def create(self, request, **kwargs): serializer = AddMemberSerializer(data=request.data) serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True) id = request.user adder = User.objects.get(username=id) semester = get_semester_of_date(datetime.datetime.now()) lifetime = serializer.data["lifetime"] try: user = User.objects.get(email=serializer.data["email"]) except Exception: user = None member = Member( seller=adder, last_edited_by=adder, semester=semester, name=serializer.data["name"], lifetime=serializer.data["lifetime"], email=serializer.data["email"], honorary=False, ) if "uio_username" in serializer.data: member.uio_username = serializer.data["uio_username"] if user is not None: member.user = user if lifetime: member.date_lifetime = timezone.now() member.save() return Response(MemberSerializer(member).data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)