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Direct Messages in Django

Learn how to create synchronous slack-inspired message channels and private messages using Django.
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Direct Messages in Django

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Lessons

1

Introduction

0:19

2

Walkthrough

0:00

3

Requirements

1:28

4

Base Django Project in VS Code

5:17

5

DM App and Abstract Base Model

4:12

6

Message Model Class & Migrations

3:26

7

The Channel Model

7:59

8

Two User Channel Lookup

4:15

9

Channel Lookup TestCase

9:00

10

The Channel Model in the Admin

6:12

11

Private Message View

11:59

12

Get or Create Private Channel

7:21

13

Function Based View to Class Based View

3:28

14

Templates & Our View

9:54

15

My Private Channel View

5:42

16

Multi-User Channel View

7:27

17

URL Regex for UUID Primary Key

4:36

18

Channel Message Form

11:25

19

AJAX with XMLHttpRequest

18:37

20

Simple UI & CSS In Channel

10:50

21

Request Permission to Channel

0:00

22

Create new Channel

0:00

23

Channel Signals

0:00

24

Unread Messages in Channel

0:00

25

Thank you and next steps

0:00

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