Iam trying to find out if it is possible to post and patch in the same view using the generic api method in Django rest framework. I dont think there is any generic class that allows create and update altogether, can anyone tell me if the below configuration would allow me to use post and patch method in the same view.
class QuestionList(generics.updateAPIView, generics.CreateAPIView):
queryset = Question.objects.all()
serializer_class = QuestionSerializer
I'm not sure if that is possible but, You can create two views like this
class CreateSomeView(AuthenticatedView, CreateAPIView):
queryset = Some.objects.all()
serializer_class = SomeSerializer
def create(self, request):
serializer = self.serializer_class(data=data)
serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
serializer.save()
class SomeView(AuthenticatedView, UpdateAPIView):
queryset = Some.objects.all()
serializer_class = SomeSerializer
def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
serializer = self.serializer_class(data=data)
serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
serializer.save()
and two urls something like that
path('some/', CreateSomeView.as_view(), name="create-some-details"),
path('some/<int:pk>/', SomeView.as_view(), name="some-details"),
Now, from front-end you can send request with if you want to update or without id if you wish to create new. You don't have to create two serializers.
Yes, you can use them at the same time,you can create a custom view that inherits from both classes
from rest_framework import generics
class MyView(generics.CreateAPIView, generics.UpdateAPIView):
serializer_class = MySerializer
queryset = MyModel.objects.all()
and in you urls file:
urlpatterns = [
path('myview/', MyView.as_view(), name='myview'),
path('myview/<int:pk>/', MyView.as_view(), name='myview_update'),]
if you want to use your uuid or an identifier you have to add to your views:
lookup_field = "uuid"
and change
path('myview/<uuid:uuid>/', MyView.as_view(), name='myview_update'),
