The aim of this project is to build a habit tracking system using the Pixela API.
💡 Technologies Used :
Python
Requests Library
REST API
HTTP Methods (POST, PUT, DELETE)
JSON
Datetime module
import requests
import datetime as dt
#####--------------constants--------------##### :
PIXELA_URL = "https://pixe.la/v1/users"
USER_NAME = " YOUR USERNAME HERE! "
PIXELA_TOKEN = " YOUR PIXELA TOKEN HERE! "
PIXELA_PARAMS ={
"token" : PIXELA_TOKEN,
"username" : USER_NAME,
"agreeTermsOfService" : "yes",
"notMinor" : "yes"
}
#####--------------create a user--------------##### :
user_creation = requests.post(url=PIXELA_URL,json=PIXELA_PARAMS)
print(user_creation.text)
Step 1:
In this first step of the project :
- Import the required modules (
requestsanddatetime) to handle API communication and date formatting - Define the necessary constants such as the Pixela endpoint, username, token, and authentication parameters
- Create a new user by sending a POST request to the Pixela API using Python
#####--------------create a graph--------------##### :
GRAPH_URL = f"https://pixe.la/v1/users/{USER_NAME}/graphs"
GRAPH_PARAMS ={
"id" : " YOUR PIXELA GRAPH ID ",
"name" : " YOUR PIXELA GRAPH NAME ",
"unit" : " YOUR PIXELA GRAPH MEASUREMENT ",
"type" : "float",
"color" : "shibafu",
}
HEADERS = {
"X-USER-TOKEN" : PIXELA_TOKEN
}
graph_creation = requests.post(url=GRAPH_URL,json=GRAPH_PARAMS,headers=HEADERS)
print(graph_creation.text)
Step 2:
In this second step of the project :
- Define the graph endpoint URL using the username to target the correct Pixela account
- Set the graph parameters including the graph ID, name, unit of measurement, data type, and color
- Authenticate using the user token in the headers and send a POST request to create the graph using the Pixela API
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#####--------------post a pixel--------------##### :
POST_URL = "https://pixe.la/v1/users/testamir/graphs/codegraphforamir"
POST_PARAMS = {
"date" : dt.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d"),
"quantity" : input("How many hours have you exercised on your code? ")
}
post_creation = requests.post(url=POST_URL,json=POST_PARAMS,headers=HEADERS)
print(post_creation.text)
Step 3:
In this third step of the project :
- Define the endpoint URL to target a specific graph for posting data
- Generate today’s date automatically and collect user input for the number of coding hours
- Send a POST request to add a new pixel (data entry) to the graph using the Pixela API
#####--------------edit a pixel--------------##### :
CHANGE_DATE = " DATE YOU WANT TO DELETE "
CHANGE_URL = f"https://pixe.la/v1/users/testamir/graphs/codegraphforamir/{CHANGE_DATE}"
CHANGE_PARAMS = {
"quantity" : "8.5"
}
post_change = requests.put(url=CHANGE_URL,json=CHANGE_PARAMS,headers=HEADERS)
print(post_change.text)
Step 4:
In this fourth step of the project :
- Specify the date of the pixel that needs to be updated
- Define the endpoint URL for that specific date inside the graph
- Send a PUT request to modify the quantity value and update the existing pixel using the Pixela API
#####--------------delete a pixel--------------##### :
DELETE_DATE = " DATE YOU WANT TO DELETE "
DELETE_URL = f"https://pixe.la/v1/users/testamir/graphs/codegraphforamir/{DELETE_DATE}"
post_delete = requests.delete(url=DELETE_URL,headers=HEADERS)
print(post_delete.text)
Step 5:
In this final step of the project :
- Specify the date of the pixel that needs to be deleted
- Define the endpoint URL for that specific date inside the graph
- Send a DELETE request to remove the selected pixel from the graph using the Pixela API
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