Django Generic Serializer

Generic serializer for django model objects. It Serializes you model based on dict() that is passed as parameter to it.

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Installation

Two ways to install using pip

    pip install django_generic_serializer

Build the repo manually

    git clone https://github.com/abhishek246/django_generic_serializers.git
    cd django_generic_serializers
    python setup.py 

Use Cases

    class Mymodel(models.Model):
        normal_field = models.CharField(max_length = 255)
        fk_field = models.ForeignKey(SomeModel, unique = True)
        m2m_field = models.ManyToManyField(OtherModel)

    class SomeModel(models.Model):
        some_field = models.CharField(max_length = 255)

    class OtherModel(models.Model):
        other_field = CharField(max_length = 255)
        other_field_two = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True) 

You models should look similar to this Importing Django Generic Serializer

    from django_generic_serializer import serializers
    serializer = serializers.Serializers()
    mymodel_object = Mymodel.objects.get(pk=1)
    res_dict = {
        'NormalField': 'normal_field',
        'some_field': 'fk_field.some_field',
        'm2m_field_data': {
            'field_name': 'm2m_field'
            'fields': {
                'otherField': 'other_field',
                'otherFieldTwo': 'other_field_two'
            }
        }
    }

Date Formating

All you time zone are converted to UTC before converting it to local time zone specified. Setting timezone

    serializers.Serializers.set_timezone('America/Halifax')

You can see the current time set by using

    serializers.Serializers.get_timezone()