Fix for #710

rest_framework/serializers.py

@@ -723,6 +723,22 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
             kwargs['choices'] = model_field.flatchoices
             return ChoiceField(**kwargs)
 
+        attribute_dict = {
+            models.CharField: ['max_length'],
+            models.CommaSeparatedIntegerField: ['max_length'],
+            models.DecimalField: ['max_digits', 'decimal_places'],
+            models.EmailField: ['max_length'],
+            models.FileField: ['max_length'],
+            models.ImageField: ['max_length'],
+            models.SlugField: ['max_length'],
+            models.URLField: ['max_length'],
+        }
+
+        if model_field.__class__ in attribute_dict:
+            attributes = attribute_dict[model_field.__class__]
+            for attribute in attributes:
+                kwargs.update({attribute: model_field.__getattribute__(attribute)})
+
         try:
             return self.field_mapping[model_field.__class__](**kwargs)
         except KeyError:

rest_framework/tests/serializer.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.tests.models import (HasPositiveIntegerAsChoice, Album, ActionItem, Anchor, BasicModel,
     BlankFieldModel, BlogPost, BlogPostComment, Book, CallableDefaultValueModel, DefaultValueModel,
-    ManyToManyModel, Person, ReadOnlyManyToManyModel, Photo)
+    ManyToManyModel, Person, ReadOnlyManyToManyModel, Photo, RESTFrameworkModel)
 import datetime
 import pickle
 
@@ -1242,3 +1242,85 @@ class DeserializeListTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
         expected = [{}, {'email': ['This field is required.']}, {}]
         self.assertEqual(serializer.errors, expected)
+
+
+class AttributeMappingOnAutogeneratedFieldsTests(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        class AMOAFModel(RESTFrameworkModel):
+            char_field = models.CharField(max_length=1024, blank=True)
+            comma_separated_integer_field = models.CommaSeparatedIntegerField(max_length=1024, blank=True)
+            decimal_field = models.DecimalField(max_digits=64, decimal_places=32, blank=True)
+            email_field = models.EmailField(max_length=1024, blank=True)
+            file_field = models.FileField(max_length=1024, blank=True)
+            image_field = models.ImageField(max_length=1024, blank=True)
+            slug_field = models.SlugField(max_length=1024, blank=True)
+            url_field = models.URLField(max_length=1024, blank=True)
+
+        class AMOAFSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+            class Meta:
+                model = AMOAFModel
+
+        self.serializer_class = AMOAFSerializer
+        self.objects = AMOAFModel.objects
+        self.fields_attributes = {
+            'char_field': [
+                ('max_length', 1024),
+            ],
+            'comma_separated_integer_field': [
+                ('max_length', 1024),
+            ],
+            'decimal_field': [
+                ('max_digits', 64),
+                ('decimal_places', 32),
+            ],
+            'email_field': [
+                ('max_length', 1024),
+            ],
+            'file_field': [
+                ('max_length', 1024),
+            ],
+            'image_field': [
+                ('max_length', 1024),
+            ],
+            'slug_field': [
+                ('max_length', 1024),
+            ],
+            'url_field': [
+                ('max_length', 1024),
+            ],
+        }
+
+    def field_test(self, field):
+        serializer = self.serializer_class(data={})
+        self.assertEqual(serializer.is_valid(), True)
+
+        for attribute in self.fields_attributes[field]:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                getattr(serializer.fields[field], attribute[0]),
+                attribute[1]
+            )
+
+    def test_char_field(self):
+        self.field_test('char_field')
+
+    def test_comma_separated_integer_field(self):
+        self.field_test('comma_separated_integer_field')
+
+    def test_decimal_field(self):
+        self.field_test('decimal_field')
+
+    def test_email_field(self):
+        self.field_test('email_field')
+
+    def test_file_field(self):
+        self.field_test('file_field')
+
+    def test_image_field(self):
+        self.field_test('image_field')
+
+    def test_slug_field(self):
+        self.field_test('slug_field')
+
+    def test_url_field(self):
+        self.field_test('url_field')