Test-Driven Development with Django, Django REST Framework, and Docker

Features and Technologies

This project demonstrates the implementation of a RESTful API using modern development practices and tools:

Core Technologies

• Python with Django and Django REST Framework
• PostgreSQL database
• Docker containerization
• GitLab CI/CD pipeline

Development Practices

• Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology
• Unit and integration testing with pytest
• Docker-based development and testing environment
• Code quality checking with linters
• Parallel test execution with pytest-xdist

Key Implementations

• Custom User model in Django
• RESTful API using Django REST Framework Views and Serializers
• API documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI and Core API
• Static asset management with WhiteNoise
• Test parameterization and mocking with pytest

DevOps & Deployment

• Docker multi-stage builds for production
• Docker cache optimization for CI/CD
• Continuous Integration with GitLab CI
• Deployment to Heroku with Docker
• Production setup with Gunicorn and Postgres