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diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 99cd6b88..13f4d0c4 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -1,49 +1,62 @@ -<p class="badges"> +<p class="badges" height=20px> <iframe src="http://ghbtns.com/github-btn.html?user=tomchristie&repo=django-rest-framework&type=watch&count=true" class="github-star-button" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="0" width="110px" height="20px"></iframe> -<a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="django-rest-framework.org" data-text="Checking out the totally awesome Django REST framework! http://django-rest-framework.org" data-count="none"></a> +<a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="django-rest-framework.org" data-text="Checking out the totally awesome Django REST framework! http://www.django-rest-framework.org" data-count="none"></a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script> -<img src="https://secure.travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework.png?branch=master" class="travis-build-image"> +<img src="https://secure.travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework.svg?branch=master" class="travis-build-image"> </p> -# Django REST framework +--- -**Awesome web-browsable Web APIs.** +**Note**: This is the documentation for the **version 3.1** of REST framework. Documentation for [version 2.4](http://tomchristie.github.io/rest-framework-2-docs/) is also available. + +For more details see the [3.1 release notes][3.1-announcement]. + +--- + +<p> +<h1 style="position: absolute; + width: 1px; + height: 1px; + padding: 0; + margin: -1px; + overflow: hidden; + clip: rect(0,0,0,0); + border: 0;">Django REST Framework</h1> + +<img alt="Django REST Framework" title="Logo by Jake 'Sid' Smith" src="img/logo.png" width="600px" style="display: block; margin: 0 auto 0 auto"> +</p> Django REST framework is a powerful and flexible toolkit that makes it easy to build Web APIs. Some reasons you might want to use REST framework: -* The [Web browseable API][sandbox] is a huge usability win for your developers. -* [Authentication policies][authentication] including [OAuth1a][oauth1-section] and [OAuth2][oauth2-section] out of the box. +* The [Web browsable API][sandbox] is a huge usability win for your developers. +* [Authentication policies][authentication] including packages for [OAuth1a][oauth1-section] and [OAuth2][oauth2-section]. * [Serialization][serializers] that supports both [ORM][modelserializer-section] and [non-ORM][serializer-section] data sources. * Customizable all the way down - just use [regular function-based views][functionview-section] if you don't need the [more][generic-views] [powerful][viewsets] [features][routers]. * [Extensive documentation][index], and [great community support][group]. +* Used and trusted by large companies such as [Mozilla][mozilla] and [Eventbrite][eventbrite]. -There is a live example API for testing purposes, [available here][sandbox]. - -**Below**: *Screenshot from the browsable API* +--- ![Screenshot][image] +**Above**: *Screenshot from the browsable API* + ## Requirements REST framework requires the following: -* Python (2.6.5+, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3) -* Django (1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6) +* Python (2.6.5+, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) +* Django (1.4.11+, 1.5.6+, 1.6.3+, 1.7, 1.8-beta) The following packages are optional: * [Markdown][markdown] (2.1.0+) - Markdown support for the browsable API. -* [PyYAML][yaml] (3.10+) - YAML content-type support. -* [defusedxml][defusedxml] (0.3+) - XML content-type support. -* [django-filter][django-filter] (0.5.4+) - Filtering support. -* [django-oauth-plus][django-oauth-plus] (2.0+) and [oauth2][oauth2] (1.5.211+) - OAuth 1.0a support. -* [django-oauth2-provider][django-oauth2-provider] (0.2.3+) - OAuth 2.0 support. - -**Note**: The `oauth2` Python package is badly misnamed, and actually provides OAuth 1.0a support. Also note that packages required for both OAuth 1.0a, and OAuth 2.0 are not yet Python 3 compatible. +* [django-filter][django-filter] (0.9.2+) - Filtering support. +* [django-guardian][django-guardian] (1.1.1+) - Object level permissions support. ## Installation @@ -61,15 +74,15 @@ Add `'rest_framework'` to your `INSTALLED_APPS` setting. INSTALLED_APPS = ( ... - 'rest_framework', + 'rest_framework', ) 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. @@ -77,16 +90,11 @@ 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': [ @@ -99,34 +107,37 @@ 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.defaults 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 + queryset = User.objects.all() + serializer_class = UserSerializer - class GroupViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet): - model = Group - - - # Routers provide an easy way of automatically determining the URL conf + # 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('', + # Additionally, we include login URLs for the browsable API. + 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 @@ -139,6 +150,8 @@ The tutorial will walk you through the building blocks that make up REST framewo * [5 - Relationships & hyperlinked APIs][tut-5] * [6 - Viewsets & routers][tut-6] +There is a live example API of the finished tutorial API for testing purposes, [available here][sandbox]. + ## API Guide The API guide is your complete reference manual to all the functionality provided by REST framework. @@ -154,16 +167,20 @@ The API guide is your complete reference manual to all the functionality provide * [Serializers][serializers] * [Serializer fields][fields] * [Serializer relations][relations] +* [Validators][validators] * [Authentication][authentication] * [Permissions][permissions] * [Throttling][throttling] * [Filtering][filtering] * [Pagination][pagination] +* [Versioning][versioning] * [Content negotiation][contentnegotiation] +* [Metadata][metadata] * [Format suffixes][formatsuffixes] * [Returning URLs][reverse] * [Exceptions][exceptions] * [Status codes][status] +* [Testing][testing] * [Settings][settings] ## Topics @@ -175,31 +192,23 @@ General guides to using REST framework. * [Browser enhancements][browser-enhancements] * [The Browsable API][browsableapi] * [REST, Hypermedia & HATEOAS][rest-hypermedia-hateoas] -* [2.0 Announcement][rest-framework-2-announcement] -* [2.2 Announcement][2.2-announcement] -* [2.3 Announcement][2.3-announcement] +* [Third Party Resources][third-party-resources] +* [Contributing to REST framework][contributing] +* [Project management][project-management] +* [3.0 Announcement][3.0-announcement] +* [3.1 Announcement][3.1-announcement] +* [Kickstarter Announcement][kickstarter-announcement] * [Release Notes][release-notes] -* [Credits][credits] ## Development -If you want to work on REST framework itself, clone the repository, then... - -Build the docs: - - ./mkdocs.py - -Run the tests: - - ./rest_framework/runtests/runtests.py - -To run the tests against all supported configurations, first install [the tox testing tool][tox] globally, using `pip install tox`, then simply run `tox`: - - tox +See the [Contribution guidelines][contributing] for information on how to clone +the repository, run the test suite and contribute changes back to REST +Framework. ## Support -For support please see the [REST framework discussion group][group], try the `#restframework` channel on `irc.freenode.net`, or raise a question on [Stack Overflow][stack-overflow], making sure to include the ['django-rest-framework'][django-rest-framework-tag] tag. +For support please see the [REST framework discussion group][group], try the `#restframework` channel on `irc.freenode.net`, search [the IRC archives][botbot], or raise a question on [Stack Overflow][stack-overflow], making sure to include the ['django-rest-framework'][django-rest-framework-tag] tag. [Paid support is available][paid-support] from [DabApps][dabapps], and can include work on REST framework core, or support with building your REST framework API. Please [contact DabApps][contact-dabapps] if you'd like to discuss commercial support options. @@ -216,47 +225,44 @@ Send a description of the issue via email to [rest-framework-security@googlegrou ## License -Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Tom Christie +Copyright (c) 2011-2015, Tom Christie All rights reserved. -Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: -Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this +Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this -list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or +Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this +list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND -ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED -WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE -DISCLAIMED. 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[travis]: http://travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework?branch=master [travis-build-image]: https://secure.travis-ci.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework.png?branch=master -[urlobject]: https://github.com/zacharyvoase/urlobject +[mozilla]: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/ +[eventbrite]: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/about/ [markdown]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown/ -[yaml]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyYAML -[defusedxml]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/defusedxml [django-filter]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/django-filter -[oauth2]: https://github.com/simplegeo/python-oauth2 -[django-oauth-plus]: https://bitbucket.org/david/django-oauth-plus/wiki/Home -[django-oauth2-provider]: https://github.com/caffeinehit/django-oauth2-provider +[django-guardian]: https://github.com/lukaszb/django-guardian [0.4]: https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/tree/0.4.X [image]: img/quickstart.png [index]: . -[oauth1-section]: api-guide/authentication.html#oauthauthentication -[oauth2-section]: api-guide/authentication.html#oauth2authentication -[serializer-section]: api-guide/serializers.html#serializers -[modelserializer-section]: api-guide/serializers.html#modelserializer -[functionview-section]: api-guide/views.html#function-based-views +[oauth1-section]: api-guide/authentication/#django-rest-framework-oauth +[oauth2-section]: api-guide/authentication/#django-oauth-toolkit +[serializer-section]: api-guide/serializers#serializers +[modelserializer-section]: api-guide/serializers#modelserializer +[functionview-section]: api-guide/views#function-based-views [sandbox]: http://restframework.herokuapp.com/ [quickstart]: tutorial/quickstart.md @@ -278,33 +284,40 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. [serializers]: api-guide/serializers.md [fields]: api-guide/fields.md [relations]: api-guide/relations.md +[validators]: api-guide/validators.md [authentication]: api-guide/authentication.md [permissions]: api-guide/permissions.md [throttling]: api-guide/throttling.md [filtering]: api-guide/filtering.md [pagination]: api-guide/pagination.md +[versioning]: api-guide/versioning.md [contentnegotiation]: api-guide/content-negotiation.md +[metadata]: api-guide/metadata.md [formatsuffixes]: api-guide/format-suffixes.md [reverse]: api-guide/reverse.md [exceptions]: api-guide/exceptions.md [status]: api-guide/status-codes.md +[testing]: api-guide/testing.md [settings]: api-guide/settings.md [documenting-your-api]: topics/documenting-your-api.md +[internationalization]: topics/documenting-your-api.md [ajax-csrf-cors]: topics/ajax-csrf-cors.md [browser-enhancements]: topics/browser-enhancements.md [browsableapi]: topics/browsable-api.md [rest-hypermedia-hateoas]: topics/rest-hypermedia-hateoas.md [contributing]: topics/contributing.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 +[project-management]: topics/project-management.md +[third-party-resources]: topics/third-party-resources.md +[3.0-announcement]: topics/3.0-announcement.md +[3.1-announcement]: topics/3.1-announcement.md +[kickstarter-announcement]: topics/kickstarter-announcement.md [release-notes]: topics/release-notes.md -[credits]: topics/credits.md [tox]: http://testrun.org/tox/latest/ [group]: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/django-rest-framework +[botbot]: https://botbot.me/freenode/restframework/ [stack-overflow]: http://stackoverflow.com/ [django-rest-framework-tag]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/django-rest-framework [django-tag]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/django |