save many to many field django serializer code example
Example: django many to many post update method via rest
class GroupMembershipSerializer(ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = Membership
fields = ('person',)
class GroupCreateSerializer(ModelSerializer):
memberships = GroupMembershipSerializer(many=True, required=False)
def create(self, validated_data):
person_data = validated_data.pop('memberships')
group = Group.objects.create(**validated_data)
for person in person_data:
d=dict(person)
Membership.objects.create(group=group, person=d['person'])
return group
def update(self, instance, validated_data):
person_data = validated_data.pop('memberships')
for item in validated_data:
if Group._meta.get_field(item):
setattr(instance, item, validated_data[item])
Membership.objects.filter(group=instance).delete()
for person in person_data:
d=dict(person)
Membership.objects.create(group=instance, person=d['person'])
instance.save()
return instance
class Meta:
model = Group
class GroupCreateModelViewSet(ModelViewSet):
serializer_class = GroupCreateSerializer
queryset = Group.objects.all()