# codingforentrepreneurs/try-django architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository codingforentrepreneurs/try-django, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-06-16). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django
- Repository: https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django

## Overview

This is a standard Django monolith organized as one project with multiple feature apps under `src/`.

1. **Runtime and entrypoint**
   - `src/manage.py` is the local command entrypoint.
   - `src/trydjango/` contains the project-level configuration: `settings.py`, `urls.py`, and `wsgi.py`.
   - Requests enter through Django’s WSGI stack and are dispatched by the project URL router.

2. **Top-level architectural shape**
   - The codebase is split into four feature apps: `blog`, `courses`, `products`, and `pages`.
   - Each app owns its own views, URL routes, forms, models, migrations, and admin registration.
   - This is a server-rendered application; there is no separate API service or frontend SPA in the tree.

3. **Request flow**
   - HTTP request → `trydjango/urls.py` → app-level `urls.py` → `views.py`.
   - Views either render templates directly or process submitted forms and then redirect.
   - This is the main functional boundary: routing and presentation live in Django, not in a separate client.

4. **Shared presentation layer**
   - Global templates live in `src/templates/`, including `base.html`, `navbar.html`, `home.html`, `about.html`, and `contact.html`.
   - These files likely provide the shared layout and site-wide navigation used by app templates.
   - App-specific templates are colocated inside each app under `templates/<app_name>/...`, which keeps feature UI isolated.

5. **Products subsystem**
   - `products` is the most complete domain module.
   - It includes multiple model migrations, a `forms.py`, CRUD views, routes, and templates for list/detail/create/update/delete.
   - The presence of a `featured` migration suggests product records have an evolving model with additional business flags/fields.

6. **Courses subsystem**
   - `courses` follows the same CRUD pattern as `products`.
   - It has list/detail/create/update/delete templates, forms, views, and initial model migration.
   - Architecturally, it is another self-contained content-management feature with the same Django conventions.

7. **Blog subsystem**
   - `blog` is also a CRUD-style app, but the template set shown is smaller: list/detail/create/delete.
   - It has forms, models, views, and an initial migration.
   - Compared with `products` and `courses`, it appears to focus on article publishing rather than full update workflows.

8. **Pages subsystem**
   - `pages` is lightweight and likely handles static or semi-static pages.
   - It has `views.py` and `models.py`, but no dedicated templates directory in the tree.
   - In an architecture diagram, it fits as the content shell for the public site’s informational pages.

9. **Data and persistence boundary**
   - Each domain app owns its own model definitions and migration history.
   - Django’s ORM is the persistence layer, with schema evolution captured per app in `migrations/`.
   - There is no separate database service in the repository; persistence is integrated into the Django project.

10. **Admin and content management**
   - Every app has an `admin.py`, indicating models are likely exposed in Django Admin for internal management.
   - This creates a second access path to the same data besides the public CRUD views.
   - For a diagram, admin is a separate operator-facing boundary connected to the same model layer.

11. **Forms as the validation boundary**
   - `forms.py` exists in `blog`, `courses`, and `products`.
   - These forms sit between HTTP input and model persistence, handling validation and clean data before save.
   - That makes form handling a key architectural layer in the create/update flows.

12. **Testing structure**
   - Each app has its own `tests.py`.
   - Tests are organized by feature area rather than by global test suites, matching the modular app structure.

13. **Overall system style**
   - The project is a conventional Django learning app with repeated CRUD patterns across independent feature modules.
   - The main architectural idea is “shared Django project, isolated feature apps, shared site templates.”
   - For an architecture diagram, the clearest boxes are: project config, shared templates, feature apps, ORM/models+migrations, and Django admin.

Main entry points: [`src/templates/base.html`](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/base.html) (Base layout), [`src/trydjango/urls.py`](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/trydjango/urls.py) (Project URLs), [`src/blog/views.py`](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/views.py) (Blog views), [`src/courses/views.py`](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/views.py) (Course views)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_runtime["Runtime"]
  node_manage_py["manage.py<br/>entrypoint<br/>[manage.py]"]
end

subgraph group_project["Project"]
  node_trydjango_settings["Settings<br/>config<br/>[settings.py]"]
  node_trydjango_urls["Project URLs<br/>router<br/>[urls.py]"]
  node_trydjango_wsgi["WSGI<br/>server gateway<br/>[wsgi.py]"]
  node_admin_layer["Django admin<br/>operator UI"]
end

subgraph group_shared["Shared UI"]
  node_shared_base["Base layout<br/>template shell<br/>[base.html]"]
  node_shared_navbar["Navbar<br/>template partial<br/>[navbar.html]"]
  node_shared_home["Home page<br/>template page<br/>[home.html]"]
  node_shared_about["About page<br/>template page<br/>[about.html]"]
  node_shared_contact["Contact page<br/>template page<br/>[contact.html]"]
end

subgraph group_features["Feature Apps"]
  node_blog_urls["Blog URLs<br/>app router<br/>[urls.py]"]
  node_blog_views["Blog views<br/>app views<br/>[views.py]"]
  node_blog_forms["Blog forms<br/>validation<br/>[forms.py]"]
  node_blog_models[("Blog models<br/>domain model<br/>[models.py]")]
  node_blog_migrations["Blog migrations<br/>schema history<br/>[0001_initial.py]"]
  node_courses_views["Course views<br/>app views<br/>[views.py]"]
  node_courses_forms["Course forms<br/>validation<br/>[forms.py]"]
  node_courses_models[("Course models<br/>domain model<br/>[models.py]")]
  node_courses_migrations["Course migrations<br/>schema history<br/>[0001_initial.py]"]
  node_products_views["Product views<br/>app views<br/>[views.py]"]
  node_products_forms["Product forms<br/>validation<br/>[forms.py]"]
  node_products_models[("Product models<br/>domain model<br/>[models.py]")]
  node_products_migrations["Product migrations<br/>schema history<br/>[0001_initial.py]"]
  node_pages_views["Pages views<br/>page views<br/>[views.py]"]
  node_pages_models[("Pages models<br/>content model<br/>[models.py]")]
end

node_manage_py -->|"starts with"| node_trydjango_settings
node_manage_py -->|"serves via"| node_trydjango_wsgi
node_trydjango_wsgi -->|"dispatches to"| node_trydjango_urls
node_trydjango_urls -->|"includes"| node_blog_urls
node_trydjango_urls -->|"includes"| node_courses_views
node_trydjango_urls -->|"includes"| node_products_views
node_trydjango_urls -->|"includes"| node_pages_views
node_blog_urls -->|"routes to"| node_blog_views
node_courses_views -->|"validates with"| node_courses_forms
node_courses_views -->|"persists via"| node_courses_models
node_courses_models -->|"evolves through"| node_courses_migrations
node_products_views -->|"validates with"| node_products_forms
node_products_views -->|"persists via"| node_products_models
node_products_models -->|"evolves through"| node_products_migrations
node_blog_views -->|"validates with"| node_blog_forms
node_blog_views -->|"persists via"| node_blog_models
node_blog_models -->|"evolves through"| node_blog_migrations
node_pages_views -->|"persists via"| node_pages_models
node_blog_views -->|"renders with"| node_shared_base
node_courses_views -->|"renders with"| node_shared_base
node_products_views -->|"renders with"| node_shared_base
node_shared_base -->|"includes"| node_shared_navbar
node_shared_base -->|"supports"| node_shared_home
node_shared_base -->|"supports"| node_shared_about
node_shared_base -->|"supports"| node_shared_contact
node_blog_models -.->|"registered in"| node_admin_layer
node_courses_models -.->|"registered in"| node_admin_layer
node_products_models -.->|"registered in"| node_admin_layer
node_pages_models -.->|"registered in"| node_admin_layer

click node_manage_py "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/manage.py"
click node_trydjango_settings "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/trydjango/settings.py"
click node_trydjango_urls "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/trydjango/urls.py"
click node_trydjango_wsgi "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/trydjango/wsgi.py"
click node_shared_base "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/base.html"
click node_shared_navbar "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/navbar.html"
click node_shared_home "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/home.html"
click node_shared_about "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/about.html"
click node_shared_contact "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/contact.html"
click node_blog_urls "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/urls.py"
click node_blog_views "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/views.py"
click node_blog_forms "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/forms.py"
click node_blog_models "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/models.py"
click node_blog_migrations "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/migrations/0001_initial.py"
click node_courses_views "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/views.py"
click node_courses_forms "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/forms.py"
click node_courses_models "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/models.py"
click node_courses_migrations "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/migrations/0001_initial.py"
click node_products_views "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/products/views.py"
click node_products_forms "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/products/forms.py"
click node_products_models "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/products/models.py"
click node_products_migrations "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/products/migrations/0001_initial.py"
click node_pages_views "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/pages/views.py"
click node_pages_models "https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/pages/models.py"

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```

## Components

### Runtime

Local Django entrypoint and request stack

- [manage.py](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/manage.py): entrypoint · Local command entrypoint for Django management and development tasks · `src/manage.py`

### Project

Project-level configuration and routing

- [Settings](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/trydjango/settings.py): config · Project settings for installed apps, middleware, templates, and runtime configuration · `src/trydjango/settings.py`
- [Project URLs](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/trydjango/urls.py): router · Top-level URL dispatcher that routes requests into feature apps · `src/trydjango/urls.py`
- [WSGI](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/trydjango/wsgi.py): server gateway · Django WSGI application used by the server runtime · `src/trydjango/wsgi.py`
- **Django admin**: operator UI · Operator-facing management boundary over the same app models

### Shared UI

Site-wide templates and layout fragments

- [Base layout](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/base.html): template shell · Global page layout shared across the site · `src/templates/base.html`
- [Navbar](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/navbar.html): template partial · Site-wide navigation fragment used by shared templates · `src/templates/navbar.html`
- [Home page](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/home.html): template page · Public landing page template · `src/templates/home.html`
- [About page](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/about.html): template page · Public informational page template · `src/templates/about.html`
- [Contact page](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/templates/contact.html): template page · Public contact page template · `src/templates/contact.html`

### Feature Apps

Independent Django apps for content and CRUD flows

- [Blog URLs](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/urls.py): app router · Blog route definitions for article pages and CRUD views · `src/blog/urls.py`
- [Blog views](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/views.py): app views · Article views that render templates and handle form submission · `src/blog/views.py`
- [Blog forms](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/forms.py): validation · Form layer for blog input validation and create flows · `src/blog/forms.py`
- [Blog models](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/models.py): domain model · Blog data model definitions used by the ORM and admin · `src/blog/models.py`
- [Blog migrations](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/blog/migrations/0001_initial.py): schema history · Database schema evolution for the blog app · `src/blog/migrations/0001_initial.py`
- [Course views](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/views.py): app views · Course CRUD views for list, detail, create, update, and delete flows · `src/courses/views.py`
- [Course forms](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/forms.py): validation · Form layer for course create and update input · `src/courses/forms.py`
- [Course models](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/models.py): domain model · Course data model definitions used by the ORM and admin · `src/courses/models.py`
- [Course migrations](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/courses/migrations/0001_initial.py): schema history · Database schema evolution for the courses app · `src/courses/migrations/0001_initial.py`
- [Product views](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/products/views.py): app views · Product CRUD views and feature logic · `src/products/views.py`
- [Product forms](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/products/forms.py): validation · Form layer for product create and update input · `src/products/forms.py`
- [Product models](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/products/models.py): domain model · Product data model definitions including evolved fields like featured · `src/products/models.py`
- [Product migrations](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/products/migrations/0001_initial.py): schema history · Database schema evolution for the products app · `src/products/migrations/0001_initial.py`
- [Pages views](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/pages/views.py): page views · Lightweight views for static or semi-static public pages · `src/pages/views.py`
- [Pages models](https://github.com/codingforentrepreneurs/try-django/blob/master/src/pages/models.py): content model · Minimal page-related model definitions · `src/pages/models.py`

## Connections

- manage.py → Settings: starts with · Local management commands load project settings
- manage.py → WSGI: serves via · WSGI application is the runtime entrypoint for deployed requests
- WSGI → Project URLs: dispatches to · Incoming HTTP requests are routed through the project URL config
- Project URLs → Blog URLs: includes · Project routing mounts the blog app routes
- Project URLs → Course views: includes · Project routing mounts the courses app route set
- Project URLs → Product views: includes · Project routing mounts the products app route set
- Project URLs → Pages views: includes · Project routing mounts page views for public content
- Blog URLs → Blog views: routes to · Blog URL patterns dispatch into blog views
- Course views → Course forms: validates with · Create and update flows use forms for input validation
- Course views → Course models: persists via · Course views read and write ORM models
- Course models → Course migrations: evolves through · Course schema changes are captured in migrations
- Product views → Product forms: validates with · Product create and update flows use forms for input validation
- Product views → Product models: persists via · Product views read and write ORM models
- Product models → Product migrations: evolves through · Product schema changes are captured in migrations
- Blog views → Blog forms: validates with · Blog create flows use forms for input validation
- Blog views → Blog models: persists via · Blog views read and write ORM models
- Blog models → Blog migrations: evolves through · Blog schema changes are captured in migrations
- Pages views → Pages models: persists via · Page views use the ORM-backed page model layer
- Blog views → Base layout: renders with · Feature templates extend the shared base layout
- Course views → Base layout: renders with · Feature templates extend the shared base layout
- Product views → Base layout: renders with · Feature templates extend the shared base layout
- Base layout → Navbar: includes · Shared base layout incorporates global navigation
- Base layout → Home page: supports · Shared layout is used by the home page template
- Base layout → About page: supports · Shared layout is used by the about page template
- Base layout → Contact page: supports · Shared layout is used by the contact page template
- Blog models → Django admin: registered in · Blog models are exposed in Django admin
- Course models → Django admin: registered in · Course models are exposed in Django admin
- Product models → Django admin: registered in · Product models are exposed in Django admin
- Pages models → Django admin: registered in · Page models are exposed in Django admin