StudyBuddy: Your Collaborative Learning Hub

StudyBuddy is a Django-based web application designed to empower students to learn together. It allows users to connect, share resources, and collaborate on various projects.

Features

• User Profiles: Create personalized profiles and connect with other students.
• Friendships: Add classmates as friends and build a learning network.
• Messaging: Send direct messages to peers.
• Groups: Create or join study groups.
• Notifications: Get updates on messages, group activities, and events.

Technologies and Libraries Used

• Django: Web framework for building the backend.
• djangorestframework: Toolkit for building APIs in Django.
• django-cors-headers: Middleware for handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
• Python: Programming language used for development.
• pillow: Image processing library.
• black: Code formatter for Python.
• click: Python package for creating command-line interfaces.
• mypy-extensions: Type checking extensions for Python.
• python-decouple: For managing settings in a decoupled way.
• sqlparse: SQL parsing library.
• packaging: Tools for working with Python packages.
• platformdirs: For platform-specific directories.

Installation

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.x
• pip (Python package manager)

Setup:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sardorbek-Zayniyev/StudyBuddy.git

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run database migrations:

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser:

   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Start the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

The app will be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Contributing

Feel free to fork the repository, create a new branch, and submit pull requests. Please ensure that your code is well-tested before submitting.

Contact

For any issues or feedback, please open an issue on this repository.