Django REST Framework Mastery

A comprehensive Django REST Framework (DRF) project covering core DRF concepts except authentication. This repository serves as a practical guide for understanding DRF through hands-on examples, focusing on class-based views, serializers, pagination, nested serializers, and more.

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Project Overview

This project demonstrates how to build RESTful APIs using Django REST Framework. It is designed as a learning resource for anyone who wants to understand DRF in-depth, with examples for:

• Class-Based Views (APIView, GenericAPIView, Mixins)
• Function-Based Views
• Serializers & Nested Serializers
• Pagination (PageNumber, LimitOffset, Cursor)
• Querysets and filtering
• Handling CRUD operations efficiently

Note: Authentication, permissions, and token-based access are intentionally not covered in this repository.

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Features Covered

• Class-Based Views

  • APIView
  • GenericAPIView with Mixins (ListModelMixin, CreateModelMixin, RetrieveModelMixin, etc.)
  • Fully customized CRUD operations

• Serializers

  • Model Serializers
  • Custom validation
  • Nested Serializers for handling relational data

• Pagination

  • PageNumber Pagination
  • LimitOffset Pagination
  • Cursor Pagination

• Filtering & Search

  • Basic queryset filtering
  • Search filters

• Error Handling

  • Proper API response messages
  • Status codes handling

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Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up the project locally for learning and experimentation.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Django 4.x
• Django REST Framework 3.x
• Pip or Poetry

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