Django Rest framework, how to include '__all__' fields and a related field in ModelSerializer ?

Question

I have two models, one with M2M relation and a related name. I want to include all fields in the serializer and the related field.

models.py:

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Answer 1

The fields="__all__" option can work by specifying an additional field manually as per the following examples. This is by far the cleanest solution around for this issue.

Nested Relationships

http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/relations/#nested-relationships

class TrackSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Track
        fields = '__all__'

class AlbumSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    tracks = TrackSerializer(many=True, read_only=True)

    class Meta:
        model = Album
        fields = '__all__'

I would assume this would work for any of the other related field options listed on the same page: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/relations/#serializer-relations

Reverse relation example

class TrackSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    album = AlbumSerializer(source='album_id')

    class Meta:
        model = Track
        fields = '__all__'

Note: Created using Django Rest Framework version 3.6.2, subject to change. Please add a comment if any future changes break any examples posted above.