Google Drive File Creator API

This project provides an API method to create a Google Drive document with a specified name and content. The project is implemented using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework (DRF) and is deployed using Docker Compose.

Prerequisites

Before running this project, you need to set up a Google account and authorize the application to access Google Drive. Follow these steps:

1. Create a Google account if you don't already have one.
2. Go to the Google Cloud Console (https://console.cloud.google.com/).
3. Create a new project.
4. Enable the Google Drive API for your project.
5. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials for your project.
6. Download the credentials JSON file and save it in the google_secrets directory as credentials.json.
7. Run the application once to generate the token file and complete the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Project Setup

Technologies Used

• Python
• Django
• Django REST Framework (DRF)
• Docker
• Docker Compose

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Srmrlt/NV_Challenge_Django.git
   cd NV_Challenge_Django

2. Place the credentials.json file in the google_secrets directory.

3. Copy the example environment file and adjust the settings as needed:

   cp .env.example .env

4. Build and run the application using Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up --build -d

API Endpoint

Create a Google Drive Document

• URL: /api/create-document/
• Method: POST
• Parameters:
  • data: The content of the file (string).
  • name: The name of the file (string).
• Response: JSON object with the status of the request.

Example Request

curl -Method Post -Uri http://localhost:80/api/create-document/ `
    -ContentType "application/json" `
    -Body '{
        "data": "This is the content of the file.",
        "name": "my-file.txt"
    }'

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