Not sure if this is a bug/feature/other but I have a situation with an "is_deleted" field in my serializer that takes a source deleted_datetime field from the model. The field is set to NULL/None when the item is not deleted, and a datetime when deleted. The API shows is_deleted as True (datetime set) or False (when NULL).

However, the Serializer .to_representation only calls the field .to_representation when the attribute is not None. This means is_deleted comes back as either True or None.

I've had to override the get_attribute method in the field to call the field's parent get_attribute and then map accordingly, but this doesn't feel right as I'm doing the same work as the .to_representation method.

Am I missing the obvious? It's been a long week already! :-)