🔐 MQL BackEnd — Django REST API MVP Version 🧠

Welcome to the official MQL BackEnd repository — This is a backend project built using Django and Django REST Framework (DRF).

To simplify frontend development and interaction with APIs, a dedicated apiHandler.js file has been provided. This utility streamlines API communication and makes the behavior of each endpoint clearer and more accessible for frontend developers.

🚀 Key Features User registration and login functionality for clients

Ability for users to submit orders with detailed descriptions and a list of required tools

An admin panel to track and manage submitted orders

⚠️ Note: This is an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) version – the initial functional release intended to demonstrate the core features.

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🚀 Key Features

• ✅ User Registration & Login APIs
• 🔐 Token-based Authentication System
• 📦 RESTful API built with Django REST Framework
• ⚡ Frontend Integration via fetch() (JavaScript)
• 🧱 SQLite Database for lightweight development
• 🔧 Modular, Scalable Django Architecture
• 📁 Frontend-friendly API handler (apiHandeler.js)

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📂 Project Structure

MQL-BackEnd/ ├── MQL/ # Main Django settings & root config │ ├── settings.py │ └── urls.py ├── AuthenticationSystem/ # Authentication app (core logic) │ ├── models.py # User model(s) and logic │ ├── views.py # API endpoints │ ├── serializers.py # DRF serializers │ └── admin.py ├── apiHandeler.js # JS utility for API requests ├── manage.py # Django management script ├── db.sqlite3 # Development SQLite DB └── requirements.txt # Python dependencies

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🧠 Technologies Used

Area	Technology
Backend	Django, Django REST Framework
Auth	Token Authentication (DRF Token)
Database	SQLite
Frontend	Vanilla JavaScript (fetch)
API Format	REST / JSON

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📦 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/EstarioRios/MQL-BackEnd.git
cd MQL-BackEnd

2. Create a Virtual Environment

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python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate     # Linux/macOS
venv\Scripts\activate        # Windows

4. Install Dependencies

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pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run Migrations

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python manage.py migrate

6. Start the Development Server

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python manage.py runserver
The backend will be available at: http://127.0.0.1:8000/

🔌 API Endpoints

Endpoint Method Description

 ✅ Signup normal user (user_type="normal")
     POST /api/signup/
     Required fields: email, phone_number, password, first_name, last_name

 ✅ Login (JWT-based, fallback to manual login if token not valid)
     POST /api/login/
     Required fields: email, password
     Optional field: remember (boolean)

 ✅ Manually login if JWT not present or failed
    POST /api/manual-login/
    Required fields: email, password

 ✅ Create new admin user (Requires JWT and must be admin)
     POST /api/create-admin/
     Required fields: first_name, last_name, email, password, phone_number

 ✅ Submit a new order (Authenticated users only)
    POST /api/sub-order /
    Required fields: title, description, tools_description

These endpoints are implemented inside the AuthenticationSystem app using Django REST views and serializers.

🧪 Frontend Integration

The file apiHandeler.js contains utility methods to:

Call /register and /login endpoints using fetch()

Store and reuse the token for authenticated requests

Add Authorization headers automatically

Ideal for static sites, SPAs, or mobile hybrid apps.

✅ Use Cases

Full-stack starter authentication for Django projects

Backend for React/Vue frontend with token-based login

Educational use for learning DRF + Auth patterns

👨‍💻 Maintainer

Built with ❤️ by Abolfazl Khezri GitHub: @EstarioRios

📃 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

✨ Future Enhancements (Optional Ideas)

✅ Add JWT support with refresh tokens

✅ Email confirmation during registration

✅ Rate limiting and login throttling

✅ Admin dashboard or user management panel

✅ Docker support for production deployment