it's also possible to supply your own Filter class, which may give you more options and flexibility
import sys, django_filters, json, io
class TaskFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
tag = django_filters.CharFilter(name='tags__name', lookup_type='iexact')
university = django_filters.NumberFilter(name='poster__university', lookup_type='exact')
class Meta:
model = Task
fields = {
'poster': ['exact'],
'tasker': ['exact'],
'status': ['exact'],
'created': ['lt', 'gt']
}
In this example I got filters
- poster = 1
- tasker = 115
- status = O
created__lt=2015-09-22
17:39:01.184681 (so I can filter datetime by values LESS THEN)
created__gt=2015-09-22 17:39:01.184681 (or GREATER THAN provided
value)
Also I can hide foreign fields with custom filter fields, in this case it's tag & university. Plus I can provide comparison operator (lookup_type)
Sample request:
GET /api/v1/tasks/?offset=0&status=O&limit=100&university=1&ordering=-created&created__lt=2015-09-22 17:39:01.184681&tag=sport HTTP/1.1
Host: domain.com
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: token 61cbd3c7c2656d4e24edb31f5923a86910c67b7c
User-Timezone: US/Pacific
Cache-Control: no-cache