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# Social Network API

This is a social networking application API built using Django Rest Framework. The application includes user signup, login, search, friend requests, and friend listing functionalities.

## Features

- User Signup
- User Login
- Search Users by Email or Name
- Send/Accept/Reject Friend Requests
- List Friends
- List Pending Friend Requests
- Rate Limiting for Friend Requests (max 3 requests per minute)

## Technologies Used

- Django
- Django Rest Framework
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Docker
- JWT for Authentication

## Prerequisites

- Docker and Docker Compose installed on your machine

## Installation

### 1. Clone the repository

```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/social_network_api.git
cd social_network_api

3. Build and Run the Docker Containers

docker-compose up --build

This command will build the Docker images and start the containers for the Django application, PostgreSQL database, and Redis.

4. Create a Superuser

After the containers are up, create a superuser to access the Django admin interface:

docker-compose exec web python manage.py createsuperuser

5. Access the Application

• The Django application will be running at http://localhost:8000.
• The Django admin interface will be accessible at http://localhost:8000/admin.

API Endpoints

You can use Postman to test the API endpoints. Import the provided Postman collection to get started quickly.

Postman Collection

Import the SocialNetworkAPI.postman_collection.json file into Postman to get all the configured endpoints.

Endpoints

User Signup

• URL: http://localhost:8000/api/signup/
• Method: POST
• Body:

  {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "password": "testpassword"
  }

User Login

• URL: http://localhost:8000/api/login/
• Method: POST
• Body:

  {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "password": "testpassword"
  }

Search Users

• URL: http://localhost:8000/api/search/?q=searchterm
• Method: GET
• Headers:

  Authorization: Bearer <access_token>
  

Send Friend Request

• URL: http://localhost:8000/api/friend-request/
• Method: POST
• Headers:

  Authorization: Bearer <access_token>
  

• Body:

  {
    "to_user": "[email protected]"
  }

Accept Friend Request

• URL: http://localhost:8000/api/friend-request/accept/
• Method: POST
• Headers:

  Authorization: Bearer <access_token>
  

• Body:

  {
    "from_user": "[email protected]"
  }

Reject Friend Request

• URL: http://localhost:8000/api/friend-request/reject/
• Method: POST
• Headers:

  Authorization: Bearer <access_token>
  

• Body:

  {
    "from_user": "[email protected]"
  }

List Friends

• URL: http://localhost:8000/api/friends/
• Method: GET
• Headers:

  Authorization: Bearer <access_token>
  

List Pending Friend Requests

• URL: http://localhost:8000/api/friend-requests/pending/
• Method: GET
• Headers:

  Authorization: Bearer <access_token>
  

Containerize the Application

The application is containerized using Docker. The Docker setup includes a web service for the Django application, a database service for PostgreSQL, and a Redis service.

Docker Setup

• Dockerfile: Defines the image for the Django application.
• docker-compose.yml: Configures the services and networking.

Rate Limiting

Friend requests are rate-limited to a maximum of 3 requests per minute.