Changed Resource.patch_list to respect always_return data.

tastypie/resources.py

@@ -1512,6 +1512,8 @@ def patch_list(self, request, **kwargs):
         if len(deserialized[collection_name]) and 'put' not in self._meta.detail_allowed_methods:
             raise ImmediateHttpResponse(response=http.HttpMethodNotAllowed())
 
+        bundles_seen = []
+
         for data in deserialized[collection_name]:
             # If there's a resource_uri then this is either an
             # update-in-place or a create-via-PUT.
@@ -1539,7 +1541,10 @@ def patch_list(self, request, **kwargs):
                 bundle = self.build_bundle(data=dict_strip_unicode_keys(data), request=request)
                 self.obj_create(bundle=bundle)
 
+            bundles_seen.append(bundle)
+
         deleted_collection = deserialized.get(deleted_collection_name, [])
+
         if deleted_collection:
             if 'delete' not in self._meta.detail_allowed_methods:
                 raise ImmediateHttpResponse(response=http.HttpMethodNotAllowed())
@@ -1549,7 +1554,13 @@ def patch_list(self, request, **kwargs):
                 bundle = self.build_bundle(obj=obj, request=request)
                 self.obj_delete(bundle=bundle)
 
-        return http.HttpAccepted()
+        if not self._meta.always_return_data:
+            return http.HttpAccepted()
+        else:
+            to_be_serialized = {}
+            to_be_serialized['objects'] = [self.full_dehydrate(bundle) for bundle in bundles_seen]
+            to_be_serialized = self.alter_list_data_to_serialize(request, to_be_serialized)
+            return self.create_response(request, to_be_serialized, response_class=http.HttpAccepted)
 
     def patch_detail(self, request, **kwargs):
         """

tests/core/tests/resources.py

@@ -2111,6 +2111,20 @@ def test_patch_list(self):
         updated_note = Note.objects.get(pk=2)
         self.assertEqual(updated_note.content, "This is note 2.")
 
+    def test_patch_list_return_data(self):
+        always_resource = AlwaysDataNoteResource()
+        request = HttpRequest()
+        request.GET = {'format': 'json'}
+        request.method = 'PATCH'
+        request._read_started = False
+
+        self.assertEqual(Note.objects.count(), 6)
+        request._raw_post_data = request._body = '{"objects": [{"content": "The cat is back. The dog coughed him up out back.", "created": "2010-04-03 20:05:00", "is_active": true, "slug": "cat-is-back-again", "title": "The Cat Is Back", "updated": "2010-04-03 20:05:00"}, {"resource_uri": "/api/v1/notes/2/", "content": "This is note 2."}], "deleted_objects": ["/api/v1/notes/1/"]}'
+
+        resp = always_resource.patch_list(request)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 202)
+        self.assertTrue(resp.content.startswith('{"objects": ['))
+
     def test_patch_list_bad_resource_uri(self):
         resource = NoteResource()
         request = HttpRequest()