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diff --git a/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md b/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md index 06eec3c4..8bf8c7f5 100644 --- a/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md +++ b/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md @@ -85,10 +85,14 @@ Right, we'd better write some views then. Open `quickstart/views.py` and get ty queryset = Group.objects.all() serializer_class = GroupSerializer -Rather that write multiple views we're grouping together all the common behavior into classes called `ViewSets`. +Rather than write multiple views we're grouping together all the common behavior into classes called `ViewSets`. We can easily break these down into individual views if we need to, but using viewsets keeps the view logic nicely organized as well as being very concise. +Notice that our viewset classes here are a little different from those in the [frontpage example][readme-example-api], as they include `queryset` and `serializer_class` attributes, instead of a `model` attribute. + +For trivial cases you can simply set a `model` attribute on the `ViewSet` class and the serializer and queryset will be automatically generated for you. Setting the `queryset` and/or `serializer_class` attributes gives you more explicit control of the API behaviour, and is the recommended style for most applications. + ## URLs Okay, now let's wire up the API URLs. On to `tutorial/urls.py`... @@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ Great, that was easy! If you want to get a more in depth understanding of how REST framework fits together head on over to [the tutorial][tutorial], or start browsing the [API guide][guide]. +[readme-example-api]: ../#example [image]: ../img/quickstart.png [tutorial]: 1-serialization.md [guide]: ../#api-guide |