Merge branch 'master' into 675-empty-label-related-field

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py b/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
index 69b33209..50b06582 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ class PersonSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         read_only_fields = ('age',)
 
 
+class NestedSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    info = serializers.Field()
+
+
+class ModelSerializerWithNestedSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    nested = NestedSerializer(source='*')
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Person
+
+
 class PersonSerializerInvalidReadOnly(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     """
     Testing for #652.
@@ -418,6 +429,17 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
         except:
             self.fail('Wrong exception type thrown.')
 
+    def test_writable_star_source_on_nested_serializer(self):
+        """
+        Assert that a nested serializer instantiated with source='*' correctly
+        expands the data into the outer serializer.
+        """
+        serializer = ModelSerializerWithNestedSerializer(data={
+            'name': 'marko',
+            'nested': {'info': 'hi'}},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(serializer.is_valid(), True)
+
 
 class CustomValidationTests(TestCase):
     class CommentSerializerWithFieldValidator(CommentSerializer):