class APIView

from rest_framework.views import APIView

Ancestors (MRO)

  1. APIView
  2. View

Attributes

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allowed_methods = <property object at 0x7f8311e94720> APIView
authentication_classes = [<class 'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication'>, <class 'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication'>] APIView
content_negotiation_class = <class 'rest_framework.negotiation.DefaultContentNegotiation'> APIView
default_response_headers = <property object at 0x7f8311e9c1d0> APIView
http_method_names = ['get', 'post', 'put', 'patch', 'delete', 'head', 'options', 'trace'] View
metadata_class = <class 'rest_framework.metadata.SimpleMetadata'> APIView
parser_classes = [<class 'rest_framework.parsers.JSONParser'>, <class 'rest_framework.parsers.FormParser'>, <class 'rest_framework.parsers.MultiPartParser'>] APIView
permission_classes = [<class 'rest_framework.permissions.AllowAny'>] APIView
renderer_classes = [<class 'rest_framework.renderers.JSONRenderer'>, <class 'rest_framework.renderers.BrowsableAPIRenderer'>] APIView
schema = <rest_framework.schemas.openapi.AutoSchema object at 0x7f8311ddb9a0> APIView
settings = <rest_framework.settings.APISettings object at 0x7f831225f370> APIView
throttle_classes = [] APIView
versioning_class = None APIView
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Methods

def _allowed_methods(self): View

    def _allowed_methods(self):
        return [m.upper() for m in self.http_method_names if hasattr(self, m)]

def as_view(cls, **initkwargs):

APIView

        Store the original class on the view function.

        This allows us to discover information about the view when we do URL
        reverse lookups.  Used for breadcrumb generation.
        
    @classmethod
    def as_view(cls, **initkwargs):
        """
        Store the original class on the view function.

        This allows us to discover information about the view when we do URL
        reverse lookups.  Used for breadcrumb generation.
        """
        if isinstance(getattr(cls, 'queryset', None), models.query.QuerySet):
            def force_evaluation():
                raise RuntimeError(
                    'Do not evaluate the `.queryset` attribute directly, '
                    'as the result will be cached and reused between requests. '
                    'Use `.all()` or call `.get_queryset()` instead.'
                )
            cls.queryset._fetch_all = force_evaluation

        view = super().as_view(**initkwargs)
        view.cls = cls
        view.initkwargs = initkwargs

        # Note: session based authentication is explicitly CSRF validated,
        # all other authentication is CSRF exempt.
        return csrf_exempt(view)

View

Main entry point for a request-response process.
    @classonlymethod
    def as_view(cls, **initkwargs):
        """Main entry point for a request-response process."""
        for key in initkwargs:
            if key in cls.http_method_names:
                raise TypeError(
                    'The method name %s is not accepted as a keyword argument '
                    'to %s().' % (key, cls.__name__)
                )
            if not hasattr(cls, key):
                raise TypeError("%s() received an invalid keyword %r. as_view "
                                "only accepts arguments that are already "
                                "attributes of the class." % (cls.__name__, key))

        def view(request, *args, **kwargs):
            self = cls(**initkwargs)
            self.setup(request, *args, **kwargs)
            if not hasattr(self, 'request'):
                raise AttributeError(
                    "%s instance has no 'request' attribute. Did you override "
                    "setup() and forget to call super()?" % cls.__name__
                )
            return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
        view.view_class = cls
        view.view_initkwargs = initkwargs

        # take name and docstring from class
        update_wrapper(view, cls, updated=())

        # and possible attributes set by decorators
        # like csrf_exempt from dispatch
        update_wrapper(view, cls.dispatch, assigned=())
        return view

def check_object_permissions(self, request, obj): APIView

        Check if the request should be permitted for a given object.
        Raises an appropriate exception if the request is not permitted.
        
    def check_object_permissions(self, request, obj):
        """
        Check if the request should be permitted for a given object.
        Raises an appropriate exception if the request is not permitted.
        """
        for permission in self.get_permissions():
            if not permission.has_object_permission(request, self, obj):
                self.permission_denied(
                    request, message=getattr(permission, 'message', None)
                )

def check_permissions(self, request): APIView

        Check if the request should be permitted.
        Raises an appropriate exception if the request is not permitted.
        
    def check_permissions(self, request):
        """
        Check if the request should be permitted.
        Raises an appropriate exception if the request is not permitted.
        """
        for permission in self.get_permissions():
            if not permission.has_permission(request, self):
                self.permission_denied(
                    request, message=getattr(permission, 'message', None)
                )

def check_throttles(self, request): APIView

        Check if request should be throttled.
        Raises an appropriate exception if the request is throttled.
        
    def check_throttles(self, request):
        """
        Check if request should be throttled.
        Raises an appropriate exception if the request is throttled.
        """
        throttle_durations = []
        for throttle in self.get_throttles():
            if not throttle.allow_request(request, self):
                throttle_durations.append(throttle.wait())

        if throttle_durations:
            # Filter out `None` values which may happen in case of config / rate
            # changes, see #1438
            durations = [
                duration for duration in throttle_durations
                if duration is not None
            ]

            duration = max(durations, default=None)
            self.throttled(request, duration)

def determine_version(self, request, *args, **kwargs): APIView

        If versioning is being used, then determine any API version for the
        incoming request. Returns a two-tuple of (version, versioning_scheme)
        
    def determine_version(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        If versioning is being used, then determine any API version for the
        incoming request. Returns a two-tuple of (version, versioning_scheme)
        """
        if self.versioning_class is None:
            return (None, None)
        scheme = self.versioning_class()
        return (scheme.determine_version(request, *args, **kwargs), scheme)

def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):

APIView

        `.dispatch()` is pretty much the same as Django's regular dispatch,
        but with extra hooks for startup, finalize, and exception handling.
        
    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        `.dispatch()` is pretty much the same as Django's regular dispatch,
        but with extra hooks for startup, finalize, and exception handling.
        """
        self.args = args
        self.kwargs = kwargs
        request = self.initialize_request(request, *args, **kwargs)
        self.request = request
        self.headers = self.default_response_headers  # deprecate?

        try:
            self.initial(request, *args, **kwargs)

            # Get the appropriate handler method
            if request.method.lower() in self.http_method_names:
                handler = getattr(self, request.method.lower(),
                                  self.http_method_not_allowed)
            else:
                handler = self.http_method_not_allowed

            response = handler(request, *args, **kwargs)

        except Exception as exc:
            response = self.handle_exception(exc)

        self.response = self.finalize_response(request, response, *args, **kwargs)
        return self.response

View

    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        # Try to dispatch to the right method; if a method doesn't exist,
        # defer to the error handler. Also defer to the error handler if the
        # request method isn't on the approved list.
        if request.method.lower() in self.http_method_names:
            handler = getattr(self, request.method.lower(), self.http_method_not_allowed)
        else:
            handler = self.http_method_not_allowed
        return handler(request, *args, **kwargs)

def finalize_response(self, request, response, *args, **kwargs): APIView

        Returns the final response object.
        
    def finalize_response(self, request, response, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Returns the final response object.
        """
        # Make the error obvious if a proper response is not returned
        assert isinstance(response, HttpResponseBase), (
            'Expected a `Response`, `HttpResponse` or `HttpStreamingResponse` '
            'to be returned from the view, but received a `%s`'
            % type(response)
        )

        if isinstance(response, Response):
            if not getattr(request, 'accepted_renderer', None):
                neg = self.perform_content_negotiation(request, force=True)
                request.accepted_renderer, request.accepted_media_type = neg

            response.accepted_renderer = request.accepted_renderer
            response.accepted_media_type = request.accepted_media_type
            response.renderer_context = self.get_renderer_context()

        # Add new vary headers to the response instead of overwriting.
        vary_headers = self.headers.pop('Vary', None)
        if vary_headers is not None:
            patch_vary_headers(response, cc_delim_re.split(vary_headers))

        for key, value in self.headers.items():
            response[key] = value

        return response

def get_authenticate_header(self, request): APIView

        If a request is unauthenticated, determine the WWW-Authenticate
        header to use for 401 responses, if any.
        
    def get_authenticate_header(self, request):
        """
        If a request is unauthenticated, determine the WWW-Authenticate
        header to use for 401 responses, if any.
        """
        authenticators = self.get_authenticators()
        if authenticators:
            return authenticators[0].authenticate_header(request)

def get_authenticators(self): APIView

        Instantiates and returns the list of authenticators that this view can use.
        
    def get_authenticators(self):
        """
        Instantiates and returns the list of authenticators that this view can use.
        """
        return [auth() for auth in self.authentication_classes]

def get_content_negotiator(self): APIView

        Instantiate and return the content negotiation class to use.
        
    def get_content_negotiator(self):
        """
        Instantiate and return the content negotiation class to use.
        """
        if not getattr(self, '_negotiator', None):
            self._negotiator = self.content_negotiation_class()
        return self._negotiator

def get_exception_handler(self): APIView

        Returns the exception handler that this view uses.
        
    def get_exception_handler(self):
        """
        Returns the exception handler that this view uses.
        """
        return self.settings.EXCEPTION_HANDLER

def get_exception_handler_context(self): APIView

        Returns a dict that is passed through to EXCEPTION_HANDLER,
        as the `context` argument.
        
    def get_exception_handler_context(self):
        """
        Returns a dict that is passed through to EXCEPTION_HANDLER,
        as the `context` argument.
        """
        return {
            'view': self,
            'args': getattr(self, 'args', ()),
            'kwargs': getattr(self, 'kwargs', {}),
            'request': getattr(self, 'request', None)
        }

def get_format_suffix(self, **kwargs): APIView

        Determine if the request includes a '.json' style format suffix
        
    def get_format_suffix(self, **kwargs):
        """
        Determine if the request includes a '.json' style format suffix
        """
        if self.settings.FORMAT_SUFFIX_KWARG:
            return kwargs.get(self.settings.FORMAT_SUFFIX_KWARG)

def get_parser_context(self, http_request): APIView

        Returns a dict that is passed through to Parser.parse(),
        as the `parser_context` keyword argument.
        
    def get_parser_context(self, http_request):
        """
        Returns a dict that is passed through to Parser.parse(),
        as the `parser_context` keyword argument.
        """
        # Note: Additionally `request` and `encoding` will also be added
        #       to the context by the Request object.
        return {
            'view': self,
            'args': getattr(self, 'args', ()),
            'kwargs': getattr(self, 'kwargs', {})
        }

def get_parsers(self): APIView

        Instantiates and returns the list of parsers that this view can use.
        
    def get_parsers(self):
        """
        Instantiates and returns the list of parsers that this view can use.
        """
        return [parser() for parser in self.parser_classes]

def get_permissions(self): APIView

        Instantiates and returns the list of permissions that this view requires.
        
    def get_permissions(self):
        """
        Instantiates and returns the list of permissions that this view requires.
        """
        return [permission() for permission in self.permission_classes]

def get_renderer_context(self): APIView

        Returns a dict that is passed through to Renderer.render(),
        as the `renderer_context` keyword argument.
        
    def get_renderer_context(self):
        """
        Returns a dict that is passed through to Renderer.render(),
        as the `renderer_context` keyword argument.
        """
        # Note: Additionally 'response' will also be added to the context,
        #       by the Response object.
        return {
            'view': self,
            'args': getattr(self, 'args', ()),
            'kwargs': getattr(self, 'kwargs', {}),
            'request': getattr(self, 'request', None)
        }

def get_renderers(self): APIView

        Instantiates and returns the list of renderers that this view can use.
        
    def get_renderers(self):
        """
        Instantiates and returns the list of renderers that this view can use.
        """
        return [renderer() for renderer in self.renderer_classes]

def get_throttles(self): APIView

        Instantiates and returns the list of throttles that this view uses.
        
    def get_throttles(self):
        """
        Instantiates and returns the list of throttles that this view uses.
        """
        return [throttle() for throttle in self.throttle_classes]

def get_view_description(self, html=False): APIView

        Return some descriptive text for the view, as used in OPTIONS responses
        and in the browsable API.
        
    def get_view_description(self, html=False):
        """
        Return some descriptive text for the view, as used in OPTIONS responses
        and in the browsable API.
        """
        func = self.settings.VIEW_DESCRIPTION_FUNCTION
        return func(self, html)

def get_view_name(self): APIView

        Return the view name, as used in OPTIONS responses and in the
        browsable API.
        
    def get_view_name(self):
        """
        Return the view name, as used in OPTIONS responses and in the
        browsable API.
        """
        func = self.settings.VIEW_NAME_FUNCTION
        return func(self)

def handle_exception(self, exc): APIView

        Handle any exception that occurs, by returning an appropriate response,
        or re-raising the error.
        
    def handle_exception(self, exc):
        """
        Handle any exception that occurs, by returning an appropriate response,
        or re-raising the error.
        """
        if isinstance(exc, (exceptions.NotAuthenticated,
                            exceptions.AuthenticationFailed)):
            # WWW-Authenticate header for 401 responses, else coerce to 403
            auth_header = self.get_authenticate_header(self.request)

            if auth_header:
                exc.auth_header = auth_header
            else:
                exc.status_code = status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN

        exception_handler = self.get_exception_handler()

        context = self.get_exception_handler_context()
        response = exception_handler(exc, context)

        if response is None:
            self.raise_uncaught_exception(exc)

        response.exception = True
        return response

def http_method_not_allowed(self, request, *args, **kwargs):

APIView

        If `request.method` does not correspond to a handler method,
        determine what kind of exception to raise.
        
    def http_method_not_allowed(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        If `request.method` does not correspond to a handler method,
        determine what kind of exception to raise.
        """
        raise exceptions.MethodNotAllowed(request.method)

View

    def http_method_not_allowed(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        logger.warning(
            'Method Not Allowed (%s): %s', request.method, request.path,
            extra={'status_code': 405, 'request': request}
        )
        return HttpResponseNotAllowed(self._allowed_methods())

def initial(self, request, *args, **kwargs): APIView

        Runs anything that needs to occur prior to calling the method handler.
        
    def initial(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Runs anything that needs to occur prior to calling the method handler.
        """
        self.format_kwarg = self.get_format_suffix(**kwargs)

        # Perform content negotiation and store the accepted info on the request
        neg = self.perform_content_negotiation(request)
        request.accepted_renderer, request.accepted_media_type = neg

        # Determine the API version, if versioning is in use.
        version, scheme = self.determine_version(request, *args, **kwargs)
        request.version, request.versioning_scheme = version, scheme

        # Ensure that the incoming request is permitted
        self.perform_authentication(request)
        self.check_permissions(request)
        self.check_throttles(request)

def initialize_request(self, request, *args, **kwargs): APIView

        Returns the initial request object.
        
    def initialize_request(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Returns the initial request object.
        """
        parser_context = self.get_parser_context(request)

        return Request(
            request,
            parsers=self.get_parsers(),
            authenticators=self.get_authenticators(),
            negotiator=self.get_content_negotiator(),
            parser_context=parser_context
        )

def options(self, request, *args, **kwargs):

APIView

        Handler method for HTTP 'OPTIONS' request.
        
    def options(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Handler method for HTTP 'OPTIONS' request.
        """
        if self.metadata_class is None:
            return self.http_method_not_allowed(request, *args, **kwargs)
        data = self.metadata_class().determine_metadata(request, self)
        return Response(data, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)

View

Handle responding to requests for the OPTIONS HTTP verb.
    def options(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """Handle responding to requests for the OPTIONS HTTP verb."""
        response = HttpResponse()
        response.headers['Allow'] = ', '.join(self._allowed_methods())
        response.headers['Content-Length'] = '0'
        return response

def perform_authentication(self, request): APIView

        Perform authentication on the incoming request.

        Note that if you override this and simply 'pass', then authentication
        will instead be performed lazily, the first time either
        `request.user` or `request.auth` is accessed.
        
    def perform_authentication(self, request):
        """
        Perform authentication on the incoming request.

        Note that if you override this and simply 'pass', then authentication
        will instead be performed lazily, the first time either
        `request.user` or `request.auth` is accessed.
        """
        request.user

def perform_content_negotiation(self, request, force=False): APIView

        Determine which renderer and media type to use render the response.
        
    def perform_content_negotiation(self, request, force=False):
        """
        Determine which renderer and media type to use render the response.
        """
        renderers = self.get_renderers()
        conneg = self.get_content_negotiator()

        try:
            return conneg.select_renderer(request, renderers, self.format_kwarg)
        except Exception:
            if force:
                return (renderers[0], renderers[0].media_type)
            raise

def permission_denied(self, request, message=None): APIView

        If request is not permitted, determine what kind of exception to raise.
        
    def permission_denied(self, request, message=None):
        """
        If request is not permitted, determine what kind of exception to raise.
        """
        if request.authenticators and not request.successful_authenticator:
            raise exceptions.NotAuthenticated()
        raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(detail=message)

def raise_uncaught_exception(self, exc): APIView

    def raise_uncaught_exception(self, exc):
        if settings.DEBUG:
            request = self.request
            renderer_format = getattr(request.accepted_renderer, 'format')
            use_plaintext_traceback = renderer_format not in ('html', 'api', 'admin')
            request.force_plaintext_errors(use_plaintext_traceback)
        raise exc

def setup(self, request, *args, **kwargs): View

Initialize attributes shared by all view methods.
    def setup(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """Initialize attributes shared by all view methods."""
        if hasattr(self, 'get') and not hasattr(self, 'head'):
            self.head = self.get
        self.request = request
        self.args = args
        self.kwargs = kwargs

def throttled(self, request, wait): APIView

        If request is throttled, determine what kind of exception to raise.
        
    def throttled(self, request, wait):
        """
        If request is throttled, determine what kind of exception to raise.
        """
        raise exceptions.Throttled(wait)