django-yplaces 0.2.9
Places app.
License: BSD License

===============
django-yplaces
===============

YPLACES == Yet/Why Another Django Places App


Installation
============

1. Download dependencies:
    - Python 2.6+
    - Django 1.5+
    
2. ``pip install django-yplaces`` or ``easy_install django-yplaces``


Configuration
=============

settings.py
-----------

1. Add "yplaces" to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this::

    INSTALLED_APPS = (
        # all other installed apps
        'yplaces',
    )
      
2. Add logger handler::

    LOGGING = {
        'version': 1,
        'disable_existing_loggers': False,
        'handlers': {
            # all other handlers
            'log_file_yplaces': {
                'level': 'DEBUG',
                'class': 'logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler',
                'filename': os.path.join(os.path.join(os.path.dirname( __file__ ), '..'), 'logs/yplaces.log'),
                'maxBytes': '16777216', # 16megabytes
             },
        },
        'loggers': {
            # all other loggers
            'yplaces': {
                'handlers': ['log_file_yplaces'],
                'propagate': True,
                'level': 'DEBUG',
            }
        }
    }

3. Configure YPLACES's settings::

    YPLACES = {
        # API URL Namespace (e.g. YPLACES URL is in /api/v1, and the respective Django URL namespaces are 'api' and 'v1')
        'api_url_namespace': 'api:v1',
        
        # Details on the sender of any emails sent by YPlaces.
        'email_from': { 'name': 'John Doe', 'email': 'john@example.com' },
        
        # Emails of the admins that receive certain emails (e.g. Place waiting to be reviewed)
    	'admin_emails': [{ 'name': 'BOFH', 'email': 'bofh@foobar.com' }],
    	
    	# The title to be displayed in the app's index page and respective description.
    	'index_title': 'My Awesome App',
    	'index_description': 'This is a very awesome app where you can find anything!'
    }

4. Don't forget to set the 'MEDIA_URL' variable, which defines the root folder to where files will be uploaded (e.g. profile pictures) and the
variable necessary for the full URL's of the pictures to be built::

    MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static/uploads/')
    MEDIA_URL = HOST_URL + '/static/uploads/'
    
5. Configure template processors so tha every RequestContext will contain a variable request, which is the current HttpRequest. This will be used for stuff
such as knowing the current path. 

    from django.conf.global_settings import TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS as TCP
    TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = TCP + (
        'django.core.context_processors.request',
    )
    
6. In order to enable sitemap.xml generator for places, make sure the respective django app is installed in 'INSTALLED_APPS':
    'django.contrib.sitemaps'

Logs
----

Create a 'logs' folder in your project's root folder (if you don't have one already).
Your project folder should look something like this::

    myproject/
        __init__.py
        settings.py
        urls.py
        wsgi.py
    logs/
    manage.py

Database
--------

Run ``python manage.py syncdb`` to create the yplaces models.

URLs
----

1. Add app URL namespace to top-level ``urls.py``::

    # myproject/urls.py
    # ============
    
    from yplaces.sitemap import PlaceSitemap
    sitemaps = {
        # any other sitemaps
        'restaurants': PlaceSitemap
    }

    urlpatterns = patterns('',
       # all other url mappings
       
       # Place's Sitemap.
       url(r'^sitemap\.xml/?$', 'django.contrib.sitemaps.views.sitemap', { 'sitemaps': sitemaps }, name='sitemap'),
       
       # Place's Pages.
       url(r'^places', include('yplaces.urls', namespace='yplaces')),
    )
	
2. Add app to API namespace::

    # myproject/api/urls.py
    # ============
    
    urlpatterns = patterns('',
        # all other api url mappings
        url(r'^/places', include('yplaces.api.urls', namespace='yplaces')),
    )