air-drf-relation 0.2.3

Improved interaction with DRF relations.

AIR-DRF-RELATION

Table of Contents

1. Instalation
2. About
3. AirRelatedField
   1. pk_only
   2. hidden
4. AirModelSerializer
   1. user
   2. extra_kwargs
   3. hidden_fields
   4. Kwargs by actions
      1. action_read_only_fields
      2. action_hidden_fields
      3. action_extra_kwargs
   5. Priority extra_kwargs
   6. Filter nested querysets
5. Nested save objects
   1. Saving nested objects without NestedFactory
   2. Saving nested objects with NestedFactory
   3. Using NestedFactory in AirModelSerializer

Instalation

$ pip install air-drf-relation

About

air-drf-relation adds flexibility and convenience in working with ModelSerializer.

AirRelatedField

Used to extend the functionality of the PrimaryKeyRelatedField

class BookSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    # author = PrimaryKeyRelatedField(queryset=Author.objects) - default usage
    author = AirRelatedField(AuthorSerializer)
    city = AirRelatedField(CitySerializer)

    class Meta:
        model = Book
        fields = ('uuid', 'name', 'author', 'city')

AirRelatedField allows you to get not only pk but also an object with pk, which will be searched.

{
    "name": "demo",
    "author": { 
        "id": 1
    },
    "city": 1
}

pk_only

Automatically AirRelatedField returns a serialized object. If you only want to use pk, you must specify the pk_only key.

author = AirRelatedField(AuthorSerializer, pk_only=True)

hidden

Hidden fields are not used for serialization and validation. The data will be returned without fields. Usually used together in AirModelSerializer

author = AirRelatedField(AuthorSerializer, hidden=True)

Important

You cannot use hidden and pk_only in ModelSerializer and with extra_kwargs

AirModelSerializer

Used to extend the functionality of the ModelSerializer

class BookSerializer(AirModelSerializer): # full example
    author = AirRelatedField(AuthorSerializer)
    city = AirRelatedField(AuthorSerializer)

    class Meta:
        model = Book
        fields = ('uuid', 'name', 'author', 'city')
        hidden_fields = ()
        read_only_fields = () # default read_only_fields
        extra_kwargs = {} # default extra_kwargs with support custom keys
        action_read_only_fields = {
            'create': {},
            '_': {} # used for other actions
        },
        action_hidden_fields = {
            'create': (),
            '_': ()
        }
        action_extra_kwargs = {
            'list': {},
            '_': {}
        }
        nested_save_fields = ()

user

User is automatically put from the request if available. You can also set the user manually.

class DemoSerializer(AirModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'name')
    
    validate_name(self, value):
        if not self.user:
            return None
        return value

Manually set user.

serializer = DemoSerializer(data={'name': 'demo'}, user=request.user)

extra_kwargs

Extends the standard work with extra_kwargs by adding work with additional attributes. You can also transfer extra_kwargs manually.

class BookSerializer(AirModelSerializer):
    author = AirRelatedField(AuthorSerializer)
    
    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'author')
        extra_kwargs = {
            'author': {'pk_only': True},
            'name': {'hidden': True}
        }

hidden_fields

Hides fields for validation and seralization.

class BookSerializer(AirModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'author')
        hidden_fields = ('name', 'author')

Kwargs by actions

Kwargs by actions is used only when the event. You can pass acions separated by ,. For events that don't match, you can use _ key. It is used if action is passed. Action is set automatically from the ViewSet, or it can be passed manually.

class DemoViewSet(ModelViewSet):
    queryset = Demo.objects.all()
    serializer_class = DemoSerializer
    
    def perform_create(serializer, request):
        action = serializer.action # action is 'create'
        serializer.save()
    
    @action(methods=['POST'], detail=False)
    def demo_action(self, request):
        serializer = self.get_serializer_class()
        action = serializer.action # action is 'demo_action'

Manually set action.

serializer = DemoSerializer(data={'name': 'demo'}, action='custom_action')
action = serializer.action # action is 'custom_action'

action_read_only_fields

Sets read_only_fields by action in serializer.

class BookSerializer(AirModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'author')
        action_read_only_fields = {
            'create,update': ('name', 'author')
        }

action_hidden_fields

Sets hidden_fields by action in serializer.

class BookSerializer(AirModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'author')
        action_hidden_fields = {
            'custom_action': ('author', ),
            '_': ('id', )
        }

action_extra_kwargs

Expand extra_kwargs by action in serializer.

class BookSerializer(AirModelSerializer):
    author = AirRelatedField(AuthorSerializer, pk_only=True, null=True)
    
    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'author')
        action_extra_kwargs = {
            'create,custom_update': {
                'author': {'pk_only': False, 'null'=True}
            }
        }

Priority extra_kwargs

Below are the priorities of the extra_kwargs extension in ascending order

1. extra_kwargs in Meta
2. hidden_fields
3. action_hidden_fields
4. action_read_only_fields
5. action_extra_kwargs
6. extra_kwargs manually transmitted

Filter nested querysets

AirModelSerializer allows you to filter the queryset by nested fields.

class BookSerializer(AirModelSerializer):
    city = AirRelatedField(CitySerializer, queryset_function_name='custom_filter')

    def queryset_author(self, queryset):
        return queryset.filter(active=True, created_by=self.user)

    def filter_city_by_active(self, queryset):
        return queryset.filter(active=True)

    class Meta:
        model = Book
        fields = ('uuid', 'name', 'author', 'city')

Nested save objects

You can use the NestedFactory functionality to easily create or update objects by nested fields. NestedFactory stores primary keys by default. But you can delete objects and create new ones every time.

Only use NestedFactory in simple cases!

Saving nested objects without NestedFactory

class CabinetSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Cabinet
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'code') # you should hide or set read_only on 'school' field
        

class SchoolDefaultNestedSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    cabinets = CabinetSerializer(many=True)

    class Meta:
        model = School
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'cabinets')

    def create(self, validated_data):
        cabinets = validated_data.pop('cabinets', [])
        instance = School.objects.create(**validated_data)
        for el in cabinets:
            Cabinet.objects.create(**el, school=instance)
        return instance

    def update(self, instance: School, validated_data):
        cabinets = validated_data.pop('cabinets', [])
        instance.cabinets.all().delete()
        instance.__dict__.update(validated_data)
        instance.save()
        for el in cabinets:
            Cabinet.objects.create(**el, school=instance)
        return instance

Saving nested objects with NestedFactory

class CabinetSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Cabinet
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'code', 'school') # 'school' field is required


class SchoolCustomNestedSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    cabinets = CabinetSerializer(many=True)

    class Meta:
        model = School
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'cabinets')

    def save_nested(self, validated_data, instance=None):
        factory = NestedSaveFactory(serializer=self, nested_save_fields=['cabinets'])
        factory.set_data(validated_data=validated_data, instance=instance)
        return factory.save_instance().save_nested_fields().instance

    def create(self, validated_data):
        return self.save_nested(validated_data=validated_data)

    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
        return self.save_nested(validated_data=validated_data, instance=instance)

Using NestedFactory in AirModelSerializer

class CabinetSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Cabinet
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'code', 'school') # 'school' field is required


class SchoolAutoNestedSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    cabinets = CabinetSerializer(many=True)

    class Meta:
        model = School
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'cabinets')
        nested_save_fields = ('cabinets',)