implemented delete method for rest api

members/views.py

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ def members(request, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def member(request,*args, **kwargs):
 
-    #get and put together since both operate on existing objects and return one object
-    if request.method in ['GET','PUT']:
+    # get, put and delete together since all operate on existing objects
+    if request.method in ['GET','PUT', 'DELETE']:
+
         # get object by id or give 404
         idx = kwargs.pop("idx", None)
         try:
@@ -24,6 +25,16 @@ def member(request,*args, **kwargs):
             resp.status_code = 404
             return resp
 
+        # delete object if requested
+        if request.method == 'DELETE':
+            try:
+                mem.delete()
+                return HttpResponse('{"status":"success"}')
+            except:
+                resp = HttpResponse('{"error" : "could not delete object"}')
+                resp.status_code = 500
+                return resp
+
         # update model if request type was PUT
         if request.method == 'PUT':
             try:
@@ -31,6 +42,7 @@ def member(request,*args, **kwargs):
                 mem.update_from_dict(data)
             except ValueError:
                 return HttpResponseBadRequest('{"error" : "Invalid parameters supplied"}')
+
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps(mem.get_dict()))
 
     if request.method == 'POST':