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class ConnectionRequestSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
	from_data = CustomUserSerializer(source='from_user')
	to_data = CustomUserSerializer(source='to_user')
	class Meta:
		model = ConnectionRequest



class request_connection(APIView):
	serializer_class = ConnectionRequestSerializer
	def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
		
		from_user_id = request.user.id
		to_user_id = request.DATA['to_user']

		serializer = ConnectionRequestSerializer(data = {"to_user" : to_user_id, "from_user" : from_user_id})
		if serializer.is_valid():	
			serializer.save()
			return Response(serializer.data)
		else:
			return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
			
			
			
			
			
****Error*****
from_data: [This field is required.]
to_data: [This field is required.]