Django REST Framework Simple JWT Auth Project

Overview

This project demonstrates the basics of Django REST Framework (DRF) and the implementation of JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication using the Simple JWT library. The main objectives of this project were to learn how to set up JWT authentication and to explore the usage of the @api_view decorator to create custom APIs.

Features

• JWT Authentication using Simple JWT
• Custom APIs using @api_view
• Basic CRUD operations
• User authentication and authorization

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Django
• Django REST Framework
• Simple JWT

Installation

• Clone the repository:

https://github.com/Muneeb1030/Django_rest_freamwork_simpleJWT.git
cd Django_rest_freamwork_simpleJWT

• Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

• Install the dependencies:

pip install django djangorestframework djangorestframework-simplejwt

Set up the Django project:

django-admin startproject myproject
cd myproject

• Create a new app:

python manage.py startapp myapp

Add the new app and DRF to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'rest_framework',
    'rest_framework_simplejwt',
    'myapp',
]

Configure DRF and Simple JWT in settings.py:

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication',
    ),
}

SIMPLE_JWT = {
    'ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(minutes=5),
    'REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(days=1),
    'BLACKLIST_AFTER_ROTATION': True,
    'ALGORITHM': 'HS256',
    'VERIFYING_KEY': None,
}

• Create and apply migrations:

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

• Create a superuser:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Usage

The project includes basic user authentication and authorization functionality, as well as custom APIs using the @api_view decorator. Users can register, log in, and perform CRUD operations on protected endpoints.

Contributing

Contributions to the Django REST Framework Simple JWT Auth project are welcome! If you have any ideas, bug fixes, or enhancements, please open an issue or submit a pull request on the project's GitHub repository.

Contact If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the Django REST Framework Simple JWT Auth project, please contact Me[muhammadmuneeburrehman.vercel.app]. Thank you for using this project!