Using Blockly in Django

[Ikum Kandola]

Hi

I want to use blockly within a Django web app.

I am attempting to build a custom generator for the language .QL similar to SQL.

I want to use the code from the 'Build a Custom Generator' in the Django app.

https://blocklycodelabs.dev/codelabs/custom-generator/index.html?index=..%2F..index#0

As part of the codelab, I am building on code from the 'advanced playground' as found in the blockly repository.

https://github.com/google/blockly/tree/develop/tests/playgrounds

To run the advanced playground I need to run 'npm install && npm run start'. 

To run my django app I need to run 'python manage.py runserver'.

1) How can I add the advanced playground to Django?

2) How can I run the npm commands while running the python manage.py runserver command?

Ikum

[Neil Fraser]

I don't think anyone on our team has experience with Django, but maybe someone else here does?

This is the previous time the topic came up:

https://groups.google.com/g/blockly/c/-8wZvIcHGVo/m/lGKrnDuyBgAJ

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[Murali Manohar Varma]

First thing to note is that,

Blockly is a frontend part

Django is mainly focused on backend.

You can get the desired outcome by two approaches:

Strategy 1 :

Run a frontend service like react or similar and decoupling the blockly part with Django and make api calls for CRUD service.

Strategy 2 :

Make a static Blockly page in Django using Jinja template and run your scripts.

If your project is heavily dependent on Blockly then, Strategy 1 is recommended , if you just wanted a small part, with less custom blocks then you can go with Strategy 2.

For doubts :

My DISCORD ID : "dev. mmv#4248"

[Ikum Kandola]

Thank you