Building RESTful APIs with Django and Ember.js

The combination of Django and Ember.js provides a powerful framework for building web applications with RESTful APIs. In this article, we will explore the process of building RESTful APIs using Django and Ember.js, and discuss how to adapt the default ember-data RESTAdapter to the conventions used in Django-Tastypie.

Django-Tastypie is a widely used library for providing a REST interface from a Django app. However, the default ember-data RESTAdapter does not follow the conventions used in Django-Tastypie. To address this, the ember-data-tastypie-adapter was created, which does the dirty work of adapting Django-Tastypie to ember-data conventions.

To use the adapter, you will need to set up the tastypie adapter and serializer in your Ember.js application. The adapter can be added to your application either with traditional script tags or using Ember-CLI as a global module. On the Django side, you will need to make some configuration changes to ensure that the API supports ember-data’s expectations. This includes configuring your Resources with the appropriate meta options and authorization settings.

One key aspect of using ember-data with Django-Tastypie is handling relationship fields. Ember-data supports two types of relationship fields: hasMany and belongsTo. These can be handled with either async resources or embedded resources. The adapter expects tastypie to provide the related resource urls in the response for async resources, while for embedded resources, the related model’s data is embedded in the response of the parent model.

In terms of testing and building the project, the ember-data-tastypie-adapter provides instructions for running unit tests in the browser and terminal. It also outlines the steps for building the minified .js files using Broccoli.

The ember-data-tastypie-adapter is an open-source project that welcomes contributions from the ember.js/django community. If you want to extend the adapter or report any issues, you can open issues and send pull requests.

In conclusion, the article demonstrates how to build RESTful APIs with Django and Ember.js and introduces the ember-data-tastypie-adapter as a solution for adapting the default ember-data RESTAdapter to the conventions used in Django-Tastypie. By following the instructions and guidelines provided, developers can create robust and efficient web applications using these technologies.

Feel free to contribute to the project and explore the full capabilities of the ember-data-tastypie-adapter.

References:
– ember-data-tastypie-adapter GitHub Repository
– Django-Tastypie
– Ember.js
– Django
– ember-data