Bash script to configure a typical student KU Polls project

gistfile1.txt

# Source (don't execute) this script in bash
# to configure a ku-polls application.

# name of your python and pip commands
PYTHON=python
PIP=pip
# preferred editor to edit .env file
EDIT=edit
# where to create the virtual environment
ENVDIR="env"


pause() {
    # print a prompt message and wait for user to press ENTER
    prompt="${1:-Press Enter }"
    echo -n $prompt
    read input
}

makesecretkey() {
	# print a SECRET_KEY on the console
	$PYTHON -c "from django.core.management import utils; print('SECRET_KEY =', utils.get_random_secret_key())"
}

pause "Create virtual env in $ENVDIR "
if [ ! -d $ENVDIR ]; then
	$PYTHON -m venv $ENVDIR
else
	echo "$ENVDIR already exists"
fi

# activate the virtual env
source $ENVDIR/bin/activate

# install dependencies
pause "Install dependencies "
if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then
	$PIP install -r requirements.txt
else
	echo "No requirements.txt file!"
fi

# if there is a sample.env file, then use it
if [ -f sample.env ]; then
	pause "Use sample.env as .env for external settings. "
	if [ -f .env ]; then
		echo ".env already exists"
	else
		cp sample.env .env
	fi
	# make a secret key
    echo "If you need a SECRET_KEY use this one:"
	makesecretkey
	pause "Edit the .env file "
	$EDIT .env
fi

# run migrations
pause "Run migrations"
$PYTHON manage.py migrate

# install data fixtures
pause "Install data fixtures "
if [ -d data ]; then
	$PYTHON manage.py loaddata data/*.json
else
	echo "No data/ directory. The data fixtures (*.json) may be someplace else."
	echo "See the project's README.md file."
fi

# run server
pause "Start server on default port (8000) "
$PYTHON manage.py runserver