FollowRequestActionAPIView.py

class FollowRequestActionAPIView(APIView):

    """
    APIView to accept or reject a FollowRequest by the person
    who is being requested to act upon said request.
    """

    parser_classes = (FormParser,)
    permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)

    @staticmethod
    def post(request: WSGIRequest) -> Response:
        try:
            action = request.POST['action']
            follow_request_id = request.POST['follow_request_id']
        except KeyError as field:
            return Response(
                {'error': f'{str(field)} not provided.'},
                status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
            )
        follow_request: FollowRequest = get_object_or_404(
            FollowRequest, id=follow_request_id
        )

        resp = {'detail': 'rejected'}

        if action == '1':
            resp['detail'] = 'accepted'
            follow_request.accept()
        else:
            follow_request.reject()

        return Response(resp)