Using django message framework with rest_framework

Question

How can I have the django message framework work with the rest_framework?

Here is my view

@api_view(['GET', 'POST'])
def myview(request):
    if request.method == 'GET':
        #return a Response object
    else:
        #process post data
        messages.success(request, 'Success')
        return Response(response)

I encounter the following error

add_message() argument must be an HttpRequest object, not 'Request'

which is because the rest_framework does not use the normal HttpRequest object, used in django by default.

How can I use messaging framework with rest framework?

The problem seems to no longer happen in DRF 3.1

Kos
– Kos

2015-11-10 11:12:39 +00:00
Commented Nov 10, 2015 at 11:12 — Kos
– Kos, Commented Nov 10, 2015 at 11:12

sax · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-13 08:13:44Z

30

DRF views do not use HttpRequest but use rest_framework.request.Request, (read here) you can access to the object that you need using

 messages.success(request._request, 'Success')

anyway this code have sense only if you are using BrowsableAPIRenderer

edited Dec 13, 2014 at 8:13

answered Dec 13, 2014 at 7:35

sax

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4 Comments

rjv Over a year ago

i use a different http request to read the messages, hence this works great for me. thanks

psychok7 Over a year ago

We don't need to do this anymore (3.6). For me passing the request works just fine.

Bobort Over a year ago

With Django 2.0, DRF 3.7.7, I cannot pass the request around any more.

Yash Agrawal Over a year ago

It throws You cannot access body after reading from request's data stream

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