Serializers

Django Messages DRF like with the views, also comes with a set of serializers that allows you to apply in your project but you can and should build your own with your own use cases.

The way the serializers are built are the default ones from Django Rest Framework.

Examples

Inbox

A simple example for an inbox serializer.

class InboxSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    """
    Serializer for the inbox.
    """
    sent_at = serializers.DateTimeField(source='first_message.sent_at')

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.useruser = self.context.get('user')

    class Meta:
        model = Thread
        fields = ('uuid', 'subject', 'sent_at')

Sender

A sender for Django Messages DRF is a Django user and can be whatever you decided that u.

class SenderSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = get_user_model()
        fields = ('first_name', 'last_name', 'email')