Added example of using APIException class. Closes #1300

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Tom Christie 2013-12-21 21:10:05 +00:00
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@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ The **base class** for all exceptions raised inside REST framework.
To provide a custom exception, subclass `APIException` and set the `.status_code` and `.detail` properties on the class. To provide a custom exception, subclass `APIException` and set the `.status_code` and `.detail` properties on the class.
For example, if your API relies on a third party service that may sometimes be unreachable, you might want to implement an exception for the "503 Service Unavailable" HTTP response code. You could do this like so:
from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
class ServiceUnavailable(APIException):
status_code = 503
detail = 'Service temporarily unavailable, try again later.'
## ParseError ## ParseError
**Signature:** `ParseError(detail=None)` **Signature:** `ParseError(detail=None)`