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@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Some reasons you might want to use REST framework:
REST framework requires the following:
-* Python (2.6.5+, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3)
+* Python (2.6.5+, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
* Django (1.4.2+, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7)
The following packages are optional:
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ Add `'rest_framework'` to your `INSTALLED_APPS` setting.
If you're intending to use the browsable API you'll probably also want to add REST framework's login and logout views. Add the following to your root `urls.py` file.
- urlpatterns = patterns('',
+ urlpatterns = [
...
url(r'^api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework'))
- )
+ ]
Note that the URL path can be whatever you want, but you must include `'rest_framework.urls'` with the `'rest_framework'` namespace.
@@ -96,16 +96,11 @@ Note that the URL path can be whatever you want, but you must include `'rest_fra
Let's take a look at a quick example of using REST framework to build a simple model-backed API.
-We'll create a read-write API for accessing users and groups.
+We'll create a read-write API for accessing information on the users of our project.
Any global settings for a REST framework API are kept in a single configuration dictionary named `REST_FRAMEWORK`. Start off by adding the following to your `settings.py` module:
REST_FRAMEWORK = {
- # Use hyperlinked styles by default.
- # Only used if the `serializer_class` attribute is not set on a view.
- 'DEFAULT_MODEL_SERIALIZER_CLASS':
- 'rest_framework.serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer',
-
# Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
# or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
@@ -118,34 +113,37 @@ Don't forget to make sure you've also added `rest_framework` to your `INSTALLED_
We're ready to create our API now.
Here's our project's root `urls.py` module:
- from django.conf.urls import url, patterns, include
- from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
- from rest_framework import viewsets, routers
+ from django.conf.urls import url, include
+ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+ from rest_framework import routers, serializers, viewsets
+
+ # Serializers define the API representation.
+ class UserSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+ class Meta:
+ model = User
+ fields = ('url', 'username', 'email', 'is_staff')
# ViewSets define the view behavior.
class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
- model = User
-
- class GroupViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
- model = Group
-
+ queryset = User.objects.all()
+ serializer_class = UserSerializer
# Routers provide an easy way of automatically determining the URL conf.
router = routers.DefaultRouter()
router.register(r'users', UserViewSet)
- router.register(r'groups', GroupViewSet)
-
# Wire up our API using automatic URL routing.
# Additionally, we include login URLs for the browseable API.
- urlpatterns = patterns('',
+ urlpatterns = [
url(r'^', include(router.urls)),
url(r'^api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework'))
- )
+ ]
+
+You can now open the API in your browser at [http://127.0.0.1:8000/](http://127.0.0.1:8000/), and view your new 'users' API. If you use the login control in the top right corner you'll also be able to add, create and delete users from the system.
## Quickstart
-Can't wait to get started? The [quickstart guide][quickstart] is the fastest way to get up and running, and building APIs with REST framework.
+Can't wait to get started? The [quickstart guide][quickstart] is the fastest way to get up and running, and building APIs with REST framework.
## Tutorial
@@ -197,10 +195,12 @@ General guides to using REST framework.
* [Browser enhancements][browser-enhancements]
* [The Browsable API][browsableapi]
* [REST, Hypermedia & HATEOAS][rest-hypermedia-hateoas]
+* [Third Party Resources][third-party-resources]
* [Contributing to REST framework][contributing]
* [2.0 Announcement][rest-framework-2-announcement]
* [2.2 Announcement][2.2-announcement]
* [2.3 Announcement][2.3-announcement]
+* [2.4 Announcement][2.4-announcement]
* [Kickstarter Announcement][kickstarter-announcement]
* [Release Notes][release-notes]
* [Credits][credits]
@@ -313,10 +313,12 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
[browsableapi]: topics/browsable-api.md
[rest-hypermedia-hateoas]: topics/rest-hypermedia-hateoas.md
[contributing]: topics/contributing.md
+[third-party-resources]: topics/third-party-resources.md
[rest-framework-2-announcement]: topics/rest-framework-2-announcement.md
[2.2-announcement]: topics/2.2-announcement.md
[2.3-announcement]: topics/2.3-announcement.md
-[kickstarter-announcement]: topics/kickstarter-announcement.md
+[2.4-announcement]: topics/2.4-announcement.md
+[kickstarter-announcement]: topics/kickstarter-announcement.md
[release-notes]: topics/release-notes.md
[credits]: topics/credits.md