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+from decimal import Decimal
+from django.core.serializers.base import DeserializedObject
+from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
+import copy
+import datetime
+import types
+from rest_framework.fields import *
+
+
+class DictWithMetadata(dict):
+ """
+ A dict-like object, that can have additional properties attached.
+ """
+ pass
+
+
+class SortedDictWithMetadata(SortedDict, DictWithMetadata):
+ """
+ A sorted dict-like object, that can have additional properties attached.
+ """
+ pass
+
+
+class RecursionOccured(BaseException):
+ pass
+
+
+def _is_protected_type(obj):
+ """
+ True if the object is a native datatype that does not need to
+ be serialized further.
+ """
+ return isinstance(obj, (
+ types.NoneType,
+ int, long,
+ datetime.datetime, datetime.date, datetime.time,
+ float, Decimal,
+ basestring)
+ )
+
+
+def _get_declared_fields(bases, attrs):
+ """
+ Create a list of serializer field instances from the passed in 'attrs',
+ plus any fields on the base classes (in 'bases').
+
+ Note that all fields from the base classes are used.
+ """
+ fields = [(field_name, attrs.pop(field_name))
+ for field_name, obj in attrs.items()
+ if isinstance(obj, Field)]
+ fields.sort(key=lambda x: x[1].creation_counter)
+
+ # If this class is subclassing another Serializer, add that Serializer's
+ # fields. Note that we loop over the bases in *reverse*. This is necessary
+ # in order to the correct order of fields.
+ for base in bases[::-1]:
+ if hasattr(base, 'base_fields'):
+ fields = base.base_fields.items() + fields
+
+ return SortedDict(fields)
+
+
+class SerializerMetaclass(type):
+ def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
+ attrs['base_fields'] = _get_declared_fields(bases, attrs)
+ return super(SerializerMetaclass, cls).__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs)
+
+
+class SerializerOptions(object):
+ """
+ Meta class options for ModelSerializer
+ """
+ def __init__(self, meta):
+ self.nested = getattr(meta, 'nested', False)
+ self.fields = getattr(meta, 'fields', ())
+ self.exclude = getattr(meta, 'exclude', ())
+
+
+class BaseSerializer(Field):
+ class Meta(object):
+ pass
+
+ _options_class = SerializerOptions
+ _dict_class = SortedDictWithMetadata # Set to unsorted dict for backwards compatability with unsorted implementations.
+
+ def __init__(self, data=None, instance=None, context=None, **kwargs):
+ super(BaseSerializer, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+ self.fields = copy.deepcopy(self.base_fields)
+ self.opts = self._options_class(self.Meta)
+ self.parent = None
+ self.root = None
+
+ self.stack = []
+ self.context = context or {}
+
+ self.init_data = data
+ self.instance = instance
+
+ self._data = None
+ self._errors = None
+
+ #####
+ # Methods to determine which fields to use when (de)serializing objects.
+
+ def default_fields(self, serialize, obj=None, data=None, nested=False):
+ """
+ Return the complete set of default fields for the object, as a dict.
+ """
+ return {}
+
+ def get_fields(self, serialize, obj=None, data=None, nested=False):
+ """
+ Returns the complete set of fields for the object as a dict.
+
+ This will be the set of any explicitly declared fields,
+ plus the set of fields returned by get_default_fields().
+ """
+ ret = SortedDict()
+
+ # Get the explicitly declared fields
+ for key, field in self.fields.items():
+ ret[key] = field
+ # Determine if the declared field corrosponds to a model field.
+ try:
+ if key == 'pk':
+ model_field = obj._meta.pk
+ else:
+ model_field = obj._meta.get_field_by_name(key)[0]
+ except:
+ model_field = None
+ # Set up the field
+ field.initialize(parent=self, model_field=model_field)
+
+ # Add in the default fields
+ fields = self.default_fields(serialize, obj, data, nested)
+ for key, val in fields.items():
+ if key not in ret:
+ ret[key] = val
+
+ # If 'fields' is specified, use those fields, in that order.
+ if self.opts.fields:
+ new = SortedDict()
+ for key in self.opts.fields:
+ new[key] = ret[key]
+ ret = new
+
+ # Remove anything in 'exclude'
+ if self.opts.exclude:
+ for key in self.opts.exclude:
+ ret.pop(key, None)
+
+ return ret
+
+ #####
+ # Field methods - used when the serializer class is itself used as a field.
+
+ def initialize(self, parent, model_field=None):
+ """
+ Same behaviour as usual Field, except that we need to keep track
+ of state so that we can deal with handling maximum depth and recursion.
+ """
+ super(BaseSerializer, self).initialize(parent, model_field)
+ self.stack = parent.stack[:]
+ if parent.opts.nested and not isinstance(parent.opts.nested, bool):
+ self.opts.nested = parent.opts.nested - 1
+ else:
+ self.opts.nested = parent.opts.nested
+
+ #####
+ # Methods to convert or revert from objects <--> primative representations.
+
+ def get_field_key(self, field_name):
+ """
+ Return the key that should be used for a given field.
+ """
+ return field_name
+
+ def convert_object(self, obj):
+ """
+ Core of serialization.
+ Convert an object into a dictionary of serialized field values.
+ """
+ if obj in self.stack and not self.source == '*':
+ raise RecursionOccured()
+ self.stack.append(obj)
+
+ ret = self._dict_class()
+ ret.fields = {}
+
+ fields = self.get_fields(serialize=True, obj=obj, nested=self.opts.nested)
+ for field_name, field in fields.items():
+ key = self.get_field_key(field_name)
+ try:
+ value = field.field_to_native(obj, field_name)
+ except RecursionOccured:
+ field = self.get_fields(serialize=True, obj=obj, nested=False)[field_name]
+ value = field.field_to_native(obj, field_name)
+ ret[key] = value
+ ret.fields[key] = field
+ return ret
+
+ def restore_fields(self, data):
+ """
+ Core of deserialization, together with `restore_object`.
+ Converts a dictionary of data into a dictionary of deserialized fields.
+ """
+ fields = self.get_fields(serialize=False, data=data, nested=self.opts.nested)
+ reverted_data = {}
+ for field_name, field in fields.items():
+ try:
+ field.field_from_native(data, field_name, reverted_data)
+ except ValidationError as err:
+ self._errors[field_name] = list(err.messages)
+
+ return reverted_data
+
+ def restore_object(self, attrs, instance=None):
+ """
+ Deserialize a dictionary of attributes into an object instance.
+ You should override this method to control how deserialized objects
+ are instantiated.
+ """
+ if instance is not None:
+ instance.update(attrs)
+ return instance
+ return attrs
+
+ def to_native(self, obj):
+ """
+ Serialize objects -> primatives.
+ """
+ if isinstance(obj, dict):
+ return dict([(key, self.to_native(val))
+ for (key, val) in obj.items()])
+ elif hasattr(obj, '__iter__'):
+ return (self.to_native(item) for item in obj)
+ return self.convert_object(obj)
+
+ def from_native(self, data):
+ """
+ Deserialize primatives -> objects.
+ """
+ if hasattr(data, '__iter__') and not isinstance(data, dict):
+ # TODO: error data when deserializing lists
+ return (self.from_native(item) for item in data)
+ self._errors = {}
+ attrs = self.restore_fields(data)
+ if not self._errors:
+ return self.restore_object(attrs, instance=getattr(self, 'instance', None))
+
+ @property
+ def errors(self):
+ """
+ Run deserialization and return error data,
+ setting self.object if no errors occured.
+ """
+ if self._errors is None:
+ obj = self.from_native(self.init_data)
+ if not self._errors:
+ self.object = obj
+ return self._errors
+
+ def is_valid(self):
+ return not self.errors
+
+ @property
+ def data(self):
+ if self._data is None:
+ self._data = self.to_native(self.instance)
+ return self._data
+
+
+class Serializer(BaseSerializer):
+ __metaclass__ = SerializerMetaclass
+
+
+class ModelSerializerOptions(SerializerOptions):
+ """
+ Meta class options for ModelSerializer
+ """
+ def __init__(self, meta):
+ super(ModelSerializerOptions, self).__init__(meta)
+ self.model = getattr(meta, 'model', None)
+
+
+class ModelSerializer(RelatedField, Serializer):
+ """
+ A serializer that deals with model instances and querysets.
+ """
+ _options_class = ModelSerializerOptions
+
+ def default_fields(self, serialize, obj=None, data=None, nested=False):
+ """
+ Return all the fields that should be serialized for the model.
+ """
+ if serialize:
+ cls = obj.__class__
+ else:
+ cls = self.opts.model
+
+ opts = cls._meta.concrete_model._meta
+ pk_field = opts.pk
+ while pk_field.rel:
+ pk_field = pk_field.rel.to._meta.pk
+ fields = [pk_field]
+ fields += [field for field in opts.fields if field.serialize]
+ fields += [field for field in opts.many_to_many if field.serialize]
+
+ ret = SortedDict()
+ for model_field in fields:
+ if model_field.rel and nested:
+ field = self.get_nested_field(model_field)
+ elif model_field.rel:
+ field = self.get_related_field(model_field)
+ else:
+ field = self.get_field(model_field)
+ field.initialize(parent=self, model_field=model_field)
+ ret[model_field.name] = field
+ return ret
+
+ def get_nested_field(self, model_field):
+ """
+ Creates a default instance of a nested relational field.
+ """
+ return ModelSerializer()
+
+ def get_related_field(self, model_field):
+ """
+ Creates a default instance of a flat relational field.
+ """
+ return PrimaryKeyRelatedField()
+
+ def get_field(self, model_field):
+ """
+ Creates a default instance of a basic field.
+ """
+ return Field()
+
+ def restore_object(self, attrs, instance=None):
+ """
+ Restore the model instance.
+ """
+ m2m_data = {}
+ for field in self.opts.model._meta.many_to_many:
+ if field.name in attrs:
+ m2m_data[field.name] = attrs.pop(field.name)
+ return DeserializedObject(self.opts.model(**attrs), m2m_data)