creates serializer for snippets

snippets/serializers.py

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+from rest_framework import serializers 
+from snippets.models import Snippet, LANG_CHOICES, STYLE_CHOICES
+
+class SnippetSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    id = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
+    title = serializers.CharField(required=False, allow_blank=True, max_length=100)
+    code = serializers.CharField(style={"base_template", "textarea.html"})
+    line_numbers = serializers.BooleanField()
+    language = serializers.ChoiceField(choices=LANG_CHOICES, default="python")
+    style = serializers.ChoiceField(choices=STYLE_CHOICES, default="friendly")
+
+    def create(self, validated_data):
+        return Snippet.objects.create(**validated_data)
+
+    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
+        instance.title = validated_data.get("title", instance.title)
+        instance.code = validated_data.get("code", instance.code)
+        instance.line_numbers = validated_data.get("line_numbers", instance.line_numbers)
+        instance.language = validated_data.get("language", instance.language)
+        instance.style = validated_data.get("style", instance.style)
+        instance.save()
+
+        return instance
+
+