david / django-modelviews
Backup of an old repository with useful ideas. Initial goal: integrating REST to django admin (class-based views).
$ hg clone http://code.welldev.org/django-modelviews
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2 years ago
Changed (Δ11.4 KB):
__init__.py
base.py
generic/__init__.py (null-size change)
generic/rest_views.py (299 lines added, 0 lines removed)
generic/test-runner.py
generic/test_models.py
models.py
rest_views.py
test_project/__init__.py
test_project/manage.py
test_project/settings.py
test_project/templates/test_app/post_detail.html
test_project/templates/test_app/post_list.html
test_project/test_app/__init__.py
test_project/test_app/models.py
test_project/test_app/tests.py
test_project/test_app/views.py
test_project/urls.py
tests.py
Up to file-list generic/rest_views.py:
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from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist, ImproperlyConfigured |
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from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse, HttpResponseNotAllowed |
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from django.views.generic.base import BaseDetailView |
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class HtmlResponder(object): |
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""" |
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HtmlResponder renders an object or a list of objects with the Django |
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templating system. |
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""" |
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def __init__(self, queryset): |
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self.queryset = queryset |
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def render_response(self, request, template, context_vars, mimetype=None): |
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""" |
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Returns an HttpResponse for the given request, template object, |
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dictionary of context variables, and optional mimetype. |
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""" |
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context = RequestContext(request, context_vars) |
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template = template.render(context) |
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return HttpResponse(template, mimetype=mimetype) |
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def get_template(self, opts, target='list'): |
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""" |
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Returns a loaded template, the template_name depends of the model name. |
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Examples:: |
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blog/post_list.html |
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auth/user_detail.html |
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""" |
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template_name = "%s/%s_%s.html" % (opts.app_label, opts.object_name.lower(), target) |
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return loader.get_template(template_name) |
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def get_context_vars(self, context_vars): |
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""" |
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Returns a dictionary of context vars, override if you need more. |
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""" |
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return context_vars |
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def list(self, request, paginate_by, allow_empty): |
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""" |
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Renders a list of model objects to HttpResponse. |
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""" |
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if paginate_by: |
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paginator = QuerySetPaginator(self.queryset, paginate_by, |
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allow_empty_first_page=allow_empty) |
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page = request.GET.get('page', 1) |
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try: |
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page_number = int(page) |
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except ValueError: |
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if page == 'last': |
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page_number = paginator.num_pages |
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else: |
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# Page is not 'last', nor can it be converted to an int. |
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raise Http404 |
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try: |
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page_obj = paginator.page(page_number) |
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except InvalidPage: |
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raise Http404 |
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object_list = page_obj.object_list |
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else: |
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object_list = self.queryset |
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paginator = None |
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page_obj = None |
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if not allow_empty and len(self.queryset) == 0: |
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raise Http404 |
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context_vars = self.get_context_vars({ |
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'object_list': object_list, |
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'paginator': paginator, |
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'page_obj': page_obj |
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}) |
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opts = self.queryset.model._meta |
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template = self.get_template(opts) |
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return self.render_response(request, template, context_vars) |
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def element(self, request, obj): |
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""" |
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Renders single model objects to HttpResponse. |
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""" |
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context_vars = self.get_context_vars({'object': obj}) |
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opts = self.queryset.model._meta |
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template = self.get_template(opts, target='detail') |
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response = self.render_response(request, template, context_vars) |
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populate_xheaders(request, response, self.queryset.model, getattr(obj, opts.pk.name)) |
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return response |
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def create_success(self, request, new_obj, post_save_redirect): |
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""" |
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Returns an HttpResonse, generally an HttpResponse redirect. This will |
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be the final return value of the view and will only be called if the |
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object was saved successfuly. |
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""" |
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# Redirect to the new object: first by trying post_save_redirect, |
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# then by obj.get_absolute_url; fail if neither works. |
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if post_save_redirect: |
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return HttpResponseRedirect(post_save_redirect % new_obj.__dict__) |
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elif hasattr(new_obj, 'get_absolute_url'): |
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return HttpResponseRedirect(new_obj.get_absolute_url()) |
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else: |
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raise ImproperlyConfigured("No URL to redirect to from generic create view.") |
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def update_success(self, request, obj, new_obj, post_save_redirect): |
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""" |
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Returns an HttpResonse, generally an HttpResponse redirect. This will |
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be the final return value of the view and will only be called if the |
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object was saved successfuly. |
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""" |
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# Redirect to the new object: first by trying post_save_redirect, |
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# then by obj.get_absolute_url; fail if neither works. |
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if post_save_redirect: |
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return HttpResponseRedirect(post_save_redirect % new_obj.__dict__) |
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elif hasattr(new_obj, 'get_absolute_url'): |
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return HttpResponseRedirect(new_obj.get_absolute_url()) |
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else: |
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raise ImproperlyConfigured("No URL to redirect to from generic create view.") |
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def delete_success(self, post_save_redirect): |
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return HttpResponseRedirect(post_save_redirect) |
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class JsonResponder(object): |
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"""TODO""" |
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class ModelView(BaseDetailView): |
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""" |
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ModelView: a RESTful class-based view of your resources |
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Philosophy |
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---------- |
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The goal of this class is to provide a lightweight REST interface, I know |
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that django-rest-interface exists but it's abandoned and it suffers from |
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some defaults. Given my experience with it, I always need to rewrite large |
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parts of the library in order to customize it to fits with my own needs. |
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In order to avoid this with ModelView, the philosophy is to allow |
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dead-easy subclassing with granularity at each point. |
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Note: I totally respect what had been done before and this class is |
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inspired from a lot of existing projects so many thanks to all authors. |
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Goals |
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----- |
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Basically, it dispatches requests to the appropriated function given the |
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HTTP verb and it allows you to specify a responder in order to avoid |
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duplication of code at the resource logic level. |
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You can specify your own responders, and restrict to allowed HTTP methods. |
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Secret goal: to be honest, I dream of resource oriented stuff in |
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Django's trunk for years now. A RESTful Django's (newforms-)admin could be |
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awesome too in order to provide a built-in API! |
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Example |
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------- |
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A quick example in order to demonstrate what is possible. |
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models.py:: |
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class Post(models.Model): |
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title = models.Charfield(max_length=200) |
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slug = models.SlugField(max_length=200, prepopulate_from=('title',), unique=True) |
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content = models.TextField() |
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urls.py:: |
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blog = ModelView(Post.objects.filter(is_online=True), responders=(HtmlResponder, JsonResponder), methods=('GET',)) |
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blog_admin = ModelView(Post.objects.all(), methods=('GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE')) |
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urlpatterns = pattern('', |
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url(^blog/(?P<slug>[-\w]+)/(?P<format>(html|json))?/?$), blog, name='blog'), |
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url(^blog/admin/(?P<object_pk>\d)/), blog_admin, name='blog_admin'), |
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) |
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Note: here we consider that you want a custom admin for your blog, |
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otherwise Django's built-in admin is much more interesting, of course. |
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TODO |
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---- |
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* Add tests and documentation |
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* Create a collection of generic Responders |
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* Handle receivers in order to use it as an API (for the moment, |
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it assumes that you receive formencoded data), need more reflexion. |
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* Handle privacy, need more reflexion |
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* See what can be done with APP, it could be fun! |
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* Ideas? |
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""" |
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def __init__(self, queryset, slug_field='slug', post_save_redirect=None, |
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paginate_by=None, allow_empty=True, |
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responders=(HtmlResponder,), methods=('GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE')): |
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self.post_save_redirect = post_save_redirect |
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self.paginate_by = paginate_by |
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self.allow_empty = allow_empty |
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self.responders = dict((responder.__class__.__name__, responder) for responder in responders) |
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self.methods = methods |
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super(ModelView, self).__init__(queryset, slug_field) |
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def __call__(self, request, object_pk=None, slug=None, format='html'): |
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""" |
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Redirects to one of the CRUD methods depending on the HTTP method of |
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the request. Checks whether the requested method is allowed for this |
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resource. |
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""" |
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# If we didn't get object_pk or slug, assume this is an add view. |
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if object_pk is None and slug is None: |
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obj = None |
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else: |
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obj = self.get_object(request, object_pk, slug) |
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# Restrict |
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request_method = request.method.upper() |
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if request_method not in self.methods: |
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raise HttpMethodNotAllowed |
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# Dispatch |
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if request_method == 'GET': |
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return self.read(request, obj, self.get_responder(format)) |
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elif request_method == 'POST': |
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return self.create(request, self.get_responder(format)) |
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elif request_method == 'PUT': |
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return self.update(request, obj, self.get_responder(format)) |
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elif request_method == 'DELETE': |
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return self.delete(request, obj, self.get_responder(format)) |
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else: |
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raise Http404 |
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def get_responder(self, format): |
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""" |
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Returns a ``Responder`` instance given the format. |
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""" |
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try: |
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return self.responders['%sResponder' % format.title()](self.get_query_set()) |
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except KeyError: |
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raise ImproperlyConfigured("%s responder doesn't exist." % '%sResponder' % format.title()) |
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def get_form(self, request): |
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""" |
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Returns a ``ModelForm`` class to be used in this view. |
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""" |
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# TODO: we should be able to construct a ModelForm without creating |
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# and passing in a temporary inner class |
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class Meta: |
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model = self.model |
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class_name = self.model.__name__ + 'Form' |
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return ModelFormMetaclass(class_name, (ModelForm,), {'Meta': Meta}) |
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def save_form(self, request, form): |
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""" |
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Saves and returns the object represented by the given form. This |
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method will only be called if the form is valid. |
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""" |
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return form.save() |
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def read(self, request, obj, responder): |
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""" |
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Returns a rendered list or element whether ``obj`` exists, idempotent. |
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""" |
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if obj is None: |
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return responder.list(request, self.paginate_by, self.allow_empty) |
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else: |
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return responder.element(request, obj) |
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def create(self, request, responder): |
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""" |
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Create a new resource. |
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""" |
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Form = self.get_form(request) |
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form = Form(request.POST, request.FILES) |
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if form.is_valid(): |
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new_obj = self.save_form(request, form) |
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return responder.create_success(request, new_obj, self.post_save_redirect) |
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def update(self, request, obj, responder): |
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""" |
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Update an existing resource (there is no PUT creation for now), idempotent. |
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""" |
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Form = self.get_form(request) |
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form = Form(request.POST, request.FILES, instance=obj) |
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if form.is_valid(): |
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new_obj = self.save_form(request, form) |
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return responder.update_success(request, obj, new_obj, self.post_save_redirect) |
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def delete(self, request, obj, responder): |
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""" |
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Delete an existing resource, idempotent. |
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""" |
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if obj is not None: |
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obj.delete() |
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return responder.delete_success(self.post_save_redirect) |
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