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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md b/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md index 3346c70a..33ec89d2 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md @@ -123,18 +123,36 @@ Each of the generic views provided is built by combining one of the base views b Extends REST framework's `APIView` class, adding support for serialization of model instances and model querysets. +**Attributes**: + +* `model` - The model that should be used for this view. Used as a fallback for determining the serializer if `serializer_class` is not set, and as a fallback for determining the queryset if `queryset` is not set. Otherwise not required. +* `serializer_class` - The serializer class that should be used for validating and deserializing input, and for serializing output. If unset, this defaults to creating a serializer class using `self.model`, with the `DEFAULT_MODEL_SERIALIZER_CLASS` setting as the base serializer class. + ## MultipleObjectAPIView Provides a base view for acting on a single object, by combining REST framework's `APIView`, and Django's [MultipleObjectMixin]. **See also:** ccbv.co.uk documentation for [MultipleObjectMixin][multiple-object-mixin-classy]. +**Attributes**: + +* `queryset` - The queryset that should be used for returning objects from this view. If unset, defaults to the default queryset manager for `self.model`. +* `paginate_by` - The size of pages to use with paginated data. If set to `None` then pagination is turned off. If unset this uses the same value as the `PAGINATE_BY` setting, which defaults to `None`. +* `paginate_by_param` - The name of a query parameter, which can be used by the client to overide the default page size to use for pagination. If unset this uses the same value as the `PAGINATE_BY_PARAM` setting, which defaults to `None`. + ## SingleObjectAPIView Provides a base view for acting on a single object, by combining REST framework's `APIView`, and Django's [SingleObjectMixin]. **See also:** ccbv.co.uk documentation for [SingleObjectMixin][single-object-mixin-classy]. +**Attributes**: + +* `queryset` - The queryset that should be used when retrieving an object from this view. If unset, defaults to the default queryset manager for `self.model`. +* `pk_kwarg` - The URL kwarg that should be used to look up objects by primary key. Defaults to `'pk'`. [Can only be set to non-default on Django 1.4+] +* `slug_kwarg` - The URL kwarg that should be used to look up objects by a slug. Defaults to `'slug'`. [Can only be set to non-default on Django 1.4+] +* `slug_field` - The field on the model that should be used to look up objects by a slug. If used, this should typically be set to a field with `unique=True`. Defaults to `'slug'`. + --- # Mixins @@ -147,10 +165,6 @@ Provides a `.list(request, *args, **kwargs)` method, that implements listing a q Should be mixed in with [MultipleObjectAPIView]. -**Arguments**: - -* `page_size_kwarg` - Allows you to overwrite the global settings `PAGE_SIZE_KWARG` for a specific view. You can also turn it off for a specific view by setting it to `None`. Default is `page_size`. - ## CreateModelMixin Provides a `.create(request, *args, **kwargs)` method, that implements creating and saving a new model instance. |