Add supports to encode date objects

Author: yceruto

django_ajax/encoder.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import json
-
+from datetime import date
 from django.http.response import HttpResponseRedirectBase, HttpResponse
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ def default(self, obj):
         if isinstance(obj, Decimal):
             return float(obj)
 
+        if isinstance(obj, date):
+            return obj.isoformat()
+
         return super(LazyJSONEncoderMixin, self).default(obj)
 
 

tests/example/tests.py

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from datetime import datetime
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils import six
-
+from django_ajax.encoder import LazyJSONEncoder
 import json
 
 
+class LazyJSONEncoderMixinTestCase(TestCase):
+    def test_default_date(self):
+        data = {'datetime': datetime.today()}
+        self.assertEqual('{"datetime": "' + data['datetime'].isoformat() + '"}', json.dumps(data, cls=LazyJSONEncoder))
+
+
 class BaseTestCase(TestCase):
-    def post(self, uri, data={}):
+    def post(self, uri, data=None):
         response = resp = self.client.get(uri, data, HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH='XMLHttpRequest')
 
         self.assertEquals(200, resp.status_code)