def post(self, request, format=None):
"""
Method used to create a new Person object.
The object data is provided in a serialized format.
@param request: HttpRequest used to provide person data.
@type request: HttpRequest
@param format: The format used for object serialization.
@type format: string
@return: HttpResponse containing the id of the new Person object, error otherwise.
@rtype: HttpResponse
"""
logger.debug('Creating a new Person object')
# look for an already existing person with the same name
person = find_person(request.data["first_name"], request.data["last_name"])
if person is not None and len(person) > 0:
logger.debug('Returned Person object ' + str(person[0].id) + ' - ' + person[0].first_name + ' ' + person[0].last_name)
return Response(PersonSerializer(person[0]).data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
# if the person doesn't exist create a new one
serializer = PersonSerializer(data=request.data)
if serializer.is_valid():
serializer.save()
logger.debug('Created a new Person object')
return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
logger.error('Error on Person object creation')
return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
def put(self, request, pk, format=None):
"""
Method used to update a Person object data, providing all
fresh data in a serialized form.
@param request: HttpRequest containing the updated Person field data.
@type request: HttpRequest
@param pk: Person primary key, used to retrieve object data.
@type pk: int
@param format: Format used for data serialization.
@type format: string
@return: HttpResponse containing the Person object updated data, None in case of error
@rtype: HttpResponse
"""
with edit_lock:
# check if there is already a person with the same name
if 'first_name' in request.data and 'last_name' in request.data:
person = find_person(request.data["first_name"], request.data["last_name"])
if person is not None and len(person) > 0:
logger.debug('Updated data on Person object ' + str(person[0].id) + ' - ' + person[0].first_name + ' ' + person[0].last_name)
return Response(PersonSerializer(person[0]).data, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
# otherwise edit and return the current object
person = self.get_object(pk)
serializer = PersonSerializer(person, data=request.data, partial=True)
if serializer.is_valid():
serializer.save()
logger.debug('Person object ' + str(pk) + ' successfully updated')
return Response(serializer.data)
logger.error('Provided data not valid for Person object ' + str(pk))
return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
