python - Serialize Objects with One-to-One Relationship Django -

i newbie in django. working on rest api. have optional "is a" relationship i.e student employee. trying serialize these 2 models such combined json result. please let me know if can me this. thanks

class employee(models.model):     full_name=models.charfield(max_length=100,blank=true)     email_id=models.emailfield(max_length=100,blank=true)     mobile_no=models.charfield(max_length=11,blank=true)     is_job_ready=models.booleanfield(false)     type=models.charfield(max_length=20,blank=true)     location_preference=models.charfield(max_length=20,blank=true)  class student(models.model):     college=models.charfield(max_length=100)     year=models.charfield(max_length=20)     is_with_college=models.booleanfield()     employee=models.onetoonefield(employee,primary_key=true) 

the django rest framework has nice tools serializing nested objects.

you need call nested relationship. -

from rest_framework import serializers  # define models here ...  class employeeserializer(serializers.modelserializer):   class meta:     model = employee     fields = ('full_name', 'email_id', 'mobile_no', 'is_job_ready', 'type', 'location_preference')  class studentserializer(serializers.modelserializer):   employee = employeeserializer(read_only = true)    class meta:     model = student     fields = ('college', 'year', 'is_with_college', 'employee') 

then, can load serializer , use -

from myapp.models import studentserializer  student = student.objects.first() serializer = studentserializer(student)  serializer.data # { 'college': 'naropa university', #    'is_with_college': true, #    'year': '2015'} #    'employee': { #      'full_name' : 'chogyam trungpa', #      'email_id' : 'teacher@naropa.edu', #      'mobile_no' : '555-555-5555', #      'is_job_ready' : true, #      'type' :'teacher', #      'location_preference' : 'boulder, co' #    } #  }