gistfile1.txt

from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from api.models import Lock, Profile
from rest_framework import serializers


class UserSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = User
        fields = ('url', 'username', 'email', 'groups')


class LockSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):

    # The source argument controls which attribute is used to populate a field,
    # and can point at any attribute on the serialized instance.
    # It can also take the dotted notation in which case it will traverse the given attributes.
    user_id = serializers.Field(source='profile.user.id')

    # A serializer is necessary to make a relationship with profiles
    # when a lock is posted with a profile_id

    >>>
    profile = ProfileSerializer
    <<<

    # TODO: how to show entire profile object

    class Meta:
        model = Lock
        fields = (
            'id',
            'name',
            'serial_num',
            'pre_shared_key',
            'status',
            'type',
            'description',
            'is_active',
            'user_id',
            # 'profile',
        )


class ProfileSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    >>>
    locks = LockSerializer(many=True)
    <<<

    class Meta:
        model = Profile
        fields = (
            'first_name',
            'last_name',
            'bio',
            'avatar_url',
            'phone',
            'user',
            'created',
            'updated',
            'locks',
            'is_active',
        )