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authorTom Christie2013-08-21 20:36:07 +0100
committerTom Christie2013-08-21 20:36:07 +0100
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Merge branch 'static-routes' into 0.4.0
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-rw-r--r--docs/api-guide/routers.md19
-rw-r--r--docs/api-guide/viewsets.md27
2 files changed, 29 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/docs/api-guide/routers.md b/docs/api-guide/routers.md
index 072a2e79..c8465418 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/routers.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/routers.md
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ The example above would generate the following URL patterns:
* URL pattern: `^accounts/$` Name: `'account-list'`
* URL pattern: `^accounts/{pk}/$` Name: `'account-detail'`
-### Extra link and actions
+### Registering additional routes
-Any methods on the viewset decorated with `@link` or `@action` will also be routed.
+Any methods on the viewset decorated with `@detail_route` or `@list_route` will also be routed.
For example, given a method like this on the `UserViewSet` class:
- @action(permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf])
+ @detail_route(methods=['post'], permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf])
def set_password(self, request, pk=None):
...
@@ -48,22 +48,24 @@ The following URL pattern would additionally be generated:
* URL pattern: `^users/{pk}/set_password/$` Name: `'user-set-password'`
+For more information see the viewset documentation on [marking extra actions for routing][route-decorators].
+
# API Guide
## SimpleRouter
-This router includes routes for the standard set of `list`, `create`, `retrieve`, `update`, `partial_update` and `destroy` actions. The viewset can also mark additional methods to be routed, using the `@link` or `@action` decorators.
+This router includes routes for the standard set of `list`, `create`, `retrieve`, `update`, `partial_update` and `destroy` actions. The viewset can also mark additional methods to be routed, using the `@detail_route` or `@list_route` decorators.
<table border=1>
<tr><th>URL Style</th><th>HTTP Method</th><th>Action</th><th>URL Name</th></tr>
<tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/</td><td>GET</td><td>list</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-list</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td>POST</td><td>create</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>{prefix}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@list_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
<tr><td rowspan=4>{prefix}/{lookup}/</td><td>GET</td><td>retrieve</td><td rowspan=4>{basename}-detail</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td>PUT</td><td>update</td></tr>
<tr><td>PATCH</td><td>partial_update</td></tr>
<tr><td>DELETE</td><td>destroy</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET</td><td>@link decorated method</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
- <tr><td>POST</td><td>@action decorated method</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@detail_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
</table>
By default the URLs created by `SimpleRouter` are appended with a trailing slash.
@@ -82,12 +84,12 @@ This router is similar to `SimpleRouter` as above, but additionally includes a d
<tr><td>[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>automatically generated root view</td><td>api-root</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>list</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-list</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td>POST</td><td>create</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>{prefix}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@list_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
<tr><td rowspan=4>{prefix}/{lookup}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>retrieve</td><td rowspan=4>{basename}-detail</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td>PUT</td><td>update</td></tr>
<tr><td>PATCH</td><td>partial_update</td></tr>
<tr><td>DELETE</td><td>destroy</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>@link decorated method</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
- <tr><td>POST</td><td>@action decorated method</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@detail_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
</table>
As with `SimpleRouter` the trailing slashes on the URL routes can be removed by setting the `trailing_slash` argument to `False` when instantiating the router.
@@ -144,3 +146,4 @@ If you want to provide totally custom behavior, you can override `BaseRouter` an
You may also want to override the `get_default_base_name(self, viewset)` method, or else always explicitly set the `base_name` argument when registering your viewsets with the router.
[cite]: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html
+[route-decorators]: viewsets.html#marking-extra-actions-for-routing \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
index 0c68afb0..9005e7cb 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ There are two main advantages of using a `ViewSet` class over using a `View` cla
Both of these come with a trade-off. Using regular views and URL confs is more explicit and gives you more control. ViewSets are helpful if you want to get up and running quickly, or when you have a large API and you want to enforce a consistent URL configuration throughout.
-## Marking extra methods for routing
+## Marking extra actions for routing
The default routers included with REST framework will provide routes for a standard set of create/retrieve/update/destroy style operations, as shown below:
@@ -92,14 +92,16 @@ The default routers included with REST framework will provide routes for a stand
def destroy(self, request, pk=None):
pass
-If you have ad-hoc methods that you need to be routed to, you can mark them as requiring routing using the `@link` or `@action` decorators. The `@link` decorator will route `GET` requests, and the `@action` decorator will route `POST` requests.
+If you have ad-hoc methods that you need to be routed to, you can mark them as requiring routing using the `@detail_route` or `@list_route` decorators.
+
+The `@detail_route` decorator contains `pk` in its URL pattern and is intended for methods which require a single instance. The `@list_route` decorator is intended for methods which operate on a list of objects.
For example:
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
- from rest_framework import viewsets
from rest_framework import status
- from rest_framework.decorators import action
+ from rest_framework import viewsets
+ from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route, list_route
from rest_framework.response import Response
from myapp.serializers import UserSerializer, PasswordSerializer
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ For example:
queryset = User.objects.all()
serializer_class = UserSerializer
- @action()
+ @detail_route(methods=['post'])
def set_password(self, request, pk=None):
user = self.get_object()
serializer = PasswordSerializer(data=request.DATA)
@@ -122,15 +124,22 @@ For example:
return Response(serializer.errors,
status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-The `@action` and `@link` decorators can additionally take extra arguments that will be set for the routed view only. For example...
+ @list_route()
+ def recent_users(self, request):
+ recent_users = User.objects.all().order('-last_login')
+ page = self.paginate_queryset(recent_users)
+ serializer = self.get_pagination_serializer(page)
+ return Response(serializer.data)
+
+The decorators can additionally take extra arguments that will be set for the routed view only. For example...
- @action(permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf])
+ @detail_route(methods=['post'], permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf])
def set_password(self, request, pk=None):
...
-The `@action` decorator will route `POST` requests by default, but may also accept other HTTP methods, by using the `method` argument. For example:
+By default, the decorators will route `GET` requests, but may also accept other HTTP methods, by using the `methods` argument. For example:
- @action(methods=['POST', 'DELETE'])
+ @detail_route(methods=['post', 'delete'])
def unset_password(self, request, pk=None):
...
---