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+from django.forms import widgets
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from core.models import *
+
+
+class RoleSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    # HyperlinkedModelSerializer doesn't include the id by default
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    class Meta:
+        model = Role
+        fields = ('id', 
+                  'role_id',
+                  'role_type')
+
+
+class UserSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    # HyperlinkedModelSerializer doesn't include the id by default
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    site = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='site-detail')
+    slice_memberships = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='slice-membership-detail')
+    site_privileges = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='site-privilege-detail')
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'user_id', 
+                  'kuser_id', 
+                  'firstname', 
+                  'lastname',
+                  'email', 
+                  'password', 
+                  'phone', 
+                  'user_url',
+                  'is_admin',
+                  'site',
+                  'slice_memberships',
+                  'site_privileges')
+                    
+class KeySerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    user = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='user-detail') 
+    class Meta:
+        model = Key
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'name',
+                  'key',
+                  'type',
+                  'blacklisted', 
+                  'user')
+
+
+class SliceSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    # HyperlinkedModelSerializer doesn't include the id by default
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    site = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='site-detail')
+    slivers = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='sliver-detail')
+    subnet= serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='subnet-detail')
+    class Meta:
+        model = Slice
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'tenant_id',
+                  'enabled',
+                  'name',
+                  'url',
+                  'instantiation',
+                  'omf_friendly',
+                  'description',
+                  'slice_url',
+                  'network_id',
+                  'router_id',
+                  'site',
+                  'slivers',
+                  'updated',
+                  'created')
+
+class SliceMembershipSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    slice = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='slice-detail')
+    user = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='user-detail')
+    role = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='role-detail')
+    class Meta:
+        model = SitePrivilege
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'user',
+                  'slice',
+                  'role')
+
+class SubnetSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    slice = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='slice-detail')
+    class Meta:
+        model = Subnet
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'subnet_id',
+                  'cidr',
+                  'ip_version',
+                  'start',
+                  'end',
+                  'slice')  
+
+class SiteSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+
+    #Experimenting with whether to use ids, hyperlinks, or nested includes
+    #slices = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(many=True, read_only=True)
+    #slices = serializers.RelatedField(many=True, read_only=True)
+    #slices = SliceSerializer(many=True)
+    # HyperlinkedModelSerializer doesn't include the id by default
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    slices = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(many=True, read_only=True,view_name='slice-detail')
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Site
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'url',
+                  'name',
+                  'slices',
+                  'site_url',
+                  'enabled',
+                  'longitude',
+                  'latitude',
+                  'login_base',
+                  'tenant_id',
+                  'is_public',
+                  'abbreviated_name',
+                  'updated',
+                  'created')
+
+class SitePrivilegeSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    site = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='site-detail')
+    user = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='user-detail')
+    role = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='role-detail')
+    class Meta:
+        model = SitePrivilege
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'user',
+                  'site',
+                  'role')
+
+class DeploymentNetworkSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+
+    # HyperlinkedModelSerializer doesn't include the id by default
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    sites = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='deploymentnetwork-detail')
+    class Meta:
+        model = DeploymentNetwork
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'name',
+                  'sites'
+                 )
+
+class SliverSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    # HyperlinkedModelSerializer doesn't include the id by default
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    image = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='image-detail')
+    key = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='key-detail')
+    slice = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='slice-detail')
+    deployment_network = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='deployment_network-detail')
+    node = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(view_name='node-detail')
+    
+    
+    #slice = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(read_only=True)
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Sliver
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'instance_id',
+                  'name',
+                  'instance_name',
+                  'ip',
+                  'image',
+                  'key',
+                  'slice',
+                  'deploymentNetwork',
+                  'node')
+
+class NodeSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    # HyperlinkedModelSerializer doesn't include the id by default
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    class Meta:
+        model = Node
+        fields = ('id',
+                 'name')
+
+class ImageSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    # HyperlinkedModelSerializer doesn't include the id by default
+    id = serializers.Field()
+    class Meta:
+        model = Image
+        fields = ('id',
+                  'image_id',
+                  'name',
+                  'disk_format',
+                  'container_format')
+
+serializerLookUp = { 
+                 Role: RoleSerializer,
+                 User: UserSerializer,
+                 Key: KeySerializer,
+                 Site: SiteSerializer,
+                 SitePrivilege: SitePrivilegeSerializer,
+                 Slice: SliceSerializer,
+                 SliceMembership: SliceMembershipSerializer,
+                 Subnet: SubnetSerializer,
+                 Node: NodeSerializer,
+                 Sliver: SliverSerializer,
+                 DeploymentNetwork: DeploymentNetworkSerializer,
+                 Image: ImageSerializer,
+                 None: None,
+                }
+