Adds pre_delete and post_delete hooks on

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index 7cb80a84..fd411ad3 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -344,6 +344,18 @@ class GenericAPIView(views.APIView):
         """
         pass
 
+    def pre_delete(self, obj):
+        """
+        Placeholder method for calling before deleting an object.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def post_delete(self, obj):
+        """
+        Placeholder method for calling after saving an object.
+        """
+        pass
+
     def metadata(self, request):
         """
         Return a dictionary of metadata about the view.