I think something like this?
urls.py
import views
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^server_time', views.ServerTimeView.as_view(),
name='server_time'),
]
views.py
import datetime
from rest_framework.views import APIView
from rest_framework.response import Response
class ServerTimeView(APIView):
def get(self, request, format=None):
return Response({
'server_time': datetime.datetime.utcnow()
})
def post(self, request, format=None):
try:
new_time =
datetime.datetime.strptime(request.data['server_time'],"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
# set the system time to "new_time"
return Response({
'response': new_time
})
except:
pass
curl -i --request POST -H "Content-type: application/json" --data
'{"server_time":"2016-06-21T03:31:45"}'
http://192.168.1.120:8000/api/server_time
I don't think you need serializers.
On 06/20/2016 07:25 PM, 'Abraham Varricatt' via Django REST framework wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to use Django Rest Framework (DRF) for something other
> than models? Here's a trivial example,
>
> To make an API end point which returns the current server time (in JSON
> format, eg: {"current_time": "XYZ"}). It can accept a string to indicate
> timezone, and must accept both GET and POST.
>
> I can figure out how to do the above without DRF using regular Django
> urls and views. What I can't figure out is how to use DRF for the same.
>
> From the docs, it looks best to use routers when making a DRF end-point.
> Which means I need a structure like this,
>
> urls.py <-> router <-> Viewset <-> Serializer
>
> But as I understand Serilizers (
> http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/serializers/ ), they can
> only be used for complex models or querysets - which is not what I need.
>
> I feel like I'm mis-understanding something about DRF. Help please?
>
> Puzzled,
> Abraham V.
>
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