Django Drf
Django REST Framework patterns. Trigger: When building REST APIs with Django - ViewSets, Serializers, Filters.
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## ViewSet Pattern
```python
from rest_framework import viewsets, status
from rest_framework.response import Response
from rest_framework.decorators import action
class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
queryset = User.objects.all()
serializer_class = UserSerializer
filterset_class = UserFilter
permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
def get_serializer_class(self):
if self.action == "create":
return UserCreateSerializer
if self.action in ["update", "partial_update"]:
return UserUpdateSerializer
return UserSerializer
@action(detail=True, methods=["post"])
def activate(self, request, pk=None):
user = self.get_object()
user.is_active = True
user.save()
return Response({"status": "activated"})
```
## Serializer Patterns
```python
from rest_framework import serializers
# Read Serializer
class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
full_name = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ["id", "email", "full_name", "created_at"]
read_only_fields = ["id", "created_at"]
def get_full_name(self, obj):
return f"{obj.first_name} {obj.last_name}"
# Create Serializer
class UserCreateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
password = serializers.CharField(write_only=True)
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ["email", "password", "first_name", "last_name"]
def create(self, validated_data):
password = validated_data.pop("password")
user = User(**validated_data)
user.set_password(password)
user.save()
return user
# Update Serializer
class UserUpdateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ["first_name", "last_name"]
```
## Filters
```python
from django_filters import rest_framework as filters
class UserFilter(filters.FilterSet):
email = filters.CharFilter(lookup_expr="icontains")
is_active = filters.BooleanFilter()
created_after = filters.DateTimeFilter(
field_name="created_at",
lookup_expr="gte"
)
created_before = filters.DateTimeFilter(
field_name="created_at",
lookup_expr="lte"
)
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ["email", "is_active"]
```
## Permissions
```python
from rest_framework.permissions import BasePermission
class IsOwner(BasePermission):
def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
return obj.owner == request.user
class IsAdminOrReadOnly(BasePermission):
def has_permission(self, request, view):
if request.method in ["GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"]:
return True
return request.user.is_staff
```
## Pagination
```python
from rest_framework.pagination import PageNumberPagination
class StandardPagination(PageNumberPagination):
page_size = 20
page_size_query_param = "page_size"
max_page_size = 100
# settings.py
REST_FRAMEWORK = {
"DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS": "api.pagination.StandardPagination",
}
```
## URL Routing
```python
from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
router = DefaultRouter()
router.register(r"users", UserViewSet, basename="user")
router.register(r"posts", PostViewSet, basename="post")
urlpatterns = [
path("api/v1/", include(router.urls)),
]
```
## Testing
```python
import pytest
from rest_framework import status
from rest_framework.test import APIClient
@pytest.fixture
def api_client():
return APIClient()
@pytest.fixture
def authenticated_client(api_client, user):
api_client.force_authenticate(user=user)
return api_client
@pytest.mark.django_db
class TestUserViewSet:
def test_list_users(self, authenticated_client):
response = authenticated_client.get("/api/v1/users/")
assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
def test_create_user(self, authenticated_client):
data = {"email": "new@test.com", "password": "pass123"}
response = authenticated_client.post("/api/v1/users/", data)
assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
```
## Commands
```bash
python manage.py runserver
python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser
python manage.py shell
```
## Keywords
django, drf, rest framework, viewset, serializer, api, rest apiRelated Skills
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