Python

The following section covers the components of different Python frameworks and their library components that NightVision’s API Discovery capability can detect and use to generate OpenAPI documentation. If a component that you use is not supported, please get in touch with our support team at support@nightvision.net, and we can add this as a new feature.

Django

Library Component	Description
django.http.QueryDict	In Django, GET or POST parameters can be accessed using the `QueryDict` class, which is a dictionary-like object containing the query parameters.
django.HttpRequest	Represents an HTTP request, including methods and data sent by the client.
django.urls.resolvers.RoutePattern	Represents a route pattern used for URL routing.
django.conf.settings	Represents Django’s settings configuration.
django.conf.urls.url()	Function to define a URL pattern in Django.
django.conf.urls.include()	Function to include other URL patterns from a different module or app.
django.urls.path()	Function to define URL patterns with routing based on paths.
django.urls.include()	Function to include other URL configurations in your Django project.
django.urls.re_path()	Function to define complex URL patterns using regular expressions.
django.views.generic.View	A base class for all class-based views in Django.

DRF (Django REST framework)

Library Component	Description
rest_framework.generics.GenericAPIView	A base class for all generic views in DRF, providing common functionality.
rest_framework.generics.CreateAPIView	Provides a view that handles HTTP POST requests to create a new object.
rest_framework.generics.DestroyAPIView	Provides a view that handles HTTP DELETE requests to delete an object.
rest_framework.generics.ListAPIView	Provides a view that handles HTTP GET requests to list objects.
rest_framework.generics.ListCreateAPIView	Provides a view that handles both HTTP GET (list) and POST (create) requests.
rest_framework.generics.RetrieveAPIView	Provides a view that handles HTTP GET requests to retrieve a single object.
rest_framework.generics.RetrieveDestroyAPIView	Provides a view that handles HTTP GET (retrieve) and DELETE (destroy) requests.
rest_framework.generics.RetrieveUpdateAPIView	Provides a view that handles HTTP GET (retrieve), PUT (update), and PATCH (partial update) requests.
rest_framework.generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView	Provides a view that handles HTTP GET, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE requests for a single object.
rest_framework.generics.UpdateAPIView	Provides a view that handles HTTP PUT and PATCH requests to update an object.
rest_framework.mixins.Mixin	A base class for mixins in DRF.
rest_framework.mixins.CreateModelMixin	Provides create behavior for DRF views.
rest_framework.mixins.DestroyModelMixin	Provides destroy behavior for DRF views.
rest_framework.mixins.ListModelMixin	Provides list behavior for DRF views.
rest_framework.mixins.RetrieveModelMixin	Provides retrieve behavior for DRF views.
rest_framework.mixins.UpdateModelMixin	Provides update and partial_update behavior for DRF views.
rest_framework.serializers.Field	The base class for all DRF serializer fields.
rest_framework.serializers.Serializer	The base class for defining custom serializers in DRF.
rest_framework.views.APIView	The base class for all DRF views, handling the HTTP protocol and dispatching to appropriate methods.
rest_framework.viewsets.GenericViewSet	A base class for all DRF viewsets, providing default implementations for actions.
rest_framework.viewsets.ModelViewSet	A viewset that provides default CRUD (Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete) operations.
rest_framework.viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet	A viewset that provides default read-only operations (Retrieve, List).

DRF extensions (https://chibisov.github.io/drf-extensions/docs)

Library Component	Description
rest_framework_extensions.routers.ExtendedDefaultRouter	An extended version of DRF’s DefaultRouter, providing additional functionality.
rest_framework_extensions.routers.ExtendedSimpleRouter	An extended version of DRF’s SimpleRouter, providing additional functionality.

Flask

Library Component	Description
flask.request request.args request.cookies request.files request.form request.headers	A global object representing the incoming request data.
flask.Flask	The central object of a Flask application, representing the web application.
flask.Blueprint	Class that provides a way to organize Flask applications by grouping related routes and views.
flask.views.MethodView	A class-based view that dispatches request methods (GET, POST, etc.) to appropriate handlers.
flask.views.RouteCallable	Represents a callable route in Flask views
flask.views.View	The base class for creating class-based views in Flask.

Flask-RESTful

Library Component	Description
flask_restful.Api	The central class for creating a Flask-RESTful API.
flask_restful.Resource	Represents a REST resource in Flask-RESTful, with methods corresponding to HTTP verbs (GET, POST, etc.)

FastAPI

Library Component	Description
fastapi.FastAPI	The central object of a FastAPI app, representing the web application.
fastapi.APIRouter	The entity used to organize routes into reusable modular groups
pydantic.BaseModel	A base class for models used as inputs/outputs of FastAPI app’s routes
fastapi.Response	A base response class used for manually contructing the response in a route handler
fastapi.HTTPException	An exception class used to signal errors in route handlers
fastapi.Header, fastapi.Cookie	Typing annotations used to indicate expected input data for route handlers
fastapi.status	A module that stores all the HTTP codes used as status codes in route handlers