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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<a class="github" href="status.py"></a>
+source: status.py
# Status Codes
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
Using bare status codes in your responses isn't recommended. REST framework includes a set of named constants that you can use to make more code more obvious and readable.
from rest_framework import status
+ from rest_framework.response import Response
def empty_view(self):
content = {'please move along': 'nothing to see here'}
@@ -16,6 +17,18 @@ Using bare status codes in your responses isn't recommended. REST framework inc
The full set of HTTP status codes included in the `status` module is listed below.
+The module also includes a set of helper functions for testing if a status code is in a given range.
+
+ from rest_framework import status
+ from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
+
+ class ExampleTestCase(APITestCase):
+ def test_url_root(self):
+ url = reverse('index')
+ response = self.client.get(url)
+ self.assertTrue(status.is_success(response.status_code))
+
+
For more information on proper usage of HTTP status codes see [RFC 2616][rfc2616]
and [RFC 6585][rfc6585].
@@ -38,7 +51,7 @@ This class of status code indicates that the client's request was successfully r
HTTP_205_RESET_CONTENT
HTTP_206_PARTIAL_CONTENT
-## Redirection - 3xx
+## Redirection - 3xx
This class of status code indicates that further action needs to be taken by the user agent in order to fulfill the request.
@@ -89,6 +102,15 @@ Response status codes beginning with the digit "5" indicate cases in which the s
HTTP_505_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED
HTTP_511_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
+## Helper functions
+
+The following helper functions are available for identifying the category of the response code.
+
+ is_informational() # 1xx
+ is_success() # 2xx
+ is_redirect() # 3xx
+ is_client_error() # 4xx
+ is_server_error() # 5xx
[rfc2324]: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt
[rfc2616]: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html