From c18fb0d6953940f63cd8747a5ce543d31999996f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Christie
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 21:28:03 +0000
Subject: Added a `post_save` hook.  Closes #558.

---
 rest_framework/generics.py | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'rest_framework/generics.py')

diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index 34e32da3..5abb915b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class GenericAPIView(views.APIView):
         return serializer_class
 
     def get_serializer(self, instance=None, data=None,
-                       files=None, partial=False, many=False):
+                       files=None, many=False, partial=False):
         """
         Return the serializer instance that should be used for validating and
         deserializing input, and for serializing output.
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ class GenericAPIView(views.APIView):
         return serializer_class(instance, data=data, files=files,
                                 many=many, partial=partial, context=context)
 
+    def pre_save(self, obj):
+        """
+        Placeholder method for calling before saving an object.
+        May be used eg. to set attributes on the object that are implicit
+        in either the request, or the url.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def post_save(self, obj, created=False):
+        """
+        Placeholder method for calling after saving an object.
+        """
+        pass
+
 
 class MultipleObjectAPIView(MultipleObjectMixin, GenericAPIView):
     """
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