GT Movies Store is a web application for an online movie store developed based on the Django. It provides users with a complete experience of browsing, searching, purchasing movies, and writing reviews. The project adopts the MVT (Model-View-Template) architectural pattern.
I think I was using an Agile development approach, since there wasn't a fully completed plan before I finished the project, and I implemented it module by module, chapter by chapter in the book. Having prior experience with Express.js and Flask, the MVT pattern was not new to me. However, this was my first time using a framework with built-in ORM support.
Following the book, I first implemented a static home module, then the movies module - initially with dummy data and later with defined models. After that, I completed the rest of the MVT components for the users and cart modules.
I didn't encounter any major questions or doubts during the development, since the process was similar to Flask and I was closely following the book. What impressed me most was Django's built-in administration panel, authentication system, and ORM - all of which need to be implemented manually in Flask. These features made prototyping much more enjoyable, and I appreciated the flexibility of being able to switch database backends easily (I usually use SQLite for development and PostgreSQL for production).
"As a user, l want to see information about the GT Movies Store so l can learn moreabout the app and its purpose."
home/index.html (under
home/ App) provides a simple welcome message.
home/about.html (under home/ App)
details features and goals.
base.html) contains contact info
and a brief app description.
Responsive design
User registration and login functionality
signup() and login() in
accounts/views.py (accounts/).
CustomUserCreationForm for sign-up customized
from Django's UserCreationForm.
View the movie list and search for movies
index() in
movies/views.py (movies/).
icontains filter by title;Movie model (title, price,
description, image) in movies/.
View movie details
movies/show.html (movies/)
shows details (description, price, image) and reviews.
Review model in
movies/.
Shopping cart functionality
cart/.
cart/views.py.calculate_cart_total(cart, movies_in_cart) in
cart/utils.py.
Order (total,
date, user) and Item (price,
quantity, movie) models in cart/.
Movie review functionality
movies/views.py (movies/).
Review (content, date,
user, movie) in movies/.
View order history
accounts/orders.html (accounts/) lists
past orders (purchase date, total price, item list).
Administrator management
admin.py.