TransDataCollectionBackend

About

This project provides a backend for TransDataCollection Android App. This android app is an effort to collect data from the lay people with the most minimal efforts.

Installation Instructions

Please follow the instructions carefully for a successful installation process.

• The complete Django project is in the projectBackEnd folder. cd into the folder.

  cd projectBackEnd

• Install the required packages. Make a virtual environment using conda or virtualenv if you want to. We assume you are using the native python package installer pip.

  pip install -r ../requirements.txt

Note: Make sure you are using correct python and pip versions all along installation

• Set the ALLOWED_HOSTS:
  We have already included all the possible hosts which are neccessary to run the django app along with android app on localhost. If you want to add any other address (like a network address), please add that in the ALLOWED_HOSTS variable in projectBackEnd/projectBackEnd/settings.py.

  Note: Host 10.0.2.2 is necessary to let the android emulator to access the django app on localhost

• Create your local database (db.sqlite3)

  python manage.py makemigrations
  python manage.py migrate

• Create an admin superuser to access question and answers

  python manage.py createsuperuser

• Run the server

  python manage.py runserver

• Head over to TransDataCollection Android App to download and install the android app to run along with this app. To observe the input output, visit Answers and Questions tab in localhost:8000/admin.

Team and Contributors

• Anurag Shukla (Android App and Backend) (IIIT Naya Raipur)
• Ankush Jain (Backend) (IIIT Naya Raipur)
• Devansh Mehta (Testing and Brain Storming) (CGNet Swara)
• Vipin Kirar (Field Testing) (CGNet Swara)
• Sebastin Santy (App Testing) (Microsoft Research)