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Python Django REST Framework Security and Customization Add Custom Field

Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
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Not sure how to solve the challenge.

No matter what I try, I keep getting 'Didn't get the right average for the game' Kenneth Love

scorekeeper/serializers.py
from django.db.models import Avg

from rest_framework import serializers

from . import models


class GameSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    average_score = serializers.SerializerMethodField()

    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'average_score')
        model = models.Game

    def get_average_rating(self, obj):
      average = Game.objects.all().aggregate(Avg('scores')).get('scores__avg')

      if average is None:
        return 0

      return average

class PlayerSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'name', 'age', 'parent_approval')
        model = models.Player

    def validate(self, data):
        if data['age'] < 13 and not data['parent_approval']:
            raise serializers.ValidationError(
                "Children under 13 require parental approval"
            )
        return data


class ScoreSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    game = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(
        read_only=True, view_name='apiv2:game-detail')
    player = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(
        read_only=True, view_name='apiv2:player-detail')

    class Meta:
        fields = ('id', 'game', 'player', 'score')
        model = models.Score

1 Answer

Kenneth Love
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Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Your field and method names have to match up, with the method name having get_ on the front of it.