On 12/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I use a generic detail view to show user info. I want to also be able
> to return that info via ajax, but I'm having trouble getting ALL the
> user stuff. Here's the view:
>
> def view_profile(request, slug, js=''):
> from django.views.generic.list_detail import object_detail
> auth_user = User.objects.get(username=slug)
> user_id = auth_user.id
> username = auth_user.username
> gpuser = GpUser.objects.get(user=user_id)
> lastseen= request.session['last_seen']
>
> if js== 'js':
> return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps(gpuser.preferred_name,),
> mimetype='application/javascript')
> return object_detail(
> request,
> queryset=GpUser.objects.all(),
> extra_context={'lastseen': lastseen},
> template_object_name='gpuser',
> object_id=gpuser.id,
> template_name="users/user_detail.html",
> )
> The generic view is good, and I can return single things, like
> preferred_name, but how do I get all the gpuser objects?
>
The serializer stuff, which for json is built on simplejson, can do the trick.
from django.core import serializers
json = serializers.serialize('json', GpUser.objects.all())
See http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/serialization/ for more info.
Cheers,
deryck
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