Django To-Do App

A full-featured Django To-Do List application with user authentication, task management, and priority tracking. Designed for clean code, security, and scalability.

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🚀 Features

• User Authentication
  Register, login, and logout functionality with Django's built-in auth system.

• Task Management (CRUD)

  • Create, read, update, delete tasks
  • Tasks are user-specific; each user can only access their own tasks

• Task Attributes

  • Title, Description, Priority (Low, Medium, High)
  • Completion status
  • Due date with validation (cannot be in the past)

• User Feedback

  • Success and error messages for all actions using Django messages framework

• Security & Best Practices

  • LoginRequiredMixin for views
  • UserPassesTestMixin to prevent unauthorized access
  • CSRF protection in all forms
  • Proper validation in forms

• Responsive UI

  • Modern design with Bootstrap 5
  • Unified form template for create/update tasks
  • Styled task list and homepage

• Testing

  • Unit tests for models, forms, and views
  • Permission tests to prevent users from accessing others' tasks

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📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/reza-khalili-dev/django-todo.git
   cd django-todo
   

Create and activate virtual environment:

python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt Apply migrations:

python manage.py migrate Create a superuser (optional):

python manage.py createsuperuser Run the development server:

python manage.py runserver 🧪 Running Tests Run all unit tests with:

python manage.py test 🖌️ Code Quality Code formatted with Black

Imports sorted with isort

Linting with flake8

⚙️ Deployment Separate settings for development and production

Use PostgreSQL in production

Static files served via Whitenoise

Environment variables for sensitive data (SECRET_KEY, DEBUG, etc.)

Recommended deployment platforms: Render, Railway, or Fly.io

📂 Project Structure

django-todo/ │ ├── config/ # Django project settings ├── tasks/ # Main app for task management │ ├── migrations/ │ ├── templates/ │ ├── static/ │ ├── forms.py │ ├── models.py │ ├── views.py │ ├── tests.py │ └── urls.py ├── venv/ ├── manage.py └── requirements.txt

💡 Future Improvements Drag & drop task ordering

Task notifications/alerts

Export tasks (CSV/JSON)

REST API with Django REST Framework

Mobile-friendly interface

📄 License This project is licensed under the MIT License.