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Response generators methods naming
The response is generated using the specific class method of the resource. If it's a default endpoint, the methods look like [HTTP_method]_[view_type] (e.g. get_list, post_detail) and if it's a custom endpoint, the method's name is the defined route for the endpoint (e.g. add_more_entries)
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Endpoint function structure
Each endpoint needs a function to manipulate and return the data. But these functions have a standard format
- They have as parameters `self` (being a class method inside the resource), `request` (which is the `Request` instance of the client's API call
- They expect the returned v...
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Resource.dispatch method
The dispatch method makes sure the followings are fulfilled:
- the HTTP Method inside the request is allowed in the resource
- the resource has a method that can handle the request (e.g. get_list, get_detail, get_custom_endpoint)
- the user is authenticated
- the user d...
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Types of endpoints
In Tastypie, there are 3 types of endpoints:
- list
- detail
- custom
List endpoints return a list of objects (as the name implies) and it looks like `host_address/api/entity`.
Detail endpoints return a single instance of an object and it looks similar to t...
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Generating the response for `get_list`
The following actions will be done when calling the get_list:
- All the available objects are fetched via `Resource.obj_get_list`
- Objects are sorted via `Resource.apply_sorting` and paginated with the built-in Paginator
- the data will be dehydrated, meaning Tastypie will k...
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What is Tastypie
Tastypie is a framework for Django that helps programmers to develop RESTful APIs on top of their already existing projects.
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Introduction
This article is recommended to be read having some prerequisites. You should be familiar with HTTP Methods and some basics regarding Django.
If that's not your case, please check the resources below before proceeding with the article:
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Handling a request inside Tastypie
Once Django redirects the request to a Tastypie resource, it checks for the available URLs and lets Tastypie do the rest.
Assuming the URL is`host-domain/api/v1/entity/` (which is a list view):
If the view was matched, `Resource.wrap_view('dispatch_list')` is called. The wrap_view m...
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Routing a request
Now let's focus on what's the steps for a request to be fulfilled on a Tastypie endpoint.
When a request is received from a client, Django checks for any existing routes inside `urlpatterns`, the variable with all the available routes inside the project.
If a pattern was found, Django...
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What is a Tastypie Resource
As a general rule, each group of endpoints is seen as a resource. When I say a group of endpoints I mean a collection of HTTP methods on a specific route (e.g. GET, POST and DELETE on /api/entity).
These resources have a lot of features, which include allowing you to access the end...
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