Code Review

[atul10595]

Hi @aman2871, curious why you made two APIViews rather than single APView for both functions?

class NoteListCreateView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
    queryset = Note.objects.all()
    serializer_class = NoteSerializer

    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        try:
            serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.data)
            serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
            serializer.save()
            return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
        except Exception as e:
            return Response({"error": str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)

class NoteRetrieveUpdateView(generics.RetrieveUpdateAPIView):
    queryset = Note.objects.all()
    serializer_class = NoteSerializer
    lookup_field = 'id'

    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        try:
            return self.retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
        except Note.DoesNotExist:
            return Response({"error": "Note not found"}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
        except Exception as e:
            return Response({"error": str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)

[aman2871]

Hey @atul10595 So, there are 4 reasons why I decided to have two separate API views, NoteListCreateView and NoteRetrieveUpdateView, to keeping things organised and aligned with RESTful principles.

1. Single Responsibility Principle:

Each view has a clear purpose. NoteListCreateView manages note creation and listing, while NoteRetrieveUpdateView handles individual note retrieval and updates.

2. Reusability:

Enhances code reuse. Other parts of our app or even other developers can easily utilize these views.

3. Clarity and Readability:

Promotes code readability by keeping distinct functionalities in separate views.

4. Consistency:
   Maintains a consistent structure for easier understanding and collaboration.

Consistency is key to maintainability. Having a consistent structure in our API views makes it easier for both ourselves and other developers to understand and work with the codebase.