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Django REST Framework (DRF) Patterns

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API Development

Implements scalable, secure, and performant Django REST Framework APIs using standardized patterns for serializers, viewsets, and JSON:API compliance.

This skill provides a comprehensive set of best practices and implementation patterns for building Django REST Framework (DRF) APIs, specifically optimized for high-security environments like the Prowler platform. It enforces strict architectural standards including the separation of serializers by operation (Read/Create/Update), Row Level Security (RLS) integration, and N+1 query prevention through proactive eager loading. By guiding the implementation of ViewSets, complex filtersets, and custom permissions, it ensures that backend services remain consistent, performant, and fully compatible with automated OpenAPI documentation via drf-spectacular.

Key Features

0113,991 GitHub stars
02Row Level Security (RLS) and RBAC integration for secure multi-tenancy
03Automated N+1 query prevention with select_related and prefetch_related
04Operation-specific serializer separation (Read, Create, Update, Include)
05OpenAPI/Swagger schema generation support with drf-spectacular
06Standardized JSON:API resource naming and kebab-case URL routing

Use Cases

01Standardizing API documentation and URL structures across a backend service
02Optimizing database performance for complex DRF querysets and large datasets
03Building new secure API endpoints for multi-tenant Django applications