update

gnx-react/backend/career/urls.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.urls import path, include
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
 from .views import JobPositionViewSet, JobApplicationViewSet
 
-router = DefaultRouter()
+router = DefaultRouter(trailing_slash=False)
 router.register(r'jobs', JobPositionViewSet, basename='job')
 router.register(r'applications', JobApplicationViewSet, basename='application')
 

gnx-react/backend/career/views.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from rest_framework import viewsets, status, filters
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny, IsAdminUser
+from rest_framework.parsers import MultiPartParser, FormParser, JSONParser
 from django_filters.rest_framework import DjangoFilterBackend
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 import logging
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class JobApplicationViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     
     queryset = JobApplication.objects.all()
     serializer_class = JobApplicationSerializer
+    parser_classes = [MultiPartParser, FormParser, JSONParser]
     filter_backends = [DjangoFilterBackend, filters.SearchFilter, filters.OrderingFilter]
     filterset_fields = ['job', 'status']
     search_fields = ['first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'job__title']
@@ -85,20 +87,51 @@ class JobApplicationViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     
     def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """Submit a job application"""
-        serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.data)
-        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        try:
+            # Build data dict - Django QueryDict returns lists, so we need to get first item
+            data = {}
+            
+            # Get POST data (text fields)
+            for key in request.POST.keys():
+                value = request.POST.get(key)
+                data[key] = value
+            
+            # Get FILES data
+            for key in request.FILES.keys():
+                file_obj = request.FILES.get(key)
+                data[key] = file_obj
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error parsing request: {str(e)}")
+            return Response(
+                {'error': 'Error parsing request data'},
+                status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+            )
+        
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(data=data)
+        
+        if not serializer.is_valid():
+            logger.error(f"Validation errors: {serializer.errors}")
+            return Response(
+                {'error': 'Validation failed', 'details': serializer.errors},
+                status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+            )
         
         try:
             # Save the application
             application = serializer.save()
-            
-            # Send email notifications
-            email_service = CareerEmailService()
-            email_service.send_application_confirmation(application)
-            email_service.send_application_notification_to_admin(application)
-            
             logger.info(f"New job application received: {application.full_name} for {application.job.title}")
             
+            # Try to send email notifications (non-blocking - don't fail if emails fail)
+            try:
+                email_service = CareerEmailService()
+                email_service.send_application_confirmation(application)
+                email_service.send_application_notification_to_admin(application)
+                logger.info(f"Email notifications sent successfully for application {application.id}")
+            except Exception as email_error:
+                # Log email error but don't fail the application submission
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to send email notifications for application {application.id}: {str(email_error)}")
+            
             return Response(
                 {
                     'message': 'Application submitted successfully',
@@ -106,6 +139,7 @@ class JobApplicationViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
                 },
                 status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED
             )
+            
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error submitting job application: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
             return Response(

gnx-react/backend/gnx/settings.py

@@ -245,26 +245,35 @@ CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
 
 CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = DEBUG  # Only allow all origins in development
 
+# Django URL configuration
+APPEND_SLASH = True
+
 # Email Configuration
-# Production email settings - use SMTP backend
-EMAIL_BACKEND = config('EMAIL_BACKEND', default='django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend')
-EMAIL_HOST = config('EMAIL_HOST', default='mail.gnxsoft.com')
-EMAIL_PORT = config('EMAIL_PORT', default=587, cast=int)
-EMAIL_USE_TLS = config('EMAIL_USE_TLS', default=True, cast=bool)
-EMAIL_USE_SSL = config('EMAIL_USE_SSL', default=False, cast=bool)
-EMAIL_HOST_USER = config('EMAIL_HOST_USER')
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = config('EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD')
-DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = config('DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL')
+# Always use .env configuration for consistency across dev and production
+# Set USE_SMTP_IN_DEV=True in your .env file to test real email sending in development
+USE_SMTP_IN_DEV = config('USE_SMTP_IN_DEV', default=False, cast=bool)
+
+# Email addresses - same for dev and production (from .env)
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = config('DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL', default='support@gnxsoft.com')
+COMPANY_EMAIL = config('COMPANY_EMAIL', default='support@gnxsoft.com')
+SUPPORT_EMAIL = config('SUPPORT_EMAIL', default=COMPANY_EMAIL)
+
+if DEBUG and not USE_SMTP_IN_DEV:
+    # Development: Use console backend to print emails to console (no SMTP required)
+    EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+else:
+    # Production or Dev with SMTP enabled - use SMTP backend
+    EMAIL_BACKEND = config('EMAIL_BACKEND', default='django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend')
+    EMAIL_HOST = config('EMAIL_HOST', default='mail.gnxsoft.com')
+    EMAIL_PORT = config('EMAIL_PORT', default=587, cast=int)
+    EMAIL_USE_TLS = config('EMAIL_USE_TLS', default=True, cast=bool)
+    EMAIL_USE_SSL = config('EMAIL_USE_SSL', default=False, cast=bool)
+    EMAIL_HOST_USER = config('EMAIL_HOST_USER')
+    EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = config('EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD')
 
 # Email timeout settings for production
 EMAIL_TIMEOUT = config('EMAIL_TIMEOUT', default=30, cast=int)
 
-# Company email for contact form notifications
-COMPANY_EMAIL = config('COMPANY_EMAIL')
-
-# Support email for ticket notifications
-SUPPORT_EMAIL = config('SUPPORT_EMAIL', default=config('COMPANY_EMAIL'))
-
 # Site URL for email links
 SITE_URL = config('SITE_URL', default='http://localhost:3000')
 

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fake PDF content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_0eaEisz.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fake PDF content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_BH8j4KD.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test resume content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_JXiX3f9.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test resume content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_MsdzxWM.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test resume content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_NUTUwQK.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test resume content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_V0lkzg1.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fake PDF content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_WYPMDvW.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fake PDF content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_kD6NGYn.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test resume content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_kELxYcf.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fake PDF content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_n57TGtn.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fake PDF content

gnx-react/backend/media/career/resumes/2025/10/test_resume_sYkiXns.pdf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test resume

gnx-react/backend/policies/admin.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class PolicyAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_filter = ['type', 'is_active', 'last_updated']
     search_fields = ['title', 'type', 'description']
     prepopulated_fields = {'slug': ('type',)}
+    readonly_fields = ('last_updated',)
     inlines = [PolicySectionInline]
     
     fieldsets = (

gnx-react/backend/services/migrations/0007_service_image2_service_image2_url.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2025-10-11 12:44
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('services', '0006_service_deliverables_description_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='service',
+            name='image2',
+            field=models.ImageField(blank=True, help_text='Secondary service image', null=True, upload_to='services/images/'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='service',
+            name='image2_url',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, help_text='External secondary image URL (alternative to uploaded image)', max_length=500),
+        ),
+    ]

gnx-react/backend/services/migrations/0008_remove_service_image2_remove_service_image2_url.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2025-10-11 12:49
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('services', '0007_service_image2_service_image2_url'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='service',
+            name='image2',
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='service',
+            name='image2_url',
+        ),
+    ]

gnx-react/backend/support/serializers.py

@@ -89,23 +89,28 @@ class SupportTicketCreateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     def validate_user_email(self, value):
         """
-        Validate that the email is registered and active in the RegisteredEmail model
+        Validate email format and optionally check if registered
         """
         from .models import RegisteredEmail
+        from django.core.validators import validate_email
+        from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError as DjangoValidationError
         
-        # Check if email exists and is active in RegisteredEmail model
+        # Basic email format validation
+        try:
+            validate_email(value)
+        except DjangoValidationError:
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("Please enter a valid email address.")
+        
+        # Optional: Check if email is registered (for analytics/tracking)
+        # But don't block ticket creation if not registered
         try:
             registered_email = RegisteredEmail.objects.get(email=value)
             if not registered_email.is_active:
-                raise serializers.ValidationError(
-                    "This email has been deactivated. "
-                    "Please contact us at support@gnxsoft.com for assistance."
-                )
+                # Log this but don't block the ticket
+                logger.warning(f'Ticket submitted by deactivated registered email: {value}')
         except RegisteredEmail.DoesNotExist:
-            raise serializers.ValidationError(
-                "This email is not registered in our system. "
-                "Please contact us at support@gnxsoft.com to register your email first."
-            )
+            # This is fine - unregistered users can submit tickets
+            logger.info(f'Ticket submitted by unregistered email: {value}')
         
         return value
 
@@ -133,12 +138,14 @@ class SupportTicketCreateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             user_name=ticket.user_name
         )
 
-        # Update registered email statistics
+        # Update registered email statistics (only if email is registered)
         try:
             registered_email = RegisteredEmail.objects.get(email=validated_data['user_email'])
             registered_email.increment_ticket_count()
+            logger.info(f'Updated ticket count for registered email: {validated_data["user_email"]}')
         except RegisteredEmail.DoesNotExist:
-            logger.warning(f'RegisteredEmail not found for {validated_data["user_email"]} after validation')
+            # This is normal now - unregistered users can submit tickets
+            logger.info(f'Ticket created by unregistered email: {validated_data["user_email"]}')
 
         # Send email notifications
         try:

gnx-react/backend/update_service_image.py

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import os
-import sys
-import django
-
-# Add the backend directory to Python path
-sys.path.append('/home/gnx/Desktop/gnx-react/backend')
-
-# Set up Django
-os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'gnx.settings')
-django.setup()
-
-from about.models import AboutService
-
-# Update the service image
-service = AboutService.objects.get(id=1)
-service.image = 'about/services/service-image.jpg'
-service.save()
-
-print(f"Updated service image: {service.image}")
-print(f"Service image URL: {service.image.url if service.image else 'None'}")