Fix help text in OPTIONS for common, read-only fields. Also fix display of None for foreign key fields in browsable API help.

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Chris Church 2016-03-28 18:00:53 -04:00
parent d51f56af9c
commit aedf1d87ab
3 changed files with 22 additions and 25 deletions

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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
# Django
from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
from django.http import Http404
from django.utils.encoding import force_text
from django.utils.encoding import force_text, smart_text
# Django REST Framework
from rest_framework import exceptions
@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ class Metadata(metadata.SimpleMetadata):
if value is not None and value != '':
field_info[attr] = force_text(value, strings_only=True)
# Update help text for common fields.
serializer = getattr(field, 'parent', None)
if serializer:
field_help_text = {
'id': 'Database ID for this {}.',
'name': 'Name of this {}.',
'description': 'Optional description of this {}.',
'type': 'Data type for this {}.',
'url': 'URL for this {}.',
'related': 'Data structure with URLs of related resources.',
'summary_fields': 'Data structure with name/description for related resources.',
'created': 'Timestamp when this {} was created.',
'modified': 'Timestamp when this {} was last modified.',
}
if field.field_name in field_help_text:
opts = serializer.Meta.model._meta.concrete_model._meta
verbose_name = smart_text(opts.verbose_name)
field_info['help_text'] = field_help_text[field.field_name].format(verbose_name)
# Indicate if a field has a default value.
# FIXME: Still isn't showing all default values?
try:
@ -77,7 +96,7 @@ class Metadata(metadata.SimpleMetadata):
# Update type of fields returned...
if field.field_name == 'type':
field_info['type'] = 'multiple choice'
field_info['type'] = 'choice'
elif field.field_name == 'url':
field_info['type'] = 'string'
elif field.field_name in ('related', 'summary_fields'):

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@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ class BaseSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
return obj.active
def build_standard_field(self, field_name, model_field):
# DRF 3.3 serializers.py::build_standard_field() -> utils/field_mapping.py::get_field_kwargs() short circuits
# when a Model's editable field is set to False. The short circuit skips choice rendering.
#
@ -343,27 +342,6 @@ class BaseSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
if was_editable is False:
field_kwargs['read_only'] = True
# Update help text for common fields.
opts = self.Meta.model._meta.concrete_model._meta
if field_name == 'id':
field_kwargs.setdefault('help_text', 'Database ID for this %s.' % smart_text(opts.verbose_name))
elif field_name == 'name':
field_kwargs['help_text'] = 'Name of this %s.' % smart_text(opts.verbose_name)
elif field_name == 'description':
field_kwargs['help_text'] = 'Optional description of this %s.' % smart_text(opts.verbose_name)
elif field_name == 'type':
field_kwargs['help_text'] = 'Data type for this %s.' % smart_text(opts.verbose_name)
elif field_name == 'url':
field_kwargs['help_text'] = 'URL for this %s.' % smart_text(opts.verbose_name)
elif field_name == 'related':
field_kwargs['help_text'] = 'Data structure with URLs of related resources.'
elif field_name == 'summary_fields':
field_kwargs['help_text'] = 'Data structure with name/description for related resources.'
elif field_name == 'created':
field_kwargs['help_text'] = 'Timestamp when this %s was created.' % smart_text(opts.verbose_name)
elif field_name == 'modified':
field_kwargs['help_text'] = 'Timestamp when this %s was last modified.' % smart_text(opts.verbose_name)
# Pass model field default onto the serializer field if field is not read-only.
if model_field.has_default() and not field_kwargs.get('read_only', False):
field_kwargs['default'] = field_kwargs['initial'] = model_field.get_default()

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@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{% for fn, fm in serializer_fields.items %}{% spaceless %}
{% if not write_only or not fm.read_only %}
* `{{ fn }}`: {{ fm.help_text|capfirst }} ({{ fm.type }}{% if write_only and fm.required %}, required{% endif %}{% if write_only and fm.read_only %}, read-only{% endif %}{% if write_only and not fm.choices and not fm.required %}, default=`{% if fm.type == "string" or fm.type == "email" %}"{% firstof fm.default "" %}"{% else %}{{ fm.default }}{% endif %}`{% endif %}){% if fm.choices %}{% for c in fm.choices %}
* `{{ fn }}`: {{ fm.help_text|capfirst }} ({{ fm.type }}{% if write_only and fm.required %}, required{% endif %}{% if write_only and fm.read_only %}, read-only{% endif %}{% if write_only and not fm.choices and not fm.required %}, default=`{% if fm.type == "string" or fm.type == "email" %}"{% firstof fm.default "" %}"{% else %}{% if fm.type == "field" and not fm.default %}None{% else %}{{ fm.default }}{% endif %}{% endif %}`{% endif %}){% if fm.choices %}{% for c in fm.choices %}
- `{% if c.0 == "" %}""{% else %}{{ c.0 }}{% endif %}`{% if c.1 != c.0 %}: {{ c.1 }}{% endif %}{% if write_only and c.0 == fm.default %} (default){% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}{% endif %}
{% endspaceless %}
{% endfor %}