Network

This project is an implementation of a social network website for making posts and following users, built using Django and JavaScript.

🔍 Overview

This web application allows users to:

• Post text-based updates to a global feed.
• Follow and unfollow other users to customize their feed.
• "Like" and "Unlike" posts dynamically.
• Edit their own posts without reloading the page.
• View detailed user profiles with follower and following counts.
• Navigate through posts using a server-side pagination system.

➡️ Getting Started

⚙️ To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [https://github.com/saidbaraou/network.git](https://github.com/saidbaraou/network.git)
   cd network

2. Create a virtual environment (recommended):

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

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Make migrations:

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser (for admin access):

   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

7. Open your web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ to view the application.

✨ Features

• All Posts: A feed showing all posts from all users, ordered by newest first.
• Following Feed: A dedicated view showing only posts from users the current user follows.
• Profile Page: Displays a user's post history, follower count, and following count.
• Edit Post: Inline editing functionality using JavaScript and the Fetch API.
• Like System: Asynchronous like/unlike toggle with real-time counter updates.
• Pagination: Efficiently displays 10 posts per page to improve performance.
• Data Integrity: Database-level constraints to ensure a user can only like a post once.

🛠️ Technologies Used

➕ Further Development

This project could be further enhanced with features such as:

• Image and video upload support for posts.
• Direct messaging system between users.
• Real-time notifications for likes and new followers.
• Hashtag support and trending topic discovery.
• Dark mode and customizable user themes.