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@@ -37,38 +37,43 @@ The example above would generate the following URL patterns:
* URL pattern: `^accounts/$` Name: `'account-list'`
* URL pattern: `^accounts/{pk}/$` Name: `'account-detail'`
-### Extra link and actions
+### Registering additional routes
-Any methods on the viewset decorated with `@link` or `@action` will also be routed.
+Any methods on the viewset decorated with `@detail_route` or `@list_route` will also be routed.
For example, given a method like this on the `UserViewSet` class:
- from myapp.permissions import IsAdminOrIsSelf
- from rest_framework.decorators import action
-
- @action(permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf])
- def set_password(self, request, pk=None):
+ from myapp.permissions import IsAdminOrIsSelf
+ from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route
+
+ class UserViewSet(ModelViewSet):
...
+
+ @detail_route(methods=['post'], permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf])
+ def set_password(self, request, pk=None):
+ ...
The following URL pattern would additionally be generated:
* URL pattern: `^users/{pk}/set_password/$` Name: `'user-set-password'`
+For more information see the viewset documentation on [marking extra actions for routing][route-decorators].
+
# API Guide
## SimpleRouter
-This router includes routes for the standard set of `list`, `create`, `retrieve`, `update`, `partial_update` and `destroy` actions. The viewset can also mark additional methods to be routed, using the `@link` or `@action` decorators.
+This router includes routes for the standard set of `list`, `create`, `retrieve`, `update`, `partial_update` and `destroy` actions. The viewset can also mark additional methods to be routed, using the `@detail_route` or `@list_route` decorators.
<table border=1>
<tr><th>URL Style</th><th>HTTP Method</th><th>Action</th><th>URL Name</th></tr>
<tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/</td><td>GET</td><td>list</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-list</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td>POST</td><td>create</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>{prefix}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@list_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
<tr><td rowspan=4>{prefix}/{lookup}/</td><td>GET</td><td>retrieve</td><td rowspan=4>{basename}-detail</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td>PUT</td><td>update</td></tr>
<tr><td>PATCH</td><td>partial_update</td></tr>
<tr><td>DELETE</td><td>destroy</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET</td><td>@link decorated method</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
- <tr><td>POST</td><td>@action decorated method</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@detail_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
</table>
By default the URLs created by `SimpleRouter` are appended with a trailing slash.
@@ -87,12 +92,12 @@ This router is similar to `SimpleRouter` as above, but additionally includes a d
<tr><td>[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>automatically generated root view</td><td>api-root</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>list</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-list</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td>POST</td><td>create</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>{prefix}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@list_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
<tr><td rowspan=4>{prefix}/{lookup}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>retrieve</td><td rowspan=4>{basename}-detail</td></tr></tr>
<tr><td>PUT</td><td>update</td></tr>
<tr><td>PATCH</td><td>partial_update</td></tr>
<tr><td>DELETE</td><td>destroy</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>@link decorated method</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
- <tr><td>POST</td><td>@action decorated method</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@detail_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
</table>
As with `SimpleRouter` the trailing slashes on the URL routes can be removed by setting the `trailing_slash` argument to `False` when instantiating the router.
@@ -121,28 +126,87 @@ The arguments to the `Route` named tuple are:
**initkwargs**: A dictionary of any additional arguments that should be passed when instantiating the view. Note that the `suffix` argument is reserved for identifying the viewset type, used when generating the view name and breadcrumb links.
+## Customizing dynamic routes
+
+You can also customize how the `@list_route` and `@detail_route` decorators are routed.
+To route either or both of these decorators, include a `DynamicListRoute` and/or `DynamicDetailRoute` named tuple in the `.routes` list.
+
+The arguments to `DynamicListRoute` and `DynamicDetailRoute` are:
+
+**url**: A string representing the URL to be routed. May include the same format strings as `Route`, and additionally accepts the `{methodname}` and `{methodnamehyphen}` format strings.
+
+**name**: The name of the URL as used in `reverse` calls. May include the following format strings: `{basename}`, `{methodname}` and `{methodnamehyphen}`.
+
+**initkwargs**: A dictionary of any additional arguments that should be passed when instantiating the view.
+
## Example
The following example will only route to the `list` and `retrieve` actions, and does not use the trailing slash convention.
- from rest_framework.routers import Route, SimpleRouter
+ from rest_framework.routers import Route, DynamicDetailRoute, SimpleRouter
- class ReadOnlyRouter(SimpleRouter):
+ class CustomReadOnlyRouter(SimpleRouter):
"""
A router for read-only APIs, which doesn't use trailing slashes.
"""
routes = [
- Route(url=r'^{prefix}$',
- mapping={'get': 'list'},
- name='{basename}-list',
- initkwargs={'suffix': 'List'}),
- Route(url=r'^{prefix}/{lookup}$',
- mapping={'get': 'retrieve'},
- name='{basename}-detail',
- initkwargs={'suffix': 'Detail'})
+ Route(
+ url=r'^{prefix}$',
+ mapping={'get': 'list'},
+ name='{basename}-list',
+ initkwargs={'suffix': 'List'}
+ ),
+ Route(
+ url=r'^{prefix}/{lookup}$',
+ mapping={'get': 'retrieve'},
+ name='{basename}-detail',
+ initkwargs={'suffix': 'Detail'}
+ ),
+ DynamicDetailRoute(
+ url=r'^{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodnamehyphen}$',
+ name='{basename}-{methodnamehyphen}',
+ initkwargs={}
+ )
]
-The `SimpleRouter` class provides another example of setting the `.routes` attribute.
+Let's take a look at the routes our `CustomReadOnlyRouter` would generate for a simple viewset.
+
+`views.py`:
+
+ class UserViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
+ """
+ A viewset that provides the standard actions
+ """
+ queryset = User.objects.all()
+ serializer_class = UserSerializer
+ lookup_field = 'username'
+
+ @detail_route()
+ def group_names(self, request):
+ """
+ Returns a list of all the group names that the given
+ user belongs to.
+ """
+ user = self.get_object()
+ groups = user.groups.all()
+ return Response([group.name for group in groups])
+
+`urls.py`:
+
+ router = CustomReadOnlyRouter()
+ router.register('users', UserViewSet)
+ urlpatterns = router.urls
+
+The following mappings would be generated...
+
+<table border=1>
+ <tr><th>URL</th><th>HTTP Method</th><th>Action</th><th>URL Name</th></tr>
+ <tr><td>/users</td><td>GET</td><td>list</td><td>user-list</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>/users/{username}</td><td>GET</td><td>retrieve</td><td>user-detail</td></tr>
+ <tr><td>/users/{username}/group-names</td><td>GET</td><td>group_names</td><td>user-group-names</td></tr>
+</table>
+
+For another example of setting the `.routes` attribute, see the source code for the `SimpleRouter` class.
## Advanced custom routers
@@ -168,6 +232,7 @@ The [wq.db package][wq.db] provides an advanced [Router][wq.db-router] class (an
app.router.register_model(MyModel)
[cite]: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html
+[route-decorators]: viewsets.html#marking-extra-actions-for-routing
[drf-nested-routers]: https://github.com/alanjds/drf-nested-routers
[wq.db]: http://wq.io/wq.db
[wq.db-router]: http://wq.io/docs/app.py