Slightly changing the signature for Article.add_new_url and overloading the...

Slightly changing the signature for Article.add_new_url and overloading the create method for the Serializers

apps/rp/api/serializers.py

@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ class ArticleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         model = Article
         fields = ('id', 'url', 'title', 'tags', 'extracts', 'status',
                   'und_score_up', 'und_score_down')
+
+    def create(self, **validated_data):
+        article = Article.add_new_url(**validated_data)
+        article.save()

apps/rp/models.py

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ EXTRACTS_HELP_TEXT = """Please select short and helpful extracts from the
 article content. You should aim at around 500 characters. Use bracket ellipsis
 […] to cut parts not required to understand the context."""
 
-
 class Article(VoteMixin):
     #: Logical state (eg. article submitted, published, or rejected)
     # This is unprotected because superuser should be able to change
@@ -172,7 +171,8 @@ class Article(VoteMixin):
         """
         super(Article, self).downvote(by)
 
-    def add_new_url(url, by=None):
+    @classmethod
+    def add_new_url(url, by=None, **data):
         """ Manually add a new article from its URL.
         Verify if the article has not been submitted before and automatically
         upvote for the given user if applicable.
@@ -180,20 +180,20 @@ class Article(VoteMixin):
         import requests
 
         url = cleanup_url(url)
-        article, _ = Article.objects.get_or_create(url=url)
-
-        if article.created_by is None:
-            article.created_by = str(by)
+        article, created = Article.objects.get_or_create(url=url,
+                                                         defaults=data)
 
-        if by is not None:
-            article.upvote(by)
+        # Is the article was already there, we should upvote it
+        if not created:
+            article.upvote(str(by))
 
         try:
             r = requests.get(url, timeout=0.5)
             article.original_status = r.status_code
         except:
-            # If the name can't be found, we're not even getting into the HTTP protocol
-            # So, let's get a specific status for that, one that can be identified.
+            # If the domain name can't be found, we're not even getting into
+            # the HTTP protocol So, let's get a specific status for that,
+            # one that can be easily identified.
             article.original_status = 600
         article.save()
         return article