Fixes: #14840 - Forces API to use django user model instead of proxy model (#14881)

* Fixes: #14840 - Forces API to use proxy model

* Update tests to use proxy model

* Revert "Update tests to use proxy model"

This reverts commit 1d784cfe5d689a00ae3c75edc56ce226e62e8fc3.

* Revert "Fixes: #14840 - Forces API to use proxy model"

This reverts commit df85cc967c2e951cb02c8ea3b9074dc6bd7dc301.

* More realistic change to resole issue with netboxusers-list

* Revert "More realistic change to resole issue with netboxusers-list"

This reverts commit 15df8082aafbebf32c932c4c38b970851492eea8.

* Fixes: #14840 - Better fix for netboxusers-list

* Swap model for serializer from proxy model

netbox/utilities/api.py

@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ def get_serializer_for_model(model, prefix=''):
     # Serializers for Django's auth models are in the users app
     if app_name == 'auth':
         app_name = 'users'
+    # Account for changes using Proxy model
+    if app_name == 'users':
+        if model_name == 'NetBoxUser':
+            model_name = 'User'
+        elif model_name == 'NetBoxGroup':
+            model_name = 'Group'
+
     serializer_name = f'{app_name}.api.serializers.{prefix}{model_name}Serializer'
     try:
         return dynamic_import(serializer_name)

netbox/utilities/utils.py

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def get_viewname(model, action=None, rest_api=False):
             # Alter the app_label for group and user model_name to point to users app
             if app_label == 'auth' and model_name in ['group', 'user']:
                 app_label = 'users'
+            if app_label == 'users' and model._meta.proxy and model_name in ['netboxuser', 'netboxgroup']:
+                model_name = model._meta.proxy_for_model._meta.model_name
 
             viewname = f'{app_label}-api:{model_name}'
         # Append the action, if any