gae2django is a Django helper application that provides an implementation of Google's App Engine API based on pure Django.

The helper makes it easier to re-use applications originally designed for Google's App Engine environment in a Django environment.

(If you want to run existing Django applications in Google's App Engine environment, then Google App Engine Helper for Django is the right choice for you...)

Implemented APIs

• Datastore API
• Memcache API
• URL fetch API
• Users API
• Mail API
• XMPP API (as a stub implementation that does nothing)

How to Use the Helper

• add gae2django to INSTALLED_APPS
• add gae2django.middleware.FixRequestUserMiddleware to MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES below AuthenticationMiddleware
• at the top of manage.py add

     import gae2django
     gae2django.install()

This installs a drop-in replacement for the google.appengine module.

A practical example: The code review tool Rietveld on native Django

gae2django comes with a practical example and proof of concept: In the examples directory you'll find instruction on how to set up Rietveld, the code review tool available at http://codereview.appspot.com, to run with gae2django on native Django. Refer to the README or detailed instructions.

For known issues and limitations of the ported APIs see KnownIssues.

Please join the mailing list for gae2django related questions.

This project is in a very early stage of development. So don't expect that things always work as expected. Feel free to contribute!