How do i access another column from related table other than the foreign key, when creating an API view - reactjs

Question

Im using django for a web app and i am creating REST API views. Is there a way i can access two tables in one view? If not, how can can i retrieve a non-foreign key column from a related record. The below code is retrieving a vase record based on a URL parameter. I want to access the artistName which is stored in artist table (a one-to-many with Vase table), not artist_id which is stored in Vase
class FilterVases(generics.ListAPIView):
serializer_class = VaseSerializer
def get_queryset(self):
queryset = Vase.objects.all()
artist_id = self.request.query_params.get('artist_id')
if artist_id is not None:
queryset = queryset.filter(artist_id=artist_id)
vaseID = self.request.query_params.get('vaseID')
if vaseID is not None:
queryset = queryset.filter(vaseID=vaseID)
return queryset
edited to add
This is models for Artist and Vase:
class Artist(models.Model) :
artistID = models.CharField(max_length=10)
artistName = models.CharField(max_length=100)
class Vase(models.Model):
vaseID = models.CharField(max_length=10)
vaseRef = models.CharField(max_length=255,blank=True,null=True)
inscription = models.CharField(max_length=255,blank=True,null=True)
fabric = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True,null=True)
subject = models.CharField(max_length=255,blank=True,null=True)
technique = models.CharField(max_length=100,blank=True,null=True)
height = models.FloatField(max_length=100,blank=True,null=True)
diameter = models.FloatField(max_length=100,blank=True,null=True)
shape = models.ForeignKey(Shape, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
artist = models.ForeignKey(Artist, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
provenance = models.ForeignKey(Provenance, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
collection = models.ForeignKey(Collection, on_delete=models.CASCADE)

Answer 1

In the Vase model add this:
def artist_name(self):
return self.artist.artistName
Hence, it will look like:
class Vase(models.Model):
vaseID = models.CharField(max_length=10)
vaseRef = models.CharField(max_length=255,blank=True,null=True)
inscription = models.CharField(max_length=255,blank=True,null=True)
fabric = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True,null=True)
subject = models.CharField(max_length=255,blank=True,null=True)
technique = models.CharField(max_length=100,blank=True,null=True)
height = models.FloatField(max_length=100,blank=True,null=True)
diameter = models.FloatField(max_length=100,blank=True,null=True)
shape = models.ForeignKey(Shape, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
artist = models.ForeignKey(Artist, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
provenance = models.ForeignKey(Provenance, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
collection = models.ForeignKey(Collection, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
def artist_name(self):
return self.artist.artistName
In the VaseSerializer add the 'artist_name' to the fields Meta.
If you want to add this custom fields to all Vase Model fields, refer to this topic Django Rest framework, how to include '__all__' fields and a related field in ModelSerializer ?
class VaseSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = models.Vase
fields = '__all__'
extra_fields = ['artist_name']
def get_field_names(self, declared_fields, info):
expanded_fields = super(VaseSerializer, self).get_field_names(
declared_fields, info)
if getattr(self.Meta, 'extra_fields', None):
return expanded_fields + self.Meta.extra_fields
else:
return expanded_fields
Below should your view:
class FilterVases(generics.ListAPIView):
serializer_class = VaseSerializer
def get_queryset(self):
queryset = Vase.objects.all()
query_artist = self.request.query_params.get('artist_name')
if query_artist is not None:
try:
artist = Artist.objects.get(artistName=query_artist)
queryset = queryset.filter(artist=artist)
except:
pass
vaseID = self.request.query_params.get('vaseID')
if vaseID is not None:
queryset = queryset.filter(vaseID=vaseID)
return queryset