# payal0908/socialnet architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository payal0908/socialnet, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-30). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/payal0908/socialnet
- Repository: https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet

## Overview

SocialNet is a Django social network for profiles, friend requests, and status posts, with a separate WebSocket chat feature and REST API. The main user workflow is browsing the network, sending or responding to friend requests, and viewing or creating posts; accepting a request updates friend membership through model signals. The graph includes the documented profile and network capabilities plus chat and API layers. Some URL wiring is supported only by the source index, so unsampled details are omitted rather than inferred.

Main entry points: [`socialnet/social/models.py`](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/models.py) (Profiles, posts, relationships), [`socialnet/social/views.py`](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/views.py) (Social views), [`socialnet/social/api.py`](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/api.py) (API endpoints), [`socialnet/chat/views.py`](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/views.py) (Chat pages)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_web["Web experience"]
  node_base["Landing page<br/>[views.py]"]
  node_social_views["Social views<br/>[views.py]"]
  node_chat_views["Chat pages<br/>[views.py]"]
  node_base_routes["Base routes<br/>[urls.py]"]
  node_social_routes["Social routes<br/>[urls.py]"]
end

subgraph group_domain["Social domain"]
  node_models[("Profiles, posts, relationships<br/>[models.py]")]
  node_forms["Post forms<br/>[forms.py]"]
  node_signals["Friend signals<br/>[signals.py]"]
  node_app_config["Signal registration<br/>[apps.py]"]
end

subgraph group_api["REST API"]
  node_api_views["API endpoints<br/>[api.py]"]
  node_serializers["API serializers<br/>[serializers.py]"]
end

subgraph group_chat["Chat"]
  node_chat_routes["Chat routes<br/>[urls.py]"]
  node_chat_socket_routes["WebSocket routes<br/>[routing.py]"]
  node_chat_consumer["Chat consumer<br/>[consumers.py]"]
  node_asgi_routes["ASGI routing<br/>[routing.py]"]
end

node_visitor(("User"))

node_visitor -->|"opens app"| node_base_routes
node_base_routes -->|"routes to"| node_base
node_social_routes -->|"routes to"| node_social_views
node_chat_routes -->|"routes to"| node_chat_views
node_social_views -->|"reads and writes"| node_models
node_social_views -->|"uses forms"| node_forms
node_app_config -->|"registers"| node_signals
node_signals -->|"updates relationships"| node_models
node_api_views -->|"queries"| node_models
node_api_views -->|"serializes with"| node_serializers
node_serializers -->|"serializes"| node_models
node_asgi_routes -->|"dispatches to"| node_chat_socket_routes
node_chat_socket_routes -->|"routes to"| node_chat_consumer
node_visitor -->|"exchanges messages"| node_chat_consumer
node_chat_views -->|"loads profile"| node_models

click node_base "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/base/views.py"
click node_social_views "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/views.py"
click node_chat_views "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/views.py"
click node_base_routes "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/base/urls.py"
click node_social_routes "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/urls.py"
click node_chat_routes "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/urls.py"
click node_models "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/models.py"
click node_forms "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/forms.py"
click node_signals "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/signals.py"
click node_app_config "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/apps.py"
click node_api_views "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/api.py"
click node_serializers "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/serializers.py"
click node_chat_socket_routes "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/routing.py"
click node_chat_consumer "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/consumers.py"
click node_asgi_routes "https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/socialnet/routing.py"

classDef toneNeutral fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#334155,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#0f172a
classDef toneBlue fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#2563eb,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#172554
classDef toneAmber fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78350f
classDef toneMint fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#16a34a,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#14532d
classDef toneRose fill:#ffe4e6,stroke:#e11d48,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#881337
classDef toneIndigo fill:#e0e7ff,stroke:#4f46e5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#312e81
classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_base,node_social_views,node_chat_views,node_base_routes,node_social_routes,node_visitor toneBlue
class node_models,node_forms,node_signals,node_app_config toneAmber
class node_api_views,node_serializers toneMint
class node_chat_routes,node_chat_socket_routes,node_chat_consumer,node_asgi_routes toneRose
```

## Components

### Web experience

- [Landing page](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/base/views.py): `socialnet/base/views.py`
- [Social views](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/views.py): `socialnet/social/views.py`
- [Chat pages](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/views.py): `socialnet/chat/views.py`
- [Base routes](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/base/urls.py): `socialnet/base/urls.py`
- [Social routes](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/urls.py): `socialnet/social/urls.py`

### Social domain

- [Profiles, posts, relationships](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/models.py): `socialnet/social/models.py`
- [Post forms](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/forms.py): `socialnet/social/forms.py`
- [Friend signals](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/signals.py): `socialnet/social/signals.py`
- [Signal registration](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/apps.py): `socialnet/social/apps.py`

### REST API

- [API endpoints](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/api.py): `socialnet/social/api.py`
- [API serializers](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/social/serializers.py): `socialnet/social/serializers.py`

### Chat

- [Chat routes](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/urls.py): `socialnet/chat/urls.py`
- [WebSocket routes](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/routing.py): `socialnet/chat/routing.py`
- [Chat consumer](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/chat/consumers.py): `socialnet/chat/consumers.py`
- [ASGI routing](https://github.com/payal0908/socialnet/blob/master/socialnet/socialnet/routing.py): `socialnet/socialnet/routing.py`

### Other components

- **User**

## Connections

- User → Base routes: opens app
- Base routes → Landing page: routes to (evidence: `socialnet/base/urls.py`)
- Social routes → Social views: routes to (evidence: `socialnet/social/urls.py`)
- Chat routes → Chat pages: routes to (evidence: `socialnet/chat/urls.py`)
- Social views → Profiles, posts, relationships: reads and writes (evidence: `socialnet/social/views.py`)
- Social views → Post forms: uses forms (evidence: `socialnet/social/views.py`)
- Signal registration → Friend signals: registers (evidence: `socialnet/social/apps.py`)
- Friend signals → Profiles, posts, relationships: updates relationships (evidence: `socialnet/social/signals.py`)
- API endpoints → Profiles, posts, relationships: queries (evidence: `socialnet/social/api.py`)
- API endpoints → API serializers: serializes with (evidence: `socialnet/social/api.py`)
- API serializers → Profiles, posts, relationships: serializes (evidence: `socialnet/social/serializers.py`)
- ASGI routing → WebSocket routes: dispatches to (evidence: `socialnet/socialnet/routing.py`)
- WebSocket routes → Chat consumer: routes to (evidence: `socialnet/chat/routing.py`)
- User → Chat consumer: exchanges messages (evidence: `socialnet/chat/consumers.py`)
- Chat pages → Profiles, posts, relationships: loads profile (evidence: `socialnet/chat/views.py`)