Blog Post Serializer Documentation

This section outlines the serializers used in the Blog post API. These serializers handle the transformation of data between complex types (e.g., Django models) and Python data types (e.g., JSON), facilitating the representation of data for API requests and responses.

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Serializers

1. Blog Post Serializer: BlogPostSerializer

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1. Blog Post Serializer

Serializer Overview

BlogPostSerializer is used to serialize blog post data. It includes the blog post's ID, thumbnail image (if available), title, description, and timestamps for when the post was created and last updated.

Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	integer	The unique identifier for the blog post.
thumbnail_url	string	The URL of the thumbnail image (if available).
title	string	The title of the blog post.
description	string	A brief description of the blog post.
created_at	datetime	The date and time when the blog post was created.
updated_at	datetime	The date and time when the blog post was last updated.

Example Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "thumbnail_url": "https://example.com/path/to/thumbnail.jpg",
  "title": "Vendor Testimonial Guidelines",
  "description": "Learn how to create impactful vendor testimonials.",
  "created_at": "2024-12-01T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-12-02T12:00:00Z"
}

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Serializer Methods

BlogPostSerializer.get_thumbnail_url(self, obj)

This method generates the absolute URL for the thumbnail image if it exists. If no thumbnail is available, it returns None.

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