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Team Production System

Team Production System is an app for mentees to schedule one-on-one sessions with mentors.

Quick links:

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome!

See contributing.md for ways to get started.

Please adhere to this project's code of conduct.

Features

  • Users can setup profiles as a mentor or mentee.
  • Mentors can set their skill set and availabilty.
  • Mentees can schedule sessions with the mentors, filtered by skills and availabilty
  • Mentors can confirm sessions
  • Both mentor and mentee can cancel a session prior to session start time.

Running Locally

Local Setup

Clone the project:

git clone https://github.com/TeamProductionSystem/Team_Production_System_BE.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd Team_Production_System_BE

Set up a virtual environment for the project using pipenv. If you don't have pipenv installed, you can install it using pip:

pip install pipenv

Then, activate the virtual environment by running:

pipenv shell

Install the project dependencies:

pipenv install

Running without Containers

Set up the database by running the migrations:

python manage.py migrate

đź’ˇNote: If this command throws an error, you might not have setup your database, or configured your DATABASE_URL env variable properly.

Start the development server:

python manage.py runserver

The app should now be running at http://localhost:8000/

Run Celery and Redis locally

These servers are only needed if you want 15/60 minute reminders of scheduled sessions. Run each of the following commands in its own terminal window at the project root.

Start the Redis server:

redis-server

Start the Celery server:

celery -A config.celery_settings worker --loglevel=info

Start the Celery Beat server:

celery -A config.celery_settings beat -l debug

Run Locally via Docker Containers

Setup

Install Docker Desktop. This will also install the Docker engine and the Docker CLI. You can find installation instructions on the Docker website for Mac and Windows.

Setup your Environment Variables. You can find instructions here.

Create or update requirements.txt with any new plugins from Pipfile:

pipenv requirements > requirements.txt

đź’ˇNote: If this step deletes everything in the requirements.txt file, your pipenv is out of date. You can update it with the following command:

pip install --user --upgrade pipenv

Building Docker Image

Run the following command:

docker compose build

If you haven't built the container before, this can take over a minute. After that, Docker will use the cached image layers as reference for future builds. You can expect the build to only take seconds.

If you want to build the image from scratch, add the flag --no-cache to the above command.

Running Docker Containers

Run the following command:

docker compose up

The app should now be running at http://localhost:8000/

You can also view the Django admin UI at the /admin/ endpoint. Use the DJANGO_SUPERUSER credentials you set in the .env file.

If you want to connect to the container database via an app like Postico 2, the settings needed are:

- Host: localhost
- Port: 5433
- Database: mentors
- User: mentors
- Password: mentors

While running, the Django server will automatically detect changes made and reload, just as if it was running in your local environment. Certain file changes, such as to a model, won't trigger this behavior. In these cases, stop then restart the containers.

Stopping Docker Containers

To stop running the containers, hit Ctrl+C. The container instances will not be deleted. If you spin them up again, those same instances will be running.

If you want to delete the container instances, run the following command:

docker compose down

The database is persistant. If you make changes to a model, run makemigrations before resetting the the database. Follow these 2 steps once the containers are no longer running:

  • Remove the persistant volume:
docker volume rm team_production_system_be_postgres_data
  • Rebuild the docker images without the cached data:
docker compose build --no-cache

The next time you spin up the docker containers, the database will be empty again.

Environment Variables

  1. Create a file named .env in the root directory of your project. This file will contain your environment variables.

  2. Open the .env file in a text editor and set your environment variables in the following format: 'VARIABLE_NAME=value'

    For example:

ENVIRONMENT=dev
DATABASE_URL=postgres://mentors:mentors@localhost:5432/mentors
SECRET_KEY=my_secret_key
DEBUG=True

DJANGO_SUPERUSER_USERNAME=admin
DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=admin_password
DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL=admin@example.com

CELERY_BROKER_URL=local_redis_url
CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND=local_redis_url

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=from-your-aws-account
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=also_from-your-aws-account
AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME=your-aws-s3-bucket

EMAIL_HOST=usually-gmail
EMAIL_HOST_USER=example@fake.com
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=do-not-share

SENTRY_DSN=not-necessary-for-running-locally
  • ENVIRONMENT: This should be either dev or prod, depending on what environment the app is running in. As long as your are running locally, use the value dev.

  • DATABASE_URL: This should be set to the URL of your database. Depending on your database type, this may include a username, password, host, and port. When using a local PostgreSQL database, it should take the form postgres://<username>:<password>@localhost:5432/<db-name>

  • SECRET_KEY: This should be set to a secret key that is used for cryptographic signing in Django. It is important that this value is kept secret and is not shared publicly.

  • DEBUG: This should be set to a boolean value (True or False) and is used to enable or disable debugging in Django. It is recommended to set this to False in production environments.

  • DJANGO_SUPERUSER_USERNAME: This should be set to the username you want to use for the Django superuser account.

  • DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD: This should be set to the password you want to use for the Django superuser account.

  • DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL: This should be set to the email address you want to use for the Django superuser account.

  • CELERY_BROKER_URL: This should be set to your local redis url.

  • CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND: This should be set to your local redis url.

  • AWS_ACCESS_KEY: This should be set to your AWS account.

  • AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: This should be set to your AWS account.

  • AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME: This should be set to your AWS S3 instance.

  • EMAIL_HOST: This should be set to the email account you want to use.

  • EMAIL_HOST_USER: This should be set to the email account you want to use.

  • EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: This should be set to the email account you want to use.

  • SENTRY_DSN: This should be set to your Sentry account.

  1. Save the .env file.

Adding Packages

Pipenv is a packaging tool for Python that solves some common problems associated with the typical development workflow using pip, virtualenv, and the requirements.txt. In addition to addressing some common issues, it consolidates and simplifies the development process to a single command line tool.

When installing new packages, you first need to assess if they are needed for production and development or only development.

For packages needed for both prod and dev, please run installation as follows:

pipenv install <package-name>

If the package is only needed for development, please run installation as follows:

pipenv install <package-name> --dev

Providing the --dev argument will put the dependency in a special [dev-packages] location in the Pipfile. These development packages only get installed if you specify the --dev argument with pipenv install.

If you update the Pipfile and are using Docker locally for development, please make sure to spin down your docker containers, copy over the Pipfile information to requirements.txt and then rebuild your containers. See Run Locally via Docker Containers for instructions.

Testing

For testing this app, we are using Django Test Case and Django REST Framework API Test Case along with coverage.py for test coverage reporting.

To run tests:

python manage.py test

đź’ˇNote: To skip a test that isn't finished, add the following before the test class: @unittest.skip("Test file is not ready yet")

To run coverage for test:

coverage run manage.py test

After you run tests you can get the report in command-line by running:

coverage report

For an interactive html report, run:

coverage html

Then in the htmlcov folder of the project, open the file index.html in a browser. Here you can see an indepth analysis of coverage and what lines need testing. Click available links to view specific file coverage data.

Here is some helpful information on testing in Django and Django REST Framework: https://www.rootstrap.com/blog/testing-in-django-django-rest-basics-useful-tools-good-practices

Linting

To keep our code easy to read and use please make sure it passes flake8 linting before submitting your code. To run in terminal:

flake8

Each error will show the file name and line to find the error. The command can be run over and over again until errors are cleared.

Submitting Code

We use several git hooks to ensure code quality and consistency. These are run using the pre-commit Python package.

Here are the processes we run for each hook:

  • Pre-Commit:
    • linting code with Flake8
    • autoformatting code with isort and black
  • Commit-Msg:
    • linting commit message
  • Pre-Push:
    • linting branch name
    • running all tests

Below, we go over how to set up and use these hooks, the linting plugins used, and the schemas for Branch Names and Commit Messages.

Pre-Commit Setup

These steps assume you have already entered a pipenv shell and installed all dependencies. Below are the commands and expected outputs:

pre-commit install

pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/pre-commit

pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg

pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/commit-msg

pre-commit install --hook-type pre-push

pre-commit installed at .git/hooks/pre-push

To run the pre-commit checks before making a commit, run the following command.

pre-commit run --all-files

If no files need changes, the output should look like this:

isort....................................................................Passed black....................................................................Passed flake8...................................................................Passed

If isort or black catch any errors, they will automatically alter the files to fix them. This will prevent making a commit, and you will need to stage the new changes. flake8 errors need to be fixed manually.

Code Linting

We ensure code consistancy by linting with flake8. Errors found by flake 8 will be listed in the following format:

<File Path>:<Line>:<Column>: <Error Code> <Error Message>

Error codes from flake8 will have a prefix of F. The flake8 plugins used are listed below, along with their error code prefix:

- flake8-bugbear (B): additional rules to catch bugs and design problems
- pep8-naming (N): check the PEP-8 naming conventions
- flake8-spellcheck (SC): spellcheck variables, classnames, comments, docstrings etc.
- flake8-eradicate (E): finds commented out or dead code
- flake8-clean-block (CLB): enforces a blank line after if/for/while/with/try blocks
- flake8-multiline (JS): ensures a consistent format for multiline containers
- flake8-secure-coding-standard (SCS): enforces some secure coding standards for Python
- flake8-comprehensions (C): helps you write better list/set/dict comprehensions
- flake8-quotes (Q): extension for checking quotes in Python

đź’ˇNote: If the spellcheck plugin gets caught on a name that you did not set, add it to whitelist.txt. DO NOT ADD NAMES THAT YOU CREATE!!!

Branch Name Schema

Branch names should be in the following format:

<type>/issue-<number>/<description>

Type: The type of branch. This should be one of the following:

  • feat - Adding a new feature
  • bugfix - Fixing bugs in the code
  • hotfix - For emergency fixes
  • test - Experimental changes for testing purposes
  • chore - Changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries such as documentation generation

Issue Number: The issue number associated with the branch. This should be the number of the issue in the GitHub repository or the trello board.

Description: A short description of the branch. This should be in lowercase and use dashes instead of spaces.

Example: feat/issue-66/remove-jedi

Commit Message Schema

Commit messages should be in the following format:

<type>(<scope>): <description>

Type: Represents the type of change that was made. This should be one of the following:

  • feat - Adding a new feature
  • fix - Fixing bugs in the code
  • docs - Changes to documentation
  • style - Changes to code style
  • refactor - Changes to code that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
  • perf - Changes to code that improves performance
  • test - Adding or updating tests
  • build - Changes to the build process or dependencies
  • ci - Changes to CI configuration files and scripts
  • chore - Miscellaneous changes, such as updating packages or bumping a version number
  • revert - Reverting a previous commit

Scope: This is optional but can provide additional contextual information. It describes the section or aspect of the codebase affected by the change. For example, auth for authentication-related changes or header for changes to a website's header component.

Description: A concise description of the changes. Start with a lowercase verb indicating what was done (e.g., add, update, remove, fix).

Setting Up a PostgreSQL Database

đź’ˇNote: This guide assumes you are using a macOS. If you are using a different operating system, only the installation step should be different. Here are guides for Windows and Linux.

Install PostgreSQL on your machine, then run it as a background service:

brew install postgresql@15
brew services start postgresql@15

Next, create a user:

createuser -d <username>

Then, create a database:

createdb -U <username> <dbname>

API Reference

API URL - https://team-production-system.onrender.com

Quck Links:

User Endpoints

User Create

  • Create a new user
  • đź’ˇNote: the username will automatically be converted to all lowercase letters
  POST https://team-production-system.onrender.com/auth/users/
Body Type Description
username string New Username
password string User generated password
re_password string User generated password
email string User generated email

Request Sample:

POST /auth/users/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: N/A
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com
{
	"username": "TestUserLogin",
	"email": "testemail@fake.com",
	"password": "TestUserPassword",
	"re_password": "TestUserPassword"
}

Response Example (201 Created)

{
	"email": "testemail@fake.com",
	"username": "testuserlogin",
	"id": 5
}

Token Authentication / User Login

  • Create a user token.
  • Username must be lowercase
POST - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/auth/token/login/
Body Type Description
username string Username (lowercase)
password string User generated password

Request Sample:

POST /auth/token/login/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: N/A
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"username": "testuserlogin" ,
	"password": "TestUserPassword"
}

Response Example (200 OK)

{
	"auth_token": "****************************************"
}

User Logout (User Authentication Required)

  • Log the current user out.
POST - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/auth/token/logout/
Body Type Description
username string Username
password string User generated password

Request Sample:

POST /auth/token/logout/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"username": "testuserlogin" ,
	"password": "TestUserPassword"
}

Response Example (204 No Content)

No body returned for response

View Logged in Users Profile (User Authentication Required)

  • View the current logged in users information
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/myprofile/
Body Type Description
username string Username
first_name string User generated first name
last_name string User generated last name
email string User generated email
phone_number string User generated phone number
profile_photo form-data User submitted profile photo
is_mentor boolean Is mentor flag
is_mentee boolean Is mentee flag
is_active boolean Is active flag

Request Sample:

GET /myprofile/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

{
	"pk": 6,
	"username": "testusername",
	"first_name": "",
	"last_name": "",
	"email": "testuser@testemail.com",
	"phone_number": null,
	"profile_photo": null,
	"is_mentor": false,
	"is_mentee": false,
	"is_active": true
}

Edit User Profile (User Authentication Required)

  • Update the users profile information.
  • đź’ˇNote: This endpoint has multipart/form-data content type.
PATCH - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/myprofile/
Body Type Description
username string Username
first_name string User generated first name
last_name string User generated last name
email string User generated email
phone_number string User generated phone number
profile_photo form-data User submitted profile photo
is_mentor boolean Is mentor flag
is_mentee boolean Is mentee flag
is_active boolean Is active flag

Request Sample:

PATCH /myprofile/
Content-Type: Multipart/form-data
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

	body: MultiPartFormData,
	Example:

	{
		"username": "testusername",
		"first_name": "testuserfirstname",
		"last_name": "testuserlastname",
		"email": "testuser@testemail.com",
		"phone_number": "+12345678987",
		"profile_photo": ".../testuser.jpg",
		"is_mentor": true
	}

Response Example (200 OK)

{
	"pk": 6,
	"username": "testusername",
	"first_name": "testuserfirstname",
	"last_name": "testuserlastname",
	"email": "testuser@testemail.com",
	"phone_number": "+12345678987",
	"profile_photo": ".../testuser.jpg",
	"is_mentor": true,
	"is_mentee": false,
	"is_active": true
}

Mentor Endpoints

View Mentors List (User Authentication Required)

  • View a list of all user with the mentors flag (Expired availabilties are filtered out)
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/mentor/
Body Type Description
pk int The user pk
username string Username
first_name string User generated first name
last_name string User generated last name
is_mentor boolean Is mentor flag
profile_photo form-data User submitted profile photo

Nested Information:

Body Type Description
about_me string Information about the user
skills string Skills the user has
availabilities array Availabilities the mentor has

Request Sample:

GET /mentor/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

[
	{
		"pk": 6,
		"username": "testusername",
		"first_name": "Test",
		"last_name": "User",
		"is_mentor": true,
		"mentor_profile": {
			"about_me": "I am test user",
			"skills": [
				"CSS",
				"JavaScript",
				"Django"
			]
			"availabilities": [
				{
					"pk": 2,
					"mentor": 6,
					"start_time": "2023-04-12T05:30:00Z",
					"end_time": "2023-04-12T15:30:00Z"
				},
			]
		}
	}
]

Create Mentors Information (User Authentication Required)

  • Create information about the current logged-in mentor.
POST - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/mentorinfo/
Body Type Description
pk int The mentor pk
about_me string Information about the user
skills array Skills the user has
team_number int Mentor's team number

Nested Information:

Body Type Description
availabilities array Availabilities the mentor has

Request Sample:

POST /mentorinfo/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"about_me": "Hi, I am so and so and do such and such",
	"skills": ["CSS"],
	"team_number": 10,
}

Response Example (201 Created)

{
	"pk": 1,
	"about_me": "Hi, I am so and so and do such and such",
	"skills": [
		"CSS"
	],
	"availabilities": [],
	"team_number": 10
}

View Mentors Information (User Authentication Required)

  • Retrieve information about the current logged-in mentor.
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/mentorinfo/
Body Type Description
pk int The mentor pk
about_me string Information about the user
skills string Skills the user has
team_number int Mentor's team number

Nested Information:

Body Type Description
availabilities array Availabilities the mentor has

Request Sample:

GET /mentorinfo/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

{
	"pk": 1,
	"about_me": "Hi, I am so and so and do such and such",
	"skills": [
		"CSS"
	],
	"availabilities": [
			{
				"pk": 1,
				"mentor": 2,
				"start_time": "2023-04-12T14:30:00Z",
				"end_time": "2023-04-12T15:30:00Z"
			}
	],
	"team_number": 10
}

Update Mentors Information (User Authentication Required)

  • Update information about the current logged-in mentor.
PATCH - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/mentorinfoupdate/
Body Type Description
pk int The mentor pk
about_me string Information about the user
skills array Skills the user has
team_number int Mentor's team number

Nested Information:

Body Type Description
availabilities array Availabilities the mentor has

Request Sample:

PATCH /mentorinfoupdate/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"skills": "Python"
}

Response Example (200 OK)

{
	"pk": 1,
	"about_me": "Hi, I am so and so and do such and such",
	"skills": [
		"Python"
	],
	"availabilities": [
			{
				"pk": 1,
				"mentor": 2,
				"start_time": "2023-04-12T14:30:00Z",
				"end_time": "2023-04-12T15:30:00Z"
			}
	],
	"team_number": 10
}

Delete Mentors Information (User Authentication Required)

  • Delete information about the current logged-in mentor.
DELETE - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/mentorinfoupdate/
Body Type Description
about_me string Information about the user
skills string Skills the user has

Request Sample:

DELETE /mentorinfoupdate/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (204 No Content)

No body returned to response

View a List of mentors by skill (User Authentication Required)

  • View a list of mentors filtered by their skill.
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/mentor/<str:skills>/
Body Type Description
about_me string Information about the user
skills string Skills the user has

Request Sample:

GET mentor/<str:skills>/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 Ok)

[
	{
		"pk": 2,
		"about_me": "Hi i'm testuser, I like to code.",
		"skills": [
			"HTML",
		]
	},
	{
		"pk": 5,
		"about_me": "Coding is so fun",
		"skills": [
			"HTML",
			"CSS",
			"Django"
		]
	},
	{
		"pk": 6,
		"about_me": "Hi, I'm testuser",
		"skills": "HTML"
	}
]

Mentee Endpoints

View Mentee List (User Authentication Required)

  • View a list of all user with the mentee flag set to true
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/mentee/
Body Type Description
pk int The user pk
username string Username
first_name string User generated first name
last_name string User generated last name
is_mentee boolean Is mentee flag
profile_photo form-data User submitted profile photo

Nested Information:

Body Type Description
team_number int Team number associated with the user

Request Sample:

GET /mentee/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

[
	{
		"pk": 4,
		"username": "testusername",
		"first_name": "Test",
		"last_name": "User",
		"is_mentee": true,
		"mentee_profile": {
			"team_number": 4
		}
	}
]

Create Mentees Information (User Authentication Required)

  • Create information about the current logged-in mentee.
POST - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/menteeinfo/
Body Type Description
team_number int Team number associated with the user

Request Sample:

POST /menteeinfo/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"team_number": "4"
}

Response Example (201 Created)

[
	{
		"team_number": 4
	}
]

View Mentees Information (User Authentication Required)

  • Retrieve information about the current logged-in mentee.
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/menteeinfo/
Body Type Description
team_number int Team number associated with the user

Request Sample:

GET /menteeinfo/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

[
	{
		"team_number": 4
	}
]

Update Mentees Information (User Authentication Required)

  • Update information about the current logged-in mentee.
PATCH - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/menteeinfoupdate/
Body Type Description
team_number int Team number associated with the user

Request Sample:

PATCH /menteeinfoupdate/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

[
	{
		"team_number": "5"
	}
]

Response Example (200 OK)

{
	"team_number": 5
}

Delete Mentees Information (User Authentication Required)

  • Delete information about the current logged-in mentee.
DELETE - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/menteeinfoupdate/
Body Type Description
team_number int Team number associated with the user

Request Sample:

DELETE /menteeinfoupdate/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (204 No Content)

No body returned to response

Availability Endpoints

V1 | Get Mentors Availabilty (User Authentication Required)

  • Get mentor availabilty
  • This endpoint filters out any expired availabilty. Only shows availabilty that is in the future.
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/availabilty/
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the availabilty
mentor int The pk of the mentor attached to the availabilty
start_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
end_time date-time Start time of the availabilty

Request Sample:

GET /availabilty/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

[
	{
		"pk": 19,
		"mentor": 4,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z"
	},
	{
		"pk": 20,
		"mentor": 5,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z"
	},
	{
		"pk": 21,
		"mentor": 4,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z"
	},
	{
		"pk": 22,
		"mentor": 7,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z"
	}
]

V2 | View Mentor Availabilty List (User Authentication Required, Version Header Required)

  • Get mentor availabilty
  • This endpoint filters out any expired availabilty
  • Only shows availabilty with end_time in future.
  • Availability reponse ordered from present to future
  • Must pass version number in headers.
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/availabilty/
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the availabilty
mentor int The pk of the mentor attached to the availabilty
start_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
end_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
status string Status of the availability

Request Sample:

GET /availabilty/
Content-Type: json
Accept: version=v2
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

[
	{
		"pk": 19,
		"mentor": 4,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z"
	},
	{
		"pk": 20,
		"mentor": 5,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T16:30:00Z"
	},
	{
		"pk": 21,
		"mentor": 4,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T16:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T18:30:00Z"
	},
	{
		"pk": 22,
		"mentor": 7,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T18:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T19:30:00Z"
	}
]

V1 | Add Mentor Availabilty (User Authentication Required)

  • Add mentor availabilty
  • Start time must be in the future
  • End time must be after start time
POST - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/availabilty/
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the availabilty
mentor int The pk of the mentor attached to the availabilty
start_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
end_time date-time Start time of the availabilty

Request Sample:

POST /availabilty/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
	"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z"
}

Response Example (201 Created)

{
	"pk": 23,
	"mentor": 4,
	"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
	"end_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z"
}

V2 | Add Mentor Availabilty (User Authentication Required, Version Header Required)

  • Add mentor availabilty
  • Availability saves to database in 30 min chunks
  • Status defaults to 'Open'
  • Must pass version number in headers.
POST - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/v2/availabilty/
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the availabilty
mentor int The pk of the mentor attached to the availabilty
start_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
end_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
status string Status of the availability

Request Sample:

POST /v2/availabilty/
Content-Type: json
Accept: version=v2
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
	"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z"
}

Response Example (201 Created)

[
	{
		"pk": 23,
		"mentor": 1,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T14:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:00:00Z",
		"status": "Open"
	},
	{
		"pk": 24,
		"mentor": 1,
		"start_time": "1999-12-31T15:00:00Z",
		"end_time": "1999-12-31T15:30:00Z",
		"status": "Open"
	},

]

Delete Mentor Availabilty (User Authentication Required)

  • Delete a mentor availabilty
DELETE - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/availabilty/<int:pk>/
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the availabilty

Request Sample:

DELETE /availabilty/<int:pk>/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (204 No Content)

No body returned to response

Session Endpoints

Sessions (User Authentication Required)

  • Get a list of all sessions
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/session/
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the session
mentor_firstname string The first name of the mentor attached to session
mentor_lastname string The last name of the mentor attached to session
mentor_avaliabilty int The avalibility pk attached to mentor
mentor int The pk of the mentor attached to the availabilty
mentee int The pk of the mentee attached to the session
start_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
end_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
status string Status of the session
session_length int Length of the session

Request Sample:

GET /session/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

[
	{
		"pk": 5,
		"mentor_first_name": "Test User",
		"mentor_last_name": "Test User",
		"mentor_availability": 2,
		"mentee": 3,
		"start_time": "2023-04-12T15:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "2023-04-12T16:00:00Z",
		"status": "Pending",
		"session_length": 60
	},
	{
		"pk": 2,
		"mentor_first_name": "Test User",
		"mentor_last_name": "Test User",
		"mentor_availability": 2,
		"mentee": 3,
		"start_time": "2023-04-12T15:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "2023-04-12T16:00:00Z",
		"status": "Confirmed",
		"session_length": 30
	},
	{
		"pk": 6,
		"mentor_first_name": "Test User",
		"mentor_last_name": "Test User",
		"mentor_availability": 2,
		"mentee": 3,
		"start_time": "2023-04-12T15:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "2023-04-12T16:00:00Z",
		"status": "Confirmed",
		"session_length": 30
	},
	{
		"pk": 7,
		"mentor_first_name": "Test User",
		"mentor_last_name": "Test User",
		"mentor_availability": 2,
		"mentee": 3,
		"start_time": "2023-04-12T15:30:00Z",
		"end_time": "2023-04-12T16:00:00Z",
		"status": "Canceled",
		"session_length": 30
	}
]

Archived Sessions (User Authentication Required)

  • Get a list of all archived sessions (start time earlier than 24 hrs before time of request)
GET - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/archivesession/
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the session
mentor_firstname string The first name of the mentor attached to session
mentor_lastname string The last name of the mentor attached to session
mentor_avaliabilty int The avalibility pk attached to mentor
mentor int The pk of the mentor attached to the availabilty
mentee int The pk of the mentee attached to the session
start_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
end_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
status string Status of the session
session_length int Length of the session

Request Sample:

GET /archivesession/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	""
}

Response Example (200 OK)

[
	{
		"pk": 1,
		"mentor_first_name": "Test-mentor",
		"mentor_last_name": "Test-mentor",
		"mentor_availability": 1,
		"mentee": 3,
		"mentee_first_name": "Test-mentee",
		"mentee_last_name": "Test-mentee",
		"start_time": "2023-05-22T12:00:00Z",
		"end_time": "2023-05-22T12:30:00Z",
		"status": "Confirmed",
		"session_length": 30
	}
]

Create a Session (User Authentication Required)

  • Create a session with a mentor
POST - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/sessionrequest/
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the session
mentor_firstname string The first name of the mentor attached to session
mentor_lastname string The last name of the mentor attached to session
mentor_avaliabilty int The avalibility pk attached to mentor
mentor int The pk of the mentor attached to the availabilty
mentee int The pk of the mentee attached to the session
start_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
end_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
status string Status of the session
session_length int Length of the session

Request Sample:

POST /sessionrequest/
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"mentor_availability": 8,
	"start_time": "2020-06-23T21:30:00.000Z",
	"session_length": 60
}

Response Example (201 Created)

{
	"pk": 8,
	"mentor_first_name": "testuser",
	"mentor_last_name": "testuser",
	"mentor_availability": 8,
	"mentee": 3,
	"mentee_first_name": "Test",
	"mentee_last_name": "Mentee",
	"start_time": "2020-04-26T21:00:00Z",
	"end_time": "2020-04-26T22:00:00Z",
	"status": "Pending",
	"session_length": 60
}

Update a Session (User Authentication Required)

  • Update a session status
PATCH - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/sessionrequest/<int:pk>
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the session
mentor_firstname string The first name of the mentor attached to session
mentor_lastname string The last name of the mentor attached to session
mentor_avaliabilty int The avalibility pk attached to mentor
mentor int The pk of the mentor attached to the availabilty
mentee int The pk of the mentee attached to the session
start_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
end_time date-time Start time of the availabilty
status string Status of the session
session_length int Length of the session

Request Sample:

PATCH /sessionrequest/<int:pk>
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"status": "Confirmed"
}

Response Example (201 Created)

{
	"pk": 8,
	"mentor_first_name": "testuser",
	"mentor_last_name": "testuser",
	"mentor_availability": 8,
	"mentee": 3,
	"start_time": "2020-04-26T21:00:00Z",
	"end_time": "2020-04-26T22:00:00Z",
	"status": "Confirmed",
	"session_length": 60
}

Notification Endpoints

Update Notification Settings (User Authentication Required)

  • Update user's notification settings
PATCH - https://team-production-system.onrender.com/notificationsettings/<int:pk>
Body Type Description
pk int The pk of the notification
session_requested boolean Session requested notification flag
session_confirmed boolean Session confirmation notification flag
session_canceled boolean Session cancellation notification flag
fifteen_minute_alert boolean 15-minute alert notification flag
sixty_minute_alert int 60-minute alert notification flag

Request Sample:

PATCH /notificationsettings/<int:pk>
Content-Type: json
Authorization: Required
Host: https://team-production-system.onrender.com

{
	"sixty_minute_alert": "True"
}

Response Example (200 OK)

{
	"pk": 4,
	"user": 3,
	"session_requested": false,
	"session_confirmed": false,
	"session_canceled": true,
	"fifteen_minute_alert": false,
	"sixty_minute_alert": true
}