallationNavigate to the desired project directory.Check if you havevirtualenvinstalled globally:virtualenv--versionIf you see an error, you need to installvirtualenv. You can install it usingpip:pipinstallvirtualenvCreate a virtual environment:virtualenvenvActivate the virtual environment:# For Windowsvenv\Scripts\activate# For macOS and Linuxsourcevenv/bin/activateInstall signmeup using pippipinstallsignmeupStart a projectsignmeupstartproject<project_name>Structure of the created project:<project_name>/
├── accounts/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── admin.py
│   ├── apps.py
│   ├── middleware.py
│   ├── migrations/
│   │   └── __init__.py
│   ├── models.py
│   ├── serializers.py
│   ├── tests.py
│   └── views.py
├── <project_name>/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── .env
│   ├── asgi.py
│   ├── settings.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   └── wsgi.py
├── db.sqlite3
└── manage.pyConfigurationA.envfile is added to the core of the project.Configure the project by defining the following environment variables:Email VariablesEMAIL_HOST: The hostname of the email server. Example:smtp.gmail.comEMAIL_PORT: The port number of the email server. Example:587EMAIL_BACKEND: The email backend to use. Example:django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackendEMAIL_HOST_USER: The username for authenticating with the email server. Example:your_email@example.comEMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: The password for authenticating with the email server.EMAIL_USE_TLS: Set it toTrueto use TLS encryption for email communication.Database VariablesNAME: The name of the PostgreSQL database.USER: The username for authenticating with the PostgreSQL database.PASSWORD: The password for authenticating with the PostgreSQL database.General variablesDEBUG: Set it toTruefor development mode andFalsefor production mode.SECRET_KEY: The secret key used for cryptographic operations.For Database and general variables, you wiil need to uncomment the following in `settings.py:# Added by signmeup: Define the databases in the .env file at the same location as this settings.py file

#DATABASES = {
#     'default': {
#         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
#         'NAME': os.getenv('NAME'), 
#         'USER': os.getenv('USER'), 
#         'PASSWORD': os.getenv('PASSWORD'), 
#         'HOST': os.getenv('HOST'), 
#         'PORT': os.getenv('PORT'),
#     }
# }# Added by signmeup: Define the secret_key in the .env file at the same location as this settings.py file

# SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY') 

# Added by signmeup: Define the debug in the .env file at the same location as this settings.py file

# DEBUG = os.getenv('DEBUG')API EndpointsThe following API endpoints are available:User Registration: Register a new user.Method: POSTURL:http://localhost:8000/accounts/register/Fields:username,email,passwordVerify Email: Verify the user's email address using the verification token received via email.Method: GETURL:http://localhost:8000/accounts/verify-email/Requires authentication: NoUser Login: Log in a user and obtain an authentication token.Method: POSTURL:http://localhost:8000/accounts/login/Fields:username,passwordUser Logout: Log out the authenticated user.Method: POSTURL:http://localhost:8000/accounts/logout/Requires authentication: YesGet User Profile: Get the profile information of the authenticated user.Method: GETURL:http://localhost:8000/accounts/profile/Requires authentication: YesUpdate User Profile: Update the profile information of the authenticated user.Method: POSTURL:http://localhost:8000/accounts/profile/Requires authentication: YesDelete User: Delete the authenticated user's account.Method: DELETEURL:http://localhost:8000/accounts/delete/Requires authentication: YesTesting API endpointsTo interact with the API endpoints for your newly created project, you can use tools likePostmanto send HTTP requests to the API endpoints. Here's how you can use Postman:Install Postman on your machine from thePostman website.Launch Postman and create a new request.Set the request method (e.g., POST, GET) and URL for the desired API endpoint.Add any required headers or request parameters.Send the request and view the response.Make sure to replacehttp://localhost:8000/in the API URL with the appropriate base URL if running the API on a different host or port.ContributingContributions are welcome! If you would like to contribute to Sign-Me-Up, please follow these steps:Fork the repository.Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.Implement your changes and ensure that the tests pass.Commit and push your changes to your forked repository.Open a pull request, and provide a detailed description of your changes.