Package and API naming¶

The distribution name is django-aiodrf. Python imports and the Django application label remain aiodrf. These are distinct names: install django-aiodrf, then import aiodrf and add "aiodrf" to INSTALLED_APPS.

Asynchronous operations¶

HTTP handlers keep Django's names: async def get(), post() or query(). Viewset actions keep DRF's list, retrieve, create, update and destroy names. They are coroutine handlers, not a second set of alist actions.

Hooks with a synchronous counterpart use an a prefix: aget_queryset, aget_serializer, ahas_permission, aauthenticate_header, ais_valid and asave. await serializer.adata() is the primary representation API; await serializer.adata remains a migration-compatible spelling.

Unmodified DRF instances can be used through aiodrf.aio and the generic views. The extension guide explains override selection.