v8 (v7 Rails v1 Django)
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Reference Guide
Override a route
Overriding a route allows you to change or completely replace a Forest Admin's route behavior.
Changing Forest Admin's behavior
Here are a few examples:
Use extended search by default
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/routes/companies.js
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const express = require('express');
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const { PermissionMiddlewareCreator, RecordsGetter, RecordsCounter } = require('forest-express-sequelize');
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const { companies } = require('../models');
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const router = express.Router();
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const permissionMiddlewareCreator = new PermissionMiddlewareCreator('companies');
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//...
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// Get a list of Companies - Check out our documentation for more details: https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/default-routes#get-a-list-of-records
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router.get('/companies', permissionMiddlewareCreator.list(), (request, response, next) => {
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const { query, user } = request;
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query.searchExtended = '1';
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const recordsGetter = new RecordsGetter(companies, user, query);
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recordsGetter.getAll()
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.then(records => recordsGetter.serialize(records))
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.then(recordsSerialized => response.send(recordsSerialized))
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.catch(next);
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});
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// Get a number of Companies - Check out our documentation for more details: https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/default-routes#get-a-list-of-records
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router.get('/companies/count', permissionMiddlewareCreator.list(), (request, response, next) => {
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const { query, user } = request;
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query.searchExtended = '1';
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const recordsCounter = new RecordsCounter(companies, user, query);
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recordsCounter.count()
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.then(count => response.send({ count }))
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.catch(next);
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});
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//...
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/routes/companies.js
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const express = require('express');
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const { PermissionMiddlewareCreator, RecordsGetter, RecordsCounter } = require('forest-express-mongoose');
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const { companies } = require('../models');
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const router = express.Router();
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const permissionMiddlewareCreator = new PermissionMiddlewareCreator('companies');
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//...
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// Get a list of Companies - Check out our documentation for more details: https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/default-routes#get-a-list-of-records
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router.get('/companies', permissionMiddlewareCreator.list(), (request, response, next) => {
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const { query, user } = request;
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query.searchExtended = '1';
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const recordsGetter = new RecordsGetter(companies, user, query);
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recordsGetter.getAll()
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.then(records => recordsGetter.serialize(records))
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.then(recordsSerialized => response.send(recordsSerialized))
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.catch(next);
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});
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// Get a number of Companies - Check out our documentation for more details: https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/default-routes#get-a-list-of-records
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router.get('/companies/count', permissionMiddlewareCreator.list(), (request, response, next) => {
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const { query, user } = request;
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query.searchExtended = '1';
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const recordsCounter = new RecordsCounter(companies, user, query);
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recordsCounter.count()
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.then(count => response.send({ count }))
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.catch(next);
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});
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//...
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/lib/forest_liana/controllers/companies_controller.rb
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if ForestLiana::UserSpace.const_defined?('CompanyController')
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ForestLiana::UserSpace::CompanyController.class_eval do
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alias_method :default_index, :index
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alias_method :default_count, :count
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# Get a list of Companies
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def index
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params['searchExtended'] = '1'
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default_index
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end
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# Get a number of Companies
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def count
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params['searchExtended'] = '1'
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default_count
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end
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end
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end
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app/forest/views.py
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from django.http import JsonResponse
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from django_forest.resources.utils.resource import ResourceView
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from django_forest.resources.utils.resource.views import ListView
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class CompaniesListView(ListView):
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def get(self, request):
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# default
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queryset = self.Model.objects.all()
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params = request.GET.dict()
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# override for always setting search extended
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params.update({'searchExtended': '1'})
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try:
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# enhance queryset
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queryset = self.enhance_queryset(queryset, self.Model, params, request)
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# handle smart fields
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self.handle_smart_fields(queryset, self.Model._meta.db_table, many=True)
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# json api serializer
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data = self.serialize(queryset, self.Model, params)
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# search decorator
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data = self.decorators(data, self.Model, params)
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except Exception as e:
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return self.error_response(e)
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else:
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return JsonResponse(data, safe=False)
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class CompaniesCountView(ResourceView):
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def get(self, request):
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queryset = self.Model.objects.all()
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params = request.GET.dict()
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params.update({'searchExtended': '1'})
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return self.get_count(queryset, params, request)
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app/forest/urls.py
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from django.urls import path
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from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
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from . import views
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app_name = 'app'
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urlpatterns = [
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path('/companies/count', views.CompaniesCountView.as_view(), name='companies-count'),
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path('/companies', csrf_exempt(views.CompaniesListView.as_view()), name='companies-list'),
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]
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With this snippet, only the
companies collection would use extended search by default.Using extended search is less performant than default search. Use this wisely.
Protect a specific record
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/routes/companies.js
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router.delete('/companies/:recordId', permissionMiddlewareCreator.delete(), (request, response, next) => {
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const { params, query, user } = request;
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if (Number(params.recordId) === 82) {
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response.status(403).send('This record is protected, you cannot remove it.');
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return;
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}
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const recordRemover = new RecordRemover(companies, user, query);
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recordRemover.remove(params.recordId)
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.then(() => response.status(204).send())
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.catch(next);
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});
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/routes/companies.js
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router.delete('/companies/:recordId', permissionMiddlewareCreator.delete(), (request, response, next) => {
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const { params, query, user } = request;
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if (Number(params.recordId) === 82) {
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response.status(403).send('This record is protected, you cannot remove it.');
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return;
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}
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const recordRemover = new RecordRemover(companies, user, query);
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recordRemover.remove(params.recordId)
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.then(() => response.status(204).send())
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.catch(next);
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});
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/lib/forest_liana/controllers/company_controller.rb
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if ForestLiana::UserSpace.const_defined?('CompanyController')
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ForestLiana::UserSpace::CompanyController.class_eval do
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alias_method :default_destroy, :destroy
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def destroy
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if params["id"] == "50"
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render status: 403, plain: 'This record is protected, you cannot remove it.'
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else
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default_destroy
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end
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end
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end
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end
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from django.http import HttpResponse
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from django_forest.resources.utils.resource.views import DetailView
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class CompaniesDetailView(DetailView):
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def delete(self, request, pk):
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if (pk == 82):
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return HttpResponse(
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'This record is protected, you cannot remove it.',
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status=403);
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return super(CompaniesDetailView, self).delete(request, pk)
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Replacing Forest Admin's behavior
To achieve this, simply remove the
next() statement of any route:SQL
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/routes/companies.js
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// Create a Company - Check out our documentation for more details: https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/default-routes#create-a-record
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router.post('/companies', permissionMiddlewareCreator.create(), (req, res, next) => {
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// >> Add your own logic here <<
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});
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/routes/companies.js
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// Create a Company - Check out our documentation for more details: https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/default-routes#create-a-record
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router.post('/companies', permissionMiddlewareCreator.create(), (req, res, next) => {
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// >> Add your own logic here <<
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});
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/lib/forest_liana/controllers/companies_controller.rb
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if ForestLiana::UserSpace.const_defined?('CompanyController')
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ForestLiana::UserSpace::CompanyController.class_eval do
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# Create a Company
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def create
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# >> Add your own logic here <<
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end
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end
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end
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app/forest/views.py
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from django.http import JsonResponse
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from django_forest.resources.utils.resource.views import ListView
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class CompaniesListView(ListView):
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# Create a Company
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def post(self, request):
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body = self.get_body(request.body)
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model = self.Model
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# >> Add your own logic here <<
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For instance, if you have a
Users collection, you might want to create your users via your own api:SQL
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/routes/users.js
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const axios = require('axios');
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const { RecordSerializer } = require('forest-express-sequelize');
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const { users } = require('../models');
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router.post('/users', permissionMiddlewareCreator.create(), (request, response, next) => {
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const recordSerializer = new RecordSerializer(users);
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const axiosRequest = {
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url: 'https://<your-api>/users',
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method: 'post',
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data: request.body.data.attributes,
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};
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axios(axiosRequest)
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.then(result => recordSerializer.serialize(result.data))
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.then(resultSerialized => response.send(resultSerialized))
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.catch(error => {
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console.log('error:', error);
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next(error);
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});
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});
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/routes/users.js
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const axios = require('axios');
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const { RecordSerializer } = require('forest-express-mongoose');
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const { users } = require('../models');
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router.post('/users', permissionMiddlewareCreator.create(), (request, response, next) => {
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const recordSerializer = new RecordSerializer(users);
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const axiosRequest = {
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url: 'https://<your-api>/users',
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method: 'post',
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data: request.body.data.attributes,
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};
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axios(axiosRequest)
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.then(result => recordSerializer.serialize(result.data))
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.then(resultSerialized => response.send(resultSerialized))
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.catch(error => {
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console.log('error:', error);
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next(error);
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});
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});
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/lib/forest_liana/controllers/users_controller.rb
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require 'net/http'
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require 'uri'
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if ForestLiana::UserSpace.const_defined?('UserController')
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ForestLiana::UserSpace::UserController.class_eval do
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# Create a User
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def create
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checker = ForestLiana::PermissionsChecker.new(@resource, 'addEnabled', @rendering_id, user_id: forest_user['id'])
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return head :forbidden unless checker.is_authorized?
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begin
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response = Net::HTTP.post URI('https://<your-api>/users'), params.to_json, "Content-Type" => "application/json"
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render serializer: nil, json: render_record_jsonapi(response.body)
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rescue => errors
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render serializer: nil, json: JSONAPI::Serializer.serialize_errors(errors), status: 400
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end
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end
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end
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end
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app/forest/views.py
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import requests
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import json
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from django.http import JsonResponse
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from django_forest.utils.schema.json_api_schema import JsonApiSchema
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from django_forest.resources.utils.resource.views import ListView
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class CompaniesListView(ListView):
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# Create a Company
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def post(self, request):
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body = self.get_body(request.body)
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r = requests.post('https://<your-api>/users', json.dumps(body), headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
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result = r.json()
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instance = self.Model.objects.create(**result['data'])
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# json api serializer
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Schema = JsonApiSchema.get(self.Model._meta.db_table)
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data = Schema().dump(instance)
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return JsonResponse(data, safe=False)
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