AI-Powered REST API Service

A full stack application providing AI capabilities with a Django backend and React frontend.

Features

• User registration and JWT authentication
• Automated API key generation for users
• Daily rate limiting (10 requests/day per user)
• Usage tracking dashboard
• AI Endpoints powered by Google Gemini API (Summarize, Explain, Review Code)
• Clean, dark-mode preferred UI built with React and TailwindCSS v4

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+ recommended)
• Python (v3.10+ recommended)
• Google Gemini API Key

Setup Instructions

1. Backend Setup (Django)

cd backend
python -m venv venv
# On Windows:
.\venv\Scripts\activate
# On Mac/Linux:
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
pip install django djangorestframework djangorestframework-simplejwt django-cors-headers google-generativeai python-dotenv

# Run migrations
python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

# Create a superuser for the admin panel
python manage.py createsuperuser

# Start the development server
python manage.py runserver

2. Frontend Setup (React)

cd frontend

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the Vite development server
npm run dev

3. Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the backend directory with your Gemini API key. See .env.example for the required format. If you don't provide a key, a dummy key will be used and the API will return errors.

Usage

• Open http://localhost:5173 to access the React Frontend.
• Open http://localhost:8000/admin/ to access the Django Admin Panel.