Image Management API This is a Django based RESTful service that can be used to store, update, retrieve and delete images. The image will be stored on the file-system where this service lives.

Steps:

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1. Clone or download the repository.
2. Open project folder.
3. Open command prompt(admin) in that location.
4. Type python manage.py get_access_key to get token to access the API. This access key will be used to authenticate all API calls.
5. Type python manage.py runserver to get run the server.

Now, a user can store, update, retrieve and delete images through the API using the token key provided to him.

The requests can be made using curl or Postman.

Functionalities:

(All the functionalities mentioned below were tested using Postman. Please use token key to perform these functionalities. )

1. To upload image:

Method : POST URL : http://127.0.0.1:8000/image/ Header : {'Authorization' : 'Token token_key'} Body : form-data : key=image, type=file, value=filename.extension

(Note: 1. The uploaded file must be a valid image file, else it will not be uploaded. 2. The max upload size for file is 50 MB. 3. The image will be compressed (preserving the quality) before being stored.

2. To list all images linked to the given access key

Method : GET URL : http://127.0.0.1:8000/image/ Header : {'Authorization' : 'Token token_key'}

The API will return a list of all image files linked to the given token key.

3. To display(render) a particular image:

Method : GET URL : http://127.0.0.1:8000/image/image_name.extension/ Header : {'Authorization' : 'Token token_key'}

4. To update a particular image:

Method : PATCH URL : http://127.0.0.1:8000/image/image_name.extension/ Header : {'Authorization' : 'Token token_key'} Body : form-data : key=image, type=file, value=filename.extension

5. To delete a particular image:

Method : DELETE URL : http://127.0.0.1:8000/image/image_name.extension/ Header : {'Authorization' : 'Token token_key'}

Also, if the user wishes to get the token key linked to his username:

Method : POST URL : http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/token/ Header : key = Content-Type, value=application/x-www-form-urlencoded Body : x-www-form-urlencoded : key=username, value ='username' key=password, value ='password'

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