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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/api-guide/routers.md | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/api-guide/viewsets.md | 27 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/topics/release-notes.md | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md | 8 |
4 files changed, 38 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/docs/api-guide/routers.md b/docs/api-guide/routers.md index fb48197e..f083b3d4 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/routers.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/routers.md @@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ 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 + from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route - @action(permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf]) + @detail_route(methods=['post'], permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf]) def set_password(self, request, pk=None): ... @@ -53,22 +53,24 @@ 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 +89,12 @@ 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. @@ -151,3 +153,4 @@ If you want to provide totally custom behavior, you can override `BaseRouter` an You may also want to override the `get_default_base_name(self, viewset)` method, or else always explicitly set the `base_name` argument when registering your viewsets with the router. [cite]: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html +[route-decorators]: viewsets.html#marking-extra-actions-for-routing diff --git a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md index 61f9d2f8..c4a2d61e 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ There are two main advantages of using a `ViewSet` class over using a `View` cla Both of these come with a trade-off. Using regular views and URL confs is more explicit and gives you more control. ViewSets are helpful if you want to get up and running quickly, or when you have a large API and you want to enforce a consistent URL configuration throughout. -## Marking extra methods for routing +## Marking extra actions for routing The default routers included with REST framework will provide routes for a standard set of create/retrieve/update/destroy style operations, as shown below: @@ -101,14 +101,16 @@ The default routers included with REST framework will provide routes for a stand def destroy(self, request, pk=None): pass -If you have ad-hoc methods that you need to be routed to, you can mark them as requiring routing using the `@link` or `@action` decorators. The `@link` decorator will route `GET` requests, and the `@action` decorator will route `POST` requests. +If you have ad-hoc methods that you need to be routed to, you can mark them as requiring routing using the `@detail_route` or `@list_route` decorators. + +The `@detail_route` decorator contains `pk` in its URL pattern and is intended for methods which require a single instance. The `@list_route` decorator is intended for methods which operate on a list of objects. For example: from django.contrib.auth.models import User - from rest_framework import viewsets from rest_framework import status - from rest_framework.decorators import action + from rest_framework import viewsets + from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route, list_route from rest_framework.response import Response from myapp.serializers import UserSerializer, PasswordSerializer @@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ For example: queryset = User.objects.all() serializer_class = UserSerializer - @action() + @detail_route(methods=['post']) def set_password(self, request, pk=None): user = self.get_object() serializer = PasswordSerializer(data=request.DATA) @@ -131,15 +133,22 @@ For example: return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST) -The `@action` and `@link` decorators can additionally take extra arguments that will be set for the routed view only. For example... + @list_route() + def recent_users(self, request): + recent_users = User.objects.all().order('-last_login') + page = self.paginate_queryset(recent_users) + serializer = self.get_pagination_serializer(page) + return Response(serializer.data) + +The decorators can additionally take extra arguments that will be set for the routed view only. For example... - @action(permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf]) + @detail_route(methods=['post'], permission_classes=[IsAdminOrIsSelf]) def set_password(self, request, pk=None): ... -The `@action` decorator will route `POST` requests by default, but may also accept other HTTP methods, by using the `method` argument. For example: +By default, the decorators will route `GET` requests, but may also accept other HTTP methods, by using the `methods` argument. For example: - @action(methods=['POST', 'DELETE']) + @detail_route(methods=['post', 'delete']) def unset_password(self, request, pk=None): ... --- diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md index dfc4bfbb..58f85c6f 100644 --- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md +++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md @@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ You can determine your currently installed version using `pip freeze`: ## 2.3.x series -### Master +### 2.4.0 +* `@detail_route` and `@list_route` decorators replace `@action` and `@link`. +* `six` no longer bundled. For Django <= 1.4.1, install `six` package. * Support customizable view name and description functions, using the `VIEW_NAME_FUNCTION` and `VIEW_DESCRIPTION_FUNCTION` settings. +* Bugfix: `?page_size=0` query parameter now falls back to default page size for view, instead of always turning pagination off. * Bugfix: `required=True` argument fixed for boolean serializer fields. ### 2.3.7 diff --git a/docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md b/docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md index 8a1a1ae0..29c53162 100644 --- a/docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md +++ b/docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Here we've used `ReadOnlyModelViewSet` class to automatically provide the defaul Next we're going to replace the `SnippetList`, `SnippetDetail` and `SnippetHighlight` view classes. We can remove the three views, and again replace them with a single class. - from rest_framework.decorators import link + from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route class SnippetViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet): """ @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Next we're going to replace the `SnippetList`, `SnippetDetail` and `SnippetHighl permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly, IsOwnerOrReadOnly,) - @link(renderer_classes=[renderers.StaticHTMLRenderer]) + @detail_route(renderer_classes=[renderers.StaticHTMLRenderer]) def highlight(self, request, *args, **kwargs): snippet = self.get_object() return Response(snippet.highlighted) @@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ Next we're going to replace the `SnippetList`, `SnippetDetail` and `SnippetHighl This time we've used the `ModelViewSet` class in order to get the complete set of default read and write operations. -Notice that we've also used the `@link` decorator to create a custom action, named `highlight`. This decorator can be used to add any custom endpoints that don't fit into the standard `create`/`update`/`delete` style. +Notice that we've also used the `@detail_route` decorator to create a custom action, named `highlight`. This decorator can be used to add any custom endpoints that don't fit into the standard `create`/`update`/`delete` style. -Custom actions which use the `@link` decorator will respond to `GET` requests. We could have instead used the `@action` decorator if we wanted an action that responded to `POST` requests. +Custom actions which use the `@detail_route` decorator will respond to `GET` requests. We can use the `methods` argument if we wanted an action that responded to `POST` requests. ## Binding ViewSets to URLs explicitly |