CC Legal Database: curated repository of Case Law and Scholarship data from around the world in a Django based website.
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Copy .env.template and set environment variables (like
DJANGO_DEBUG_ENABLED=True for local development and testing) and secret keys
in a .env file.
Please read the comments in the .env file for specific instructions to get it to work locally.
cp .env.template .envStart Django server (backed by PostgreSQL server ) at 127.0.0.1:8000:
docker compose upThe following utility will reset the database, run migrations, configure an admin user, and load the developiment data:
- In a terminal window / command line:
docker compose up
- In a second terminal window /command line:
./bin/init_data.sh
All of the following helper commands assume the App and DB services are running:
bin/check.sh- Perform static analysis checks and reformat Python code
bin/dump_data.shDump Django data with processing to remove PII and unapproved entries- Not normally invoked during development
bin/init_data.sh- Initialize Django application data (!!DANGER!!)
process_data.pyProcess YAML data from Django dumpdata to remove PII and unapproved entries.called bybin/dump_data- Not normally invoked during development
bin/release_tasksHeroku release script- Not normally invoked during development
bin/test.sh- Run Django collectstatic, check, and test (unit tests)
To execute any commands inside the app docker container, follow this format:
docker compose exec app ./manage.py DJANGO COMMAND HEREor
docker compose exec app sh -c "SHELL COMMAND HERE"Examples:
- Create a Super User:
docker compose exec app ./manage.py createsuperuser- (better to use
bin/init_data.sh)
- (better to use
- Collect static files:
docker compose exec app ./manage.py collectstatic - Compress content:
docker compose exec app ./manage.py compress - Run tests:
docker compose exec app ./manage.py test
- (better to use
bin/test.sh)
- (better to use
The Python modules are managed by Pipenv. If development requires new Python modules, remember to also rebuild your Docker containters.
Open another terminal and navigate to webpack folder using:
cd webpackTo install webpack dependencies use:
npm installor alternatively to install from package-lock.json use:
npm ciIf you want to make changes to scss files during development run:
npm run watchotherwise run the following command
npm run buildAfter made code changes and before commit, check code style from main directory using.
After making changes in code and before commit, check code style:
./bin/check.shPosts in the Outreachy May 2020 round: CC Legal Database series
The guides/ folder includes: