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+from rest_framework import viewsets
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+import rest_framework_extras
+
+from navbuilder.models import Menu, MenuItem
+
+
+class MenuRelatedMixin(serializers.Serializer):
+    menuitems = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(
+        many=True, read_only=True, view_name="menuitem-detail"
+    )
+
+    class Meta(object):
+        fields = ("menuitems", )
+
+
+class MenuItemRelatedMixin(serializers.Serializer):
+    submenuitems = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(
+        many=True, read_only=True, view_name="menuitem-detail"
+    )
+
+    class Meta(object):
+        fields = ("submenuitems", )
+
+
+class PropertiesMixin(serializers.Serializer):
+    absolute_url = serializers.ReadOnlyField()
+
+    class Meta(object):
+        fields = ("absolute_url", )
+
+
+class MenuSerializer(MenuRelatedMixin, serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    class Meta(object):
+        model = Menu
+
+
+class MenuObjectsViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = Menu.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = MenuSerializer
+
+
+class MenuItemSerializer(
+        MenuItemRelatedMixin, PropertiesMixin,
+        serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    class Meta(object):
+        model = MenuItem
+
+
+class MenuItemObjectsViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = MenuItem.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = MenuItemSerializer
+
+
+def register(router):
+    return rest_framework_extras.register(
+        router, (
+            ("navbuilder-menu", MenuObjectsViewSet),
+            ("navbuilder-menuitem", MenuItemObjectsViewSet),
+        )
+    )