send just a specific filed on ModelSerializer to client - django rest framework

Question

I have a Serializer like below:

class KlassStudentSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    student = ProfileSerializer()
    klass = KlassSerializer()

class Meta:
    model = KlassStudents
    fields = ['pk', 'student', 'klass']

I want to send just klass values in a view and send just student in another view. How can I do that?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '17 at 09:45

class DynamicFieldsModelSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    """
    A ModelSerializer that takes an additional `fields` argument that
    controls which fields should be displayed.
    """

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        # Don't pass the 'fields' arg up to the superclass
        fields = kwargs.pop('fields', None)
        exclude = kwargs.pop('exclude', None)

        # Instantiate the superclass normally
        super(DynamicFieldsModelSerializer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        if fields is not None:
            # Drop any fields that are not specified in the `fields` argument.
            allowed = set(fields)
            existing = set(self.fields.keys())
            for field_name in existing - allowed:
                self.fields.pop(field_name)

        if exclude is not None:
            not_allowed = set(exclude)
            for exclude_name in not_allowed:
                self.fields.pop(exclude_name)


class KlassStudentSerializer(DynamicFieldsModelSerializer):
    student = ProfileSerializer()
    klass = KlassSerializer()

    class Meta:
        model = KlassStudents
        fields = ['pk', 'student', 'klass']

use like:

serializer1 = KlassStudentSerializer(data=data, fields=('klass'))
serializer2 = KlassStudentSerializer(data=data, fields=('student'))

or

serializer3 = KlassStudentSerializer(data=data, exclude=('id', 'klass'))
serializer4 = KlassStudentSerializer(data=data, exclude=('id', 'student'))

send just a specific filed on ModelSerializer to client - django rest framework

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