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@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ In order to explain the various types of relational fields, we'll use a couple o
For example, the following serializer.
class AlbumSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
- tracks = RelatedField(many=True)
+ tracks = serializers.RelatedField(many=True)
class Meta:
model = Album
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ By default this field is read-write, although you can change this behavior using
**Arguments**:
-* `view_name` - The view name that should be used as the target of the relationship. **required**.
+* `view_name` - The view name that should be used as the target of the relationship. If you're using [the standard router classes][routers] this wil be a string with the format `<modelname>-detail`. **required**.
* `many` - If applied to a to-many relationship, you should set this argument to `True`.
* `required` - If set to `False`, the field will accept values of `None` or the empty-string for nullable relationships.
* `queryset` - By default `ModelSerializer` classes will use the default queryset for the relationship. `Serializer` classes must either set a queryset explicitly, or set `read_only=True`.
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ This field is always read-only.
**Arguments**:
-* `view_name` - The view name that should be used as the target of the relationship. **required**.
+* `view_name` - The view name that should be used as the target of the relationship. If you're using [the standard router classes][routers] this wil be a string with the format `<model_name>-detail`. **required**.
* `lookup_field` - The field on the target that should be used for the lookup. Should correspond to a URL keyword argument on the referenced view. Default is `'pk'`.
* `format` - If using format suffixes, hyperlinked fields will use the same format suffix for the target unless overridden by using the `format` argument.
@@ -442,7 +442,19 @@ In the 2.4 release, these parts of the API will be removed entirely.
For more details see the [2.2 release announcement][2.2-announcement].
+---
+
+# Third Party Packages
+
+The following third party packages are also available.
+
+## DRF Nested Routers
+
+The [drf-nested-routers package][drf-nested-routers] provides routers and relationship fields for working with nested resources.
+
[cite]: http://lwn.net/Articles/193245/
[reverse-relationships]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/queries/#following-relationships-backward
+[routers]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/routers#defaultrouter
[generic-relations]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/contenttypes/#id1
[2.2-announcement]: ../topics/2.2-announcement.md
+[drf-nested-routers]: https://github.com/alanjds/drf-nested-routers