def prepare_cloned_fields(instance):
"""
Compile an object's `clone_fields` list into a string of URL query parameters. Tags are automatically cloned where
applicable.
"""
params = []
for field_name in getattr(instance, "clone_fields", []):
field = instance._meta.get_field(field_name)
field_value = field.value_from_object(instance)
# Swap out False with URL-friendly value
if field_value is False:
field_value = ""
# This is likely an m2m field
if isinstance(field_value, list):
for fv in field_value:
item_value = getattr(fv, "pk", str(fv)) # pk or str()
params.append((field_name, item_value))
# Omit empty values
elif field_value not in (None, ""):
params.append((field_name, field_value))
# Copy tags
if is_taggable(instance):
for tag in instance.tags.all():
params.append(("tags", tag.pk))
# Concatenate parameters into a URL query string
param_string = "&".join([f"{k}={v}" for k, v in params])
return param_string
def serialize_object(obj, extra=None, exclude=None):
"""
Return a generic JSON representation of an object using Django's built-in serializer. (This is used for things like
change logging, not the REST API.) Optionally include a dictionary to supplement the object data. A list of keys
can be provided to exclude them from the returned dictionary. Private fields (prefaced with an underscore) are
implicitly excluded.
"""
json_str = serialize("json", [obj])
data = json.loads(json_str)[0]["fields"]
# Include custom_field_data as "custom_fields"
if hasattr(obj, "custom_field_data"):
data["custom_fields"] = data.pop("custom_field_data")
# Include any tags. Check for tags cached on the instance; fall back to using the manager.
if is_taggable(obj):
tags = getattr(obj, "_tags", obj.tags.all())
data["tags"] = [tag.name for tag in tags]
# Append any extra data
if extra is not None:
data.update(extra)
# Copy keys to list to avoid 'dictionary changed size during iteration' exception
for key in list(data):
# Private fields shouldn't be logged in the object change
if isinstance(key, str) and key.startswith("_"):
data.pop(key)
# Explicitly excluded keys
if isinstance(exclude, (list, tuple)) and key in exclude:
data.pop(key)
return data