Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 What is REST?
1.2 Principles of RESTful APIs
1.3 What is Django Rest Framework?
1.4 Installing and Setting Up Django Rest Framework
1.5 Setting Up the Development Environment
2. Getting Started with Django Rest Framework
2.1 Creating a New Django Project
2.2 Creating a New Django App
2.3 Defining Models in Django
2.4 Making Migrations and Migrating
3. Serializers
3.1 Introduction to Serializers
3.2 Creating and Using Serializers
3.3 Model Serializers
3.4 Custom Serializers
4. Views and URLs
4.1 Function-Based Views (FBVs)
4.2 Class-Based Views (CBVs)
4.3 Using Generic Views
4.4 Using Mixins
4.5 Routing URLs to Views
5. ViewSets and Routers
5.1 Introduction to ViewSets
5.2 Using ViewSets
5.3 Routers and URL Routing
5.4 Customizing ViewSets
6. Authentication and Permissions
6.1 Introduction to Authentication
6.2 Session Authentication
6.3 Token Authentication
6.4 JWT (JSON Web Tokens) Authentication
6.5 Setting Up Permissions in DRF
6.6 Custom Permissions
6.7 Implementing Throttling
7. Relationships and Nested Serializers
7.1 Handling One-to-Many Relationships
7.2 Handling Many-to-Many Relationships
7.3 Creating Nested Serializers
7.4 Serializing Complex Data
8. Pagination and Filtering
8.1 Setting Up Pagination
8.2 Customizing Pagination Styles
8.3 Filtering Data
8.4 Using DjangoFilterBackend
8.5 Implementing Search Functionality
8.6 Ordering Results
9. Advanced API Features
9.1 API Versioning
9.2 Handling Different API Versions
9.3 Content Negotiation
9.4 Implementing Content Negotiation in DRF
10. Documentation and Testing
10.1 Generating API Documentation
10.2 Using Swagger for Documentation
10.3 Using Redoc for Documentation
10.4 Writing Tests for Your API
10.5 Testing Authentication and Permissions
10.6 Advanced Testing Techniques
11. Performance Optimization and Caching
11.1 Optimizing Query Performance
11.2 Using select_related and prefetch_related
11.3 Setting Up Caching in DRF
11.4 Caching Strategies and Best Practices
12. Deployment and Best Practices
12.1 Preparing for Deployment
12.2 Deploying to Heroku
12.3 Deploying to AWS
12.4 Deploying to DigitalOcean
12.5 Best Practices for Code Organization
12.6 Security Considerations
12.7 Maintaining and Versioning APIs
13. Final Project
13.1 Planning and Designing the API
13.2 Implementing the API
13.3 Testing the API
13.4 Deploying the Final Project
Appendix
A.1 Django Rest Framework Official Documentation
A.2 Additional Resources and Tutorials
A.3 Common Issues and Troubleshooting
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