def post(self, request, format=None):
assert request.method == "POST"
serializer = QModelCustomizationSerializer(data=request.data, context={"request": request})
if serializer.is_valid():
serializer.save()
# if I am POSTing new data, then I have created a new customization set,
# which means, implicitly, that the set will have a new name
# which means that I will redirect to a new page ("www.domain.com/~/new_name)
# so use Django's messaging framework to add the success message;
# this will automatically get rendered upon the new page load
msg = "Successfully saved customization."
messages.add_message(request._request, messages.SUCCESS, msg)
return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
else:
return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
def put(self, request, pk, format=None):
assert request.method == "PUT"
model = self.get_object(pk)
old_customization_name = model.name
serializer = QModelCustomizationSerializer(model, data=request.data, context={"request": request})
if serializer.is_valid():
serializer.save()
model.refresh_from_db()
if old_customization_name != model.name:
# as above, if I've changed the name I will reload the page
# this msg automatically get rendered upon the new page load
msg = "Successfully saved customization."
messages.add_message(request._request, messages.SUCCESS, msg)
return Response(serializer.data)
return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)