7503 do device validate-create in serial

netbox/dcim/api/views.py

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
-from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema, extend_schema_view, OpenApiParameter
 from drf_spectacular.types import OpenApiTypes
+from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema, OpenApiParameter
+from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from rest_framework.renderers import JSONRenderer
 from rest_framework.response import Response
-from rest_framework.status import HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
 from rest_framework.routers import APIRootView
+from rest_framework.status import HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
 from rest_framework.viewsets import ViewSet
 
 from circuits.models import Circuit
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ from dcim import filtersets
 from dcim.constants import CABLE_TRACE_SVG_DEFAULT_WIDTH
 from dcim.models import *
 from dcim.svg import CableTraceSVG
-from extras.api.nested_serializers import NestedConfigTemplateSerializer
 from extras.api.mixins import ConfigContextQuerySetMixin, ConfigTemplateRenderMixin
 from ipam.models import Prefix, VLAN
 from netbox.api.authentication import IsAuthenticatedOrLoginNotRequired
@@ -414,6 +414,15 @@ class DeviceViewSet(ConfigContextQuerySetMixin, ConfigTemplateRenderMixin, NetBo
 
         return serializers.DeviceWithConfigContextSerializer
 
+    def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        # do validate / create for each item in serial instead of validating all data at once
+        for data in request.data:
+            serializer = self.get_serializer(data=data)
+            serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+            self.perform_create(serializer)
+            headers = self.get_success_headers(serializer.data)
+        return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, headers=headers)
+
     @action(detail=True, methods=['post'], url_path='render-config', renderer_classes=[JSONRenderer, TextRenderer])
     def render_config(self, request, pk):
         """