Category Promotion Serializer

This section outlines the serializers used in the Category Promotion 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. Collection Serializer: CategoryPromotionWithCategorySerializer

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1. Category Promotion Serializer

Serializer Overview

CategoryPromotionWithCategorySerializer is used to serialize category promotion data. It includes the promotion's ID, title, description, banner image, thumbnail image, start and end dates, call-to-action (CTA) URL, and the promotion's active status.

Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	integer	The unique identifier for the category promotion.
title	string	The title or name of the category promotion.
description	string	Description of the category promotion.
banner_image	string	The URL of the banner image associated with the promotion.
thumbnail_image	string	The URL of the thumbnail image representing the promotion.
start_date	string	The date and time when the promotion starts.
end_date	string	The date and time when the promotion ends.
cta_url	string	The call-to-action URL, typically directing users to more details or to redeem the promotion.
is_active	boolean	A boolean indicating whether the promotion is active.

Example Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "Winter Sale",
  "description": "Special discounts on winter clothing.",
  "banner_image": "https://example.com/media/images/winter-sale-banner.jpg",
  "thumbnail_image": "https://example.com/media/images/winter-sale-thumbnail.jpg",
  "start_date": "2024-11-01T00:00:00Z",
  "end_date": "2024-12-01T23:59:59Z",
  "cta_url": "https://example.com/promotions/winter-sale",
  "is_active": true
}

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