datatracker/ietf/utils/serialize.py
2012-11-07 14:59:17 +00:00

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from django.db import models
def object_as_shallow_dict(obj):
"""Turn a Django model object into a dict suitable for passing to
create and for serializing to JSON."""
d = {}
for f in obj._meta.fields:
n = f.name
if isinstance(f, models.ForeignKey):
n = f.name + "_id"
v = getattr(obj, n)
if isinstance(f, models.ManyToManyField):
v = list(v.values_list("pk", flat=True))
elif isinstance(f, models.DateTimeField):
v = v.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
elif isinstance(f, models.DateField):
v = v.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
d[n] = v
return d