webdev/api/snippets/views.py

from django.contrib.auth.models import User

from .models import Snippet
from .serializers import SnippetSerializer, UserSerializer
from snippets.permissions import IsOwnerOrReadOnly
from rest_framework import permissions, renderers
from rest_framework.response import Response
from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
from rest_framework import viewsets
from rest_framework.decorators import action
from rest_framework.response import Response

class SnippetViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
    """
    This viewset automatically provides `list`, `create`, `retrieve`,
    `update` and `destroy` actions.

    Additionally we also provide an extra `highlight` action.
    """
    queryset = Snippet.objects.all()
    serializer_class = SnippetSerializer
    permission_classes = [permissions.IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
                          IsOwnerOrReadOnly]

    @action(detail=True, renderer_classes=[renderers.StaticHTMLRenderer])
    def highlight(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        snippet = self.get_object()
        return Response(snippet.highlighted)

    def perform_create(self, serializer):
        serializer.save(owner=self.request.user)
class UserViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
    """
    This viewset automatically provides `list` and `retrieve` actions.
    """
    queryset = User.objects.all()
    serializer_class = UserSerializer