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# Baby Buddy
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[![License ](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD%202--Clause-orange.svg )](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
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A buddy for babies! Helps caregivers track sleep, feedings, diaper changes,
tummy time and more to learn about and predict baby's needs without (*as much*)
guess work.
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![Baby Buddy desktop view ](screenshot.png )
![Baby Buddy mobile views ](screenshot_mobile.png )
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**Table of Contents**
- [Demo ](#demo )
- [Deployment ](#deployment )
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- [AWS Elastic Beanstalk ](#aws-elastic-beanstalk )
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- [Docker ](#docker )
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- [Heroku ](#heroku )
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- [Manual ](#manual )
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- [Configuration ](#configuration )
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- [Languages ](#languages )
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- [API ](#api )
- [Authentication ](#authentication )
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- [`GET` Method ](#get-method )
- [`OPTIONS` Method ](#options-method )
- [`POST` Method ](#post-method )
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- [Contributing ](#contributing )
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## Demo
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A [demo of Baby Buddy ](http://demo.baby-buddy.net ) is available on Heroku.
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The demo instance resets every hour. Login credentials are:
- Username: `admin`
- Password: `admin`
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## Deployment
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The default user name and password for Baby Buddy is `admin` /`admin`. For any
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deployment, **log in and change the default admin password immediately** .
Many of Baby Buddy's configuration settings can be controlled using environment
variables - see [Configuration ](#configuration ) for detailed information.
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### AWS Elastic Beanstalk
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A basic [Elastic Beanstalk ](https://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/ )
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configuration is provided in `.ebextensions/babybuddy.config` . The steps
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below are a rough guide to deployment. See [Working with Python ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/create-deploy-python-apps.html )
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for detailed information.
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1. Clone/download the Baby Buddy repo
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git clone https://github.com/babybuddy/babybuddy.git
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1. Enter the cloned/downloaded directory
cd babybuddy
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1. Set (at least) the `SECRET_KEY` environment value in `.ebextensions/babybuddy.config`
*See [Configuration ](#configuration ) for other settings that can be
controlled by environment variables.
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1. [Create an IAM user ](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_create.html ) in AWS with EB, EC2, RDS and S3 privileges.
1. Initialize the Elastic Bean application (using the IAM user from the previous step)
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eb init -p python-3.6
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1. Create/deploy the environment! :rocket:
eb create -db -db.engine postgres
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The create command will also do an initial deployment. Run `eb deploy` to
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redeploy the app (e.g. if there are errors or settings are changed).
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### Docker
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A Docker deployment requires [Docker Engine ](https://www.docker.com/ ) v18.06.0+
and [Docker Compose ](https://docs.docker.com/compose/ ) v1.22.0+ to create two
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containers: one for the database and one for the application.
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The example `docker-compose.example.yml` file provided in this repository is
intended for production deployments. Baby Buddy is deployed to Docker Hub as
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[babybuddy/babybuddy ](https://hub.docker.com/r/babybuddy/babybuddy ) so this is
the only file needed for a Docker deployment with Docker Compose.
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1. Copy the contents of `docker-compose.example.yml` as `docker-compose.yml`
and set, at least, the `ALLOWED_HOSTS` and `SECRET_KEY` variables under
`services:app:environment` .
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*See [Configuration ](#configuration ) for other settings that can be
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controlled by environment variables.*
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1. Build/run the application
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docker-compose up -d
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1. Initialize the database *(first run/after migrations updates)*
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docker-compose exec app python manage.py migrate
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1. Initialize cache table *(first run/after cache configuration updates)*
docker-compose exec app python manage.py createcachetable
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The app should now be locally available at
[http://127.0.0.1:8000 ](http://127.0.0.1:8000 ). See
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[Docker's "Get Started" documentation ](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/ )
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for detailed information about deployment methods with Docker.
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### Heroku
[![Deploy ](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.svg )](https://heroku.com/deploy)
For manual deployments to Heroku without using the deploy button, make sure to
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create the following settings before pushing:
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heroku config:set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=babybuddy.settings.heroku
heroku config:set SECRET_KEY=< CHANGE TO SOMETHING RANDOM >
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heroku config:set DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC=1
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heroku config:set TIME_ZONE=< DESIRED DEFAULT TIMEZONE >
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See [Configuration ](#configuration ) for other settings that can be controlled
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by `heroku config:set` .
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And after an initial push, execute the following commands:
heroku run python manage.py migrate
heroku run python manage.py createcachetable
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### Manual
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There are many ways to deploy Baby Buddy manually to any server/VPS. The basic
requirements are Python, a web server, an application server, and a database.
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#### Requirements
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- Python 3.6+, pip, pipenv
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- Web server ([nginx](http://nginx.org/), [Apache ](http://httpd.apache.org/ ), etc.)
- Application server ([uwsgi](http://projects.unbit.it/uwsgi), [gunicorn ](http://gunicorn.org/ ), etc.)
- Database ([sqlite](https://sqlite.org/), [Postgres ](https://www.postgresql.org/ ), [MySQL ](https://www.mysql.com/ ), etc.)
#### Example deployment
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*This example assumes a 512MB VPS instance with Ubuntu 18.04.* It uses
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Python 3.6+, nginx, uwsgi and sqlite and should be sufficient for a few users
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(e.g. two parents and 1+ child).
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1. Install system packages
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sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip nginx uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python3 git libopenjp2-7-dev
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1. Default python3 to python for this session
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alias python=python3
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1. Install pipenv
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sudo -H pip3 install pipenv
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1. Set up directories and files
sudo mkdir /var/www/babybuddy
sudo chown user:user /var/www/babybuddy
mkdir -p /var/www/babybuddy/data/media
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git clone https://github.com/babybuddy/babybuddy.git /var/www/babybuddy/public
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1. Move in to the application folder
cd /var/www/babybuddy/public
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1. Set pipenv to install locally.
export PIPENV_VENV_IN_PROJECT=1
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1. Initiate and enter the Python environment
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pipenv install --three
pipenv shell
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**Note:** Python dependencies are locked on x86-64 architecture. Installs
on other architectures (like Raspberry Pi's ARM) may result in a
``THESE PACKAGES DO NOT MATCH THE HASHES FROM Pipfile.lock!`` error. Add
the ``--skip-lock`` flag to the above command to suppress this error
(i.e.: ``pipenv install --three --dev --skip-lock``).
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1. Create a production settings file and set the ``SECRET_KEY`` and ``ALLOWED_HOSTS`` values
cp babybuddy/settings/production.example.py babybuddy/settings/production.py
editor babybuddy/settings/production.py
1. Initiate the application
export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=babybuddy.settings.production
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python manage.py migrate
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python manage.py createcachetable
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1. Set appropriate permissions on the database and data folder
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sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/babybuddy/data
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sudo chmod 640 /var/www/babybuddy/data/db.sqlite3
sudo chmod 750 /var/www/babybuddy/data
1. Create and configure the uwsgi app
sudo editor /etc/uwsgi/apps-available/babybuddy.ini
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Example config:
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[uwsgi]
plugins = python3
project = babybuddy
base_dir = /var/www/babybuddy
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chdir = %(base_dir)/public
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virtualenv = %(chdir)/.venv
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module = %(project).wsgi:application
env = DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=%(project).settings.production
master = True
vacuum = True
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See the [uWSGI documentation ](http://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ )
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for more advanced configuration details.
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1. Symlink config and restart uWSGI:
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sudo ln -s /etc/uwsgi/apps-available/babybuddy.ini /etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/babybuddy.ini
sudo service uwsgi restart
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1. Create and configure the nginx server
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sudo editor /etc/nginx/sites-available/babybuddy
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Example config:
upstream babybuddy {
server unix:///var/run/uwsgi/app/babybuddy/socket;
}
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server {
listen 80;
server_name babybuddy.example.com;
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location / {
uwsgi_pass babybuddy;
include uwsgi_params;
}
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location /media {
alias /var/www/babybuddy/data/media;
}
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}
See the [nginx documentation ](https://nginx.org/en/docs/ ) for more advanced
configuration details.
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1. Symlink config and restart NGINX:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/babybuddy /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/babybuddy
sudo service nginx restart
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1. That's it (hopefully)! :tada:
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## Configuration
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Environment variables can be used to define a number of configuration settings.
Baby Buddy will check the application directory structure for an `.env` file or
take these variables from the system environment. **System environment variables
take precedence over the contents of an `.env` file.**
- [`ALLOWED_HOSTS` ](#allowed_hosts )
- [`ALLOW_UPLOADS` ](#allow_uploads )
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- [`AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` ](#aws_access_key_id )
- [`AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` ](#aws_secret_access_key )
- [`AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME` ](#aws_storage_bucket_name )
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- [`DEBUG` ](#debug )
- [`NAP_START_MAX` ](#nap_start_max )
- [`NAP_START_MIN` ](#nap_start_min )
- [`SECRET_KEY` ](#secret_key )
- [`TIME_ZONE` ](#time_zone )
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### `ALLOWED_HOSTS`
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*Default: * (any)*
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This option may be set to a single host or comma-separated list of hosts
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(without spaces). This should *always* be set to a specific host or hosts in
production deployments.
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See also: [Django's documentation on the ALLOWED_HOSTS setting ](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts )
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### `ALLOW_UPLOADS`
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*Default: True*
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Whether or not to allow uploads (e.g. of Child photos). For some deployments
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(AWS, Heroku) this setting will default to False due to the lack of available
persistent storage.
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### `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`
*Default: None*
Required to access your AWS S3 bucket, should be uniquely generated per bucket
for security.
See also: [`AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME` ](#aws_storage_bucket_name )
### `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`
*Default: None*
Required to access your AWS S3 bucket, should be uniquely generated per bucket
for security.
See also: [`AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME` ](#aws_storage_bucket_name )
### `AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME`
*Default: None*
If you would like to use AWS S3 for storage on ephemeral storage platforms like
Heroku you will need to create a bucket and add it's name. See django-storages'
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[Amazon S3 documentation ](https://django-storages.readthedocs.io/en/latest/backends/amazon-S3.html ).
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### `DEBUG`
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*Default: False*
When in debug mode, Baby Buddy will print much more detailed error information
for exceptions. This setting should be *False* in production deployments.
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See also [Django's documentation on the DEBUG setting ](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#debug ).
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### `NAP_START_MAX`
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*Default: 18:00*
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The maximum *start* time (in the instance's time zone) before which a sleep
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entry is consider a nap. Expects the 24-hour format %H:%M.
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### `NAP_START_MIN`
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*Default: 06:00*
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The minimum *start* time (in the instance's time zone) after which a sleep
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entry is considered a nap. Expects the 24-hour format %H:%M.
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### `SECRET_KEY`
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*Default: None*
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A random, unique string must be set as the "secret key" before Baby Buddy can
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be deployed and run.
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See also [Django's documentation on the SECRET_KEY setting ](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#secret-key ).
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### `TIME_ZONE`
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*Default: Etc/UTC*
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The default time zone to use for the instance. See [List of tz database time zones ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones )
for all possible values. This value can be overridden per use from the user
settings form.
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## Languages
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Baby Buddy includes translation support as of v1.2.2. Language can be set on a
per-user basis from the user settings page (`/user/settings/`). See
[CONTRIBUTING.md ](CONTRIBUTING.md#translation ) for information about how to
create/update translations.
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### Available languages
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:us: English (U.S.) *(base)*
:fr: French
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:de: German
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:mexico: :es: Spanish
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:sweden: Swedish
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:tr: Turkish
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## API
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Baby Buddy uses the [Django REST Framework ](https://www.django-rest-framework.org/ )
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(DRF) to provide a REST API.
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The only requirement for (most) requests is that the `Authorization` header is
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set as described in the [Authentication ](#authentication ) section. The one
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exception is the `/api` endpoint, which lists all available endpoints.
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Currently, the following endpoints are available for `GET` , `OPTIONS` , and
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`POST` requests:
- `/api/children/`
- `/api/changes/` (Diaper Changes)
- `/api/feedings/`
- `/api/notes/`
- `/api/sleep/`
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- `/api/temperature/`
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- `/api/timers/`
- `/api/tummy-times/`
- `/api/weight/`
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### Authentication
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By default, the [TokenAuthentication ](https://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/authentication/#tokenauthentication )
and [SessionAuthentication ](https://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/authentication/#sessionauthentication )
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classes are enabled. Session authentication covers local API requests made by
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the application itself. Token authentication allows external requests to be
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made.
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:exclamation: **In a production environment, token authentication should only
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be used for API calls to an `https` endpoint.** :exclamation:
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Each user is automatically assigned an API key that can be used for token
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authentication. This key can be found on the User Settings page for the logged
in the user. To use a key for an API request, set the request `Authorization`
header to `Token <user-key>` . E.g.
Authorization: Token 2h23807gd72h7hop382p98hd823dw3g665g56
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If the `Authorization` header is not set or the key is not valid, the API will
return `403 Forbidden` with additional details in the response body.
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### `GET` Method
#### Request
The `limit` and `offset` request parameters can be used to limit
and offset the results set respectively. For example, the following request
will return five diaper changes starting from the 10th diaper change entry:
curl -X GET 'https://[...]/api/changes/?limit=5& offset=10' -H 'Authorization: Token [...]'
{
"count": < int > ,
"next": "https://[...]/api/changes/?limit=5& offset=15",
"previous": "https://[...]/api/changes/?limit=5& offset=5",
"results": [...]
}
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Field-based filters for specific endpoints can be found the in the `filters`
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field of the `OPTIONS` response for specific endpoints.
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#### Response
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Returns JSON data in the response body in the following format:
{
"count":< int > ,
"next":< url > ,
"previous":< url > ,
"results":[{...}]
}
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- `count` : Total number of records (*in the database*, not just the response).
- `next` : URL for the next set of results.
- `previous` : URL for the previous set of results.
- `results` : An array of the results of the request.
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### `OPTIONS` Method
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#### Request
All endpoints will respond to an `OPTIONS` request with detailed information
about the endpoint's purpose, parameters, filters, etc.
#### Response
Returns JSON data in the response body describing the endpoint, available
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options for `POST` requests, and available filters for `GET` requests. The
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following example describes the `/api/children` endpoint:
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{
"name": "Child List",
"renders": [
"application/json",
"text/html"
],
"parses": [
"application/json",
"application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
"multipart/form-data"
],
"actions": {
"POST": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"required": false,
"read_only": true,
"label": "ID"
},
[...]
}
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},
"filters": [
"first_name",
"last_name",
"slug"
]
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}
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### `POST` Method
#### Request
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To add new entries for a particular endpoint, send a `POST` request with the
entry data in JSON format in the request body. The `Content-Type` header for
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`POST` request must be set to `application/json` .
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Regular sanity checks will be performed on relevant data. See the `OPTIONS`
response for a particular endpoint for details on required fields and data
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formats.
#### Response
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Returns JSON data in the response body describing the added/updated instance or
error details if errors exist. Errors are keyed by either the field in error or
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the general string `non_field_errors` (usually when validation involves
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multiple fields).
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## Contributing
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Contributions are welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md ](CONTRIBUTING.md ) for detailed
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information about how to contribute to Baby Buddy.