I have this function in my model,
def serialize(self):
return {
'id': self.id,
'author': self.author.username,
'text': self.text,
'timestamp': self.timestamp.strftime("%b %d %Y, %I:%M %p"),
'likes': self.likes.all(),
'likes_number': len(self.likes.all()),
}
but likes is actualy a many to many relashionship with User. How can I serialize it to get something like this?
def serialize(self):
return {
'id': self.id,
'author': self.author.username,
'text': self.text,
'timestamp': self.timestamp.strftime("%b %d %Y, %I:%M %p"),
'likes': [
user1,
user2,
etc.
],
}
So that I can also get rid of the 'likes number' property.
You can use list comprehension to serialize your data, but using django rest framework's serializer is more proper.
return {
'id': self.id,
'author': self.author.username,
'text': self.text,
'timestamp': self.timestamp.strftime("%b %d %Y, %I:%M %p"),
'likes': [{'id':like.id,...} for like self.likes.all()],
'likes_number': len(self.likes.all()),
}