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django-toon is a package for sending data in the Toon format, which is several times faster than JSON.

The library offers two important features for Django. For example, you can create dynamic views that can return either JSON or Toon based on the request.

django-toon — Django Integration Guide

Usage:

Installation

pip install "django-toon"

---

Return Toon for all requests

settings.py

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES': [
        'django_toon.django.render.ToonRenderer',
    ],
    'DEFAULT_PARSER_CLASSES': [
        'django_toon.django.parser.ToonParser',
    ],
}

Enable dynamic mode (JSON or Toon based on headers)

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES': [
         'django_toon.django.render.DynamicRenderer',
    ],
    'DEFAULT_PARSER_CLASSES': [
        'django_toon.django.parser.DynamicParser',
    ],
}

Header Examples

Send JSON → Receive Toon:

Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/x-toon

Send Toon → Receive Toon:

Content-Type: application/x-toon
Accept: application/x-toon

Send Toon → Receive JSON:

Content-Type: application/x-toon
Accept: application/json

---

Per-View Configuration

Dynamic view

views.py

from django_toon.parser import DynamicParser
from django_toon.render import DynamicRenderer

class Index(APIView):
    parser_classes = [DynamicParser]
    renderer_classes = [DynamicRenderer]

    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        return Response({"message": "Hello django-toon"})

Toon-only view

from django_toon.parser import ToonParser
from django_toon.render import ToonRenderer

class Index(APIView):
    parser_classes = [ToonParser]
    renderer_classes = [ToonRenderer]

    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        return Response({"message": "Hello django-toon"})

---

How to Test API:

source .venv/bin/activate

$ django-toon version

> 0.1.1

you can use GET and POST method to test your api

$ django-toon get https://exmaple.com/

$ django-toon post https://exmaple.com/ --payload '{"key": "value"}'

Contributing

We warmly welcome all contributions to django-toon! Whether you have an idea for improvement, found a bug, or want to add a new feature, we would be happy to have your help.

How to contribute

For small changes, feel free to open a Pull Request directly.

For larger features or significant changes, please open an Issue first so we can discuss the approach together.

Make sure your code is clean, readable, and includes any necessary tests.

🐞 Reporting Issues

If you encounter a problem:

First check whether the issue has already been reported.

If not, please open a New Issue with:

A clear description of the problem

Steps to reproduce

Python/framework/OS versions

Any relevant logs or error messages

We do our best to respond and fix issues as quickly as possible.

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