switched from using model._meta.verbose_name to a JSONAPIMeta lookup

Author: scottfisk

rest_framework_json_api/utils.py

@@ -206,10 +206,15 @@ def get_instance_or_manager_resource_type(resource_instance_or_manager):
 
 
 def get_resource_type_from_model(model):
-    # need to convert the verbose name which uses spaces to underscores
-    # to be propely parsed in format_relation_name
-    underscored_model_name = model._meta.verbose_name.replace(" ", "_")
-    return format_relation_name(underscored_model_name)
+    json_api_meta = getattr(model, 'JSONAPIMeta', None)
+    if json_api_meta:
+        resource_name = getattr(
+            json_api_meta,
+            'resource_name',
+            format_relation_name(model.__name__))
+    else:
+        resource_name = format_relation_name(model.__name__)
+    return resource_name
 
 
 def get_resource_type_from_queryset(qs):