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-rw-r--r--docs/topics/release-notes.md6
-rw-r--r--rest_framework/serializers.py7
-rw-r--r--rest_framework/tests/pk_relations.py18
3 files changed, 30 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
index ecb6c91a..47252b65 100644
--- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
>
> — Eric S. Raymond, [The Cathedral and the Bazaar][cite].
+## Master
+
+* Bugfix: Cannot create objects with reverse M2M relations
+
## 2.1.1
**Date**: 7th Nov 2012
@@ -154,4 +158,4 @@
[cite]: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ar01s04.html
[2.1.0-notes]: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/django-rest-framework/Vv2M0CMY9bg/discussion
-[announcement]: rest-framework-2-announcement.md \ No newline at end of file
+[announcement]: rest-framework-2-announcement.md
diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index 4f68ada6..95145d58 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -447,6 +447,13 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
setattr(instance, key, val)
return instance
+ # Reverse relations
+ for (obj, model) in self.opts.model._meta.get_all_related_m2m_objects_with_model():
+ field_name = obj.field.related_query_name()
+ if field_name in attrs:
+ self.m2m_data[field_name] = attrs.pop(field_name)
+
+ # Forward relations
for field in self.opts.model._meta.many_to_many:
if field.name in attrs:
self.m2m_data[field.name] = attrs.pop(field.name)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/pk_relations.py b/rest_framework/tests/pk_relations.py
index 94709810..44ae4040 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/pk_relations.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/pk_relations.py
@@ -117,6 +117,24 @@ class PrimaryKeyManyToManyTests(TestCase):
]
self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
+ def test_reverse_many_to_many_create(self):
+ data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'target-4', 'sources': [1, 3]}
+ serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(data=data)
+ self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
+ obj = serializer.save()
+ self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
+ self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'target-4')
+
+ # Ensure target 4 is added, and everything else is as expected
+ queryset = ManyToManyTarget.objects.all()
+ serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(queryset)
+ expected = [
+ {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
+ {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': [2, 3]},
+ {'id': 3, 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': [3]},
+ {'id': 4, 'name': u'target-4', 'sources': [1, 3]}
+ ]
+ self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
class PrimaryKeyForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
def setUp(self):