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Step 1: Import necessary modules
from rest_framework import serializers
from .models import YourModel, ForeignKeyModel
Step 2: Define the serializer for the ForeignKeyModel
class ForeignKeyModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = ForeignKeyModel
fields = '__all__'
Step 3: Define the serializer for YourModel, including the ForeignKeyModelSerializer
class YourModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
foreign_key_field = ForeignKeyModelSerializer()
class Meta:
model = YourModel
fields = '__all__'
Step 4: Update YourModel to use the ForeignKeyModelSerializer in the serializer method
class YourModel(models.Model):
foreign_key_field = models.ForeignKey(ForeignKeyModel, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
def save(self, args, *kwargs):
serializer = YourModelSerializer(instance=self, data=self.__dict__)
serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
serializer.save()
Step 5: Use the YourModelSerializer in your views or API views to serialize the data
class YourModelViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
queryset = YourModel.objects.all()
serializer_class = YourModelSerializer
This set of steps allows you to serialize a Django model that contains a foreign key relationship using Django REST Framework serializers.