Social Network

Overview

Mini Social Network is a Python project that simulates basic functionalities of a social networking platform. Users can register, create posts, send friend requests, and exchange messages. The project also includes a simple API layer built with FastAPI to handle user registration.

Features

User Management: Register users, login, and manage friends.
Posts: Users can create, view, and delete posts.
Messaging: Send and receive messages between users.
Friend Requests: Send, accept, or reject friend requests.
API Integration: Basic user registration API using FastAPI.
Testing: Unit tests with pytest.

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── main.py              # Main entry point for the application
│   ├── user.py              # User and UserManager classes
│   ├── post.py              # Post class
│   └── api.py               # FastAPI app for user registration
├── tests/
│   ├── test_user.py         # Unit tests for user functionalities
│   └── test_messaging.py    # Unit tests for messaging functionalities
├── README.md                # Project documentation
├── requirements.txt         # Python dependencies
└── .gitignore               # Files and directories to ignore in Git

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Igorth/Mini-Social-Network.git
cd Mini-Social-Network

Create a virtual environment and activate it:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

Install the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the application:

python src/main.py

Run the FastAPI server:

uvicorn src.api:app --reload

Run the tests:

pytest tests/

Usage

After setting up the project, you can start the application by running main.py to simulate user interactions like registering users, creating posts, and sending messages.