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Django REST Framework ViewSets and Routers
ViewSets combine list, create, retrieve, update, and destroy actions into a single class. Routers automatically generate URL patterns, reducing boilerplate and ensuring consistent URL structure across your API.
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from rest_framework import viewsets, routersfrom .models import Articlefrom .serializers import ArticleSerializerclass ArticleViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):queryset = Article.objects.all()serializer_class = ArticleSerializerfilterset_fields = ['status', 'category']router = routers.DefaultRouter()router.register(r'articles', ArticleViewSet, basename='article')
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viewsets.ModelViewSet
Provides all CRUD operations plus list action
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filterset_fields
Enables automatic filtering via query parameters
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router.register()
Maps ViewSet to URL patterns automatically