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@twidi
twidi / drf_utils.py
Created December 21, 2016 14:34
Make Django Rest Framework correctly handle Django ValidationError raised in the save method of a model
"""
Sometimes in your Django model you want to raise a ``ValidationError`` in the ``save`` method, for
some reason.
This exception is not managed by Django Rest Framework because it occurs after its validation
process. So at the end, you'll have a 500.
Correcting this is as simple as overriding the exception handler, by converting the Django
``ValidationError`` to a DRF one.
"""
from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError as DjangoValidationError
@jacobian
jacobian / models.py
Created February 15, 2011 18:11
An example of using many-to-many "through" to augment m2m relationships. See http://www.quora.com/How-do-you-query-with-a-condition-on-a-ManyToMany-model-in-Django for context.
from django.db import models
class Person(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
groups = models.ManyToManyField('Group', through='GroupMember', related_name='people')
class Meta:
ordering = ['name']
def __unicode__(self):
@hallettj
hallettj / global-variables-are-bad.js
Created February 14, 2009 21:15
How and why to avoid global variables in JavaScript
// It is important to declare your variables.
(function() {
var foo = 'Hello, world!';
print(foo); //=> Hello, world!
})();
// Because if you don't, the become global variables.
(function() {