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# Alcherializer
A "Django like" model serializer.
## Declaring Serializer
It's very simples to declare a serializer. Just like Django, the only
thing you need is to create a class with a Meta class inside and
a model attribute.
This instantly maps all fields declared in model.
```python
from datetime import datetime
from alcherializer import Serializer
import sqlalchemy
from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
class Manager:
name = sqlalchemy.Column(sqlalchemy.String(100))
class User:
name = sqlalchemy.Column(sqlalchemy.String(100))
age = sqlalchemy.Column(sqlalchemy.Integer)
is_active = sqlalchemy.Column(sqlalchemy.Boolean)
created_at = sqlalchemy.Column(sqlalchemy.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
organization = relationship(Manager, uselist=False)
class UserSerializer(Serializer):
class Meta:
model = User
```
PS: For further exemplifications we will always use **User** and **UserSerializer**.
## Data
Gets a dictionary of a single model.
```python
model = User(
name="Clark Kent",
age=31,
is_active=True)
serializer = UserSerializer(model)
serializer.data # { "name": "Clark Kent", ... }
```
Or, a list of models
```python
model = User(
name="Clark Kent",
age=31,
is_active=True)
serializer = UserSerializer([model], many=True)
serializer.data # [{ "name": "Clark Kent", ... }]
```
### Related Serializers
```python
class ManagerSerializer(Serializer):
class Meta:
model = Manager
class UserSerializer(Serializer):
manager = ManagerSerializer()
class Meta:
model = User
model = User(
name="Peter Parker",
manager=Manager(
name="J. Jonah Jameson"
)
)
serializer = UserSerializer(model)
serializer.data # {"name": "Peter Parker", "manager": {"name": "J. Jonah Jameson"}}
```
### Custom fields
```python
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from alcherializer import fields
class UserSerializer(Serializer):
year_of_birth = fields.MethodField()
def get_year_of_birth(self, user: User) -> datetime:
return datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=user.age * 365)
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ["id", "name", "year_of_birth"]
model = User(id=1, name="Batman", age=30)
serializer = UserSerializer(model)
serializer.data # {"id": 1, "name": "Batman", "year_of_birth": 1991}
```
## Validation
To validate a payload, it's possible to send it through data argument while
instantiating the serializer and call **.is_valid** method.
```python
serializer = UserSerializer(data={
"name": "Clark Kent",
"age": 31,
"is_active": True
})
serializer.is_valid() # True
```
### Fetching validation errors
If any error happens you can fetch the information through error attribute.
```python
serializer = UserSerializer(data={
"name": "", # If ommitted or None should present error too
"age": 31,
"is_active": True
})
serializer.is_valid() # False
serializer.errors # {"name": ["Can't be blank"]}
```
## Fields
This shows off how fields are mapped from SQLAlchemy models.
Model attribute | Alcherializer field | Validations
--- | --- |---
Boolean | BooleanField | <ul><li>[x] Required</li><li>[x] Valid boolean</li></ul>
BigInteger, Integer, SmallInteger | IntegerField | <ul><li>[x] Required</li></ul>
String, Text Unicode | StringField | <ul><li>[x] Required</li><li>[x] Max length</li></ul>