A social photo-sharing web application built with Django and HTMX for dynamic interactions. Users can create accounts, share photos, and interact with posts through comments and replies.

• User Accounts: Create and manage user profiles.
• Photo Sharing: Upload and share photos with customizable posts.
• Comments & Replies: Engage with posts through comments and nested replies.
• Messaging: Send and receive encrypted messages between users.

• Django: Framework for server-side logic and database management.
• HTMX: Enhances user interactions with dynamic updates without full page reloads.
• Cryptography: Used for encrypting and decrypting messages.

• Tag

  • Categorizes posts.
  • Fields: name, image, slug, order.
  • Meta: Ordered by order.

• Post

  • Represents a photo post.
  • Fields: title, artist, url, author, image, body, likes, tags, created, id.
  • Meta: Ordered by creation date.

• LikedPost

  • Tracks which users liked which posts.
  • Fields: user, post, created_at.

• Comment

  • Represents a comment on a post.
  • Fields: author, parent_post, body, likes, created_at, id.
  • Meta: Ordered by creation date.

• LikedComment

  • Tracks which users liked which comments.
  • Fields: user, comment, created_at.

• Reply

  • Represents a reply to a comment.
  • Fields: author, parent_comment, body, likes, created_at, id.
  • Meta: Ordered by creation date.

• LikedReply

  • Tracks which users liked which replies.
  • Fields: user, reply, created_at.

• Profile
  • Extends the default User model with additional details.
  • Fields: user, realname, image, email, location, bio, created, gender.
  • Methods:
    • __str__(): Returns the user associated with the profile.
    • avatar: Returns the URL of the profile image or a default image.
    • name: Returns the real name or username.

• InboxMessage

  • Represents a message sent between users.
  • Fields: sender, Conversation, body, created_at.
  • Methods:
    • body_decrypted: Decrypts the message body.
  • Meta: Ordered by creation date.

• Conversation

  • Represents a conversation between users.
  • Fields: id, participants, lastmessage_created, is_seen.
  • Meta: Ordered by last message creation date.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd <project-directory>

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser (optional):

   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

7. Access the app at http://localhost:8000.

• Encryption Key: Set ENCRYPT_KEY in your Django settings to ensure secure message encryption.