From 208bd991dacb6c2edc9fc820717354c579c2e6d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Craig de Stigter
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 15:23:43 +0200
Subject: when source='*' on a nested serializer, expand fields into outer
 serializer when writing. fixes #765

---
 rest_framework/tests/serializer.py | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

(limited to 'rest_framework/tests/serializer.py')

diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py b/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
index 34acbaab..116459e0 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ class PersonSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         read_only_fields = ('age',)
 
 
+class NestedSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    info = serializers.Field()
+
+
+class ModelSerializerWithNestedSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    nested = NestedSerializer(source='*')
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Person
+
+
 class PersonSerializerInvalidReadOnly(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     """
     Testing for #652.
@@ -369,6 +380,17 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
         except:
             self.fail('Wrong exception type thrown.')
 
+    def test_writable_star_source_on_nested_serializer(self):
+        """
+        Assert that a nested serializer instantiated with source='*' correctly
+        expands the data into the outer serializer.
+        """
+        serializer = ModelSerializerWithNestedSerializer(data={
+            'name': 'marko',
+            'nested': {'info': 'hi'}},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(serializer.is_valid(), True)
+
 
 class CustomValidationTests(TestCase):
     class CommentSerializerWithFieldValidator(CommentSerializer):
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