1 files changed, 45 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index 4240e33e..8647ad42 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 Generic views that provide commmonly needed behaviour.
 """
 
-from rest_framework import views, mixins, serializers
+from rest_framework import views, mixins
+from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 from django.views.generic.detail import SingleObjectMixin
 from django.views.generic.list import MultipleObjectMixin
 
@@ -14,22 +15,39 @@ class BaseView(views.APIView):
     Base class for all other generic views.
     """
     serializer_class = None
+    model_serializer_class = api_settings.MODEL_SERIALIZER
 
-    def get_serializer(self, data=None, files=None, instance=None):
-        # TODO: add support for files
-        # TODO: add support for seperate serializer/deserializer
+    def get_serializer_context(self):
+        """
+        Extra context provided to the serializer class.
+        """
+        return {
+            'request': self.request,
+            'format': self.format,
+            'view': self
+        }
+
+    def get_serializer_class(self):
+        """
+        Return the class to use for the serializer.
+        Use `self.serializer_class`, falling back to constructing a
+        model serializer class from `self.model_serializer_class`
+        """
         serializer_class = self.serializer_class
 
         if serializer_class is None:
-            class DefaultSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+            class DefaultSerializer(self.model_serializer_class):
                 class Meta:
                     model = self.model
             serializer_class = DefaultSerializer
 
-        context = {
-            'request': self.request,
-            'format': self.kwargs.get('format', None)
-        }
+        return serializer_class
+
+    def get_serializer(self, data=None, files=None, instance=None):
+        # TODO: add support for files
+        # TODO: add support for seperate serializer/deserializer
+        serializer_class = self.get_serializer_class()
+        context = self.get_serializer_context()
         return serializer_class(data, instance=instance, context=context)
 
 
@@ -37,7 +55,24 @@ class MultipleObjectBaseView(MultipleObjectMixin, BaseView):
     """
     Base class for generic views onto a queryset.
     """
-    pass
+
+    pagination_serializer_class = api_settings.PAGINATION_SERIALIZER
+    paginate_by = api_settings.PAGINATE_BY
+
+    def get_pagination_serializer_class(self):
+        """
+        Return the class to use for the pagination serializer.
+        """
+        class SerializerClass(self.pagination_serializer_class):
+            class Meta:
+                object_serializer_class = self.get_serializer_class()
+
+        return SerializerClass
+
+    def get_pagination_serializer(self, page=None):
+        pagination_serializer_class = self.get_pagination_serializer_class()
+        context = self.get_serializer_context()
+        return pagination_serializer_class(instance=page, context=context)
 
 
 class SingleObjectBaseView(SingleObjectMixin, BaseView):