Getting field value with DjangoRestFramework serializer - django

Question

I have two models:
class Restaurant(models.Model):
adress = models.CharField(max_length=240)
name = models.CharField(max_length=140)
class RestaurantReview(models.Model):
review_author = models.ForeignKey(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
on_delete=models.CASCADE)
restaurant = models.ForeignKey(Restaurant, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
I use DRF and front-end I need the values of the fields to use in Vue.je templates. Here is my serializer:
class RestaurantReviewSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
restaurant_name = serializers.CharField(source='restaurant.name')
restaurant_adress = serializers.CharField(source='restaurant.adress')
created_at = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
review_author = serializers.StringRelatedField(read_only=True)
class Meta:
model = RestaurantReview
fields = ('id','restaurant_name','restaurant_adress','created_at','review_author')
def get_created_at(self, instance):
return instance.created_at.strftime("%d %B, %Y")
I get the right data I need but my problem is now I can't update/create new models. As suggested I added ('read_only'=True) but the result is the same.
Should I use to_representation to get the same CRUD posibilities than with:
class RestaurantReviewSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = RestaurantReview
field = fields = '__all__'
But with the benefit to have for exemple 'restaurant' named after its name and not its ID so I can use it in my template?

Answer 1

Follow to comment above.
Use single viewset and override get_serializer_class. No other thing to change.
class RestaurantReviewViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
queryset = RestaurantReview.objects.all()
def get_serializer_class(self):
if self.request.method == 'GET':
return RestaurantReviewGETSerializer # your above serializer
else:
return RestaurantReviewSerializer # default serializer