django-rest-framework/rest_framework/decorators.py

from rest_framework.views import APIView


def api_view(http_method_names):

    """
    Decorator that converts a function-based view into an APIView subclass.
    Takes a list of allowed methods for the view as an argument.
    """

    def decorator(func):

        class WrappedAPIView(APIView):
            pass

        allowed_methods = set(http_method_names) | set(('options',))
        WrappedAPIView.http_method_names = [method.lower() for method in allowed_methods]

        def handler(self, *args, **kwargs):
            return func(*args, **kwargs)

        for method in http_method_names:
            setattr(WrappedAPIView, method.lower(), handler)

        WrappedAPIView.__name__ = func.__name__

        WrappedAPIView.renderer_classes = getattr(func, 'renderer_classes',
                                                  APIView.renderer_classes)

        WrappedAPIView.parser_classes = getattr(func, 'parser_classes',
                                                APIView.parser_classes)

        WrappedAPIView.authentication_classes = getattr(func, 'authentication_classes',
                                                        APIView.authentication_classes)

        WrappedAPIView.throttle_classes = getattr(func, 'throttle_classes',
                                                  APIView.throttle_classes)

        WrappedAPIView.permission_classes = getattr(func, 'permission_classes',
                                                    APIView.permission_classes)

        return WrappedAPIView.as_view()
    return decorator


def renderer_classes(renderer_classes):
    def decorator(func):
        func.renderer_classes = renderer_classes
        return func
    return decorator


def parser_classes(parser_classes):
    def decorator(func):
        func.parser_classes = parser_classes
        return func
    return decorator


def authentication_classes(authentication_classes):
    def decorator(func):
        func.authentication_classes = authentication_classes
        return func
    return decorator


def throttle_classes(throttle_classes):
    def decorator(func):
        func.throttle_classes = throttle_classes
        return func
    return decorator


def permission_classes(permission_classes):
    def decorator(func):
        func.permission_classes = permission_classes
        return func
    return decorator