CreateApiView :
class CreateEmployeeApiView(generics.CreateAPIView):
# authentication_classes = [TokenAuthentication, SessionAuthentication, ]
permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
queryset = Employee.objects.all()
serializer_class = CreateEmployeeApiSerializer
def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
return super(CreateEmployeeApiView, self).post(request, *args, **kwargs)
and serializer :
class CreateEmployeeApiSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
# user = serializers.HiddenField(default=serializers.CurrentUserDefault())
username = serializers.CharField(source='user.username', required=True)
email = serializers.EmailField(source='user.email', required=True)
password = serializers.CharField(source='user.password',
style={'input_type': 'password', 'placeholder': 'Password'},
write_only=True, required=True)
class Meta:
model = Employee
fields = (
'username',
'email',
'password',
'is_delete',
'first_name',
'last_name',
'father_name',
'birth',
'avatar',
'status',
)
def to_representation(self, instance):
data = super(CreateEmployeeApiSerializer, self).to_representation(instance)
status = instance.status
data['status'] = Employee.USER_ROLE[status - 1][1]
data['author'] = instance.author.username
data['user'] = instance.user.username
return data
def create(self, validated_data):
# Create new user
print(validated_data)
user = User.objects.create(username=validated_data['user']['username'],
email=validated_data['user']['email'])
user.set_password(validated_data['user']['password'])
user.save()
# Create employee
# super_user = User.objects.filter(is_superuser=True)
employee = Employee(user=user)
employee.is_delete = validated_data['is_delete']
employee.first_name = validated_data['first_name']
employee.last_name = validated_data['last_name']
employee.first_name = validated_data['first_name']
employee.father_name = validated_data['father_name']
employee.birth = validated_data['birth']
employee.avatar = validated_data['avatar']
employee.status = validated_data['status']
employee.author = user
employee.save()
return employee
I need a superuser, not a simple user. When employee is created, the employee.author field must be assigned by the logged in user (i.e. the current superuser). How should I do it? I hope you understood me correctly!