Correct requests to api.perma.cc that don't specify a route

perma_web/api/urls.py

@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import url, include
 from django.http import HttpResponse
-from django.views.generic import RedirectView
 from rest_framework.routers import APIRootView
 
 from perma.urls import guid_pattern
 
 from . import views
 
-
-# helpers
-class RedirectWithRootDomain(RedirectView):
-    def get_redirect_url(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        url = super(RedirectWithRootDomain, self).get_redirect_url(*args, **kwargs)
-        return self.request.scheme + '://' + settings.HOST + url
-
 # list views that should appear in the HTML version of the API root
 root_view = APIRootView.as_view(api_root_dict={
     'folders': 'folders',
@@ -91,7 +83,7 @@ def get_redirect_url(self, *args, **kwargs):
     ])),
 
     # redirect plain api.perma.cc/ and perma.cc/api/ to docs:
-    url(r'^$', RedirectWithRootDomain.as_view(url='/docs/developer'))
+    url(r'^$', views.DeveloperDocsView.as_view())
 ]
 
 ### error handlers ###

perma_web/api/views.py

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     url_is_invalid_unicode
 from .serializers import FolderSerializer, CaptureJobSerializer, LinkSerializer, AuthenticatedLinkSerializer, \
     LinkUserSerializer, OrganizationSerializer, LinkBatchSerializer, DetailedLinkBatchSerializer
-
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.urls import reverse
 
 ### BASE VIEW ###
 
@@ -157,6 +158,14 @@ def get(self, request, pk, format=None):
         return self.simple_get(request, pk)
 
 
+### DEVELOPER DOCS VIEWS ###
+class DeveloperDocsView(APIView):
+    def get(self, request, format=None):
+        """ reverse to Developer Docs to fetch correct url (view) named as 'dev_docs' """
+        absolute_url_to_redirect_to = f"{ self.request.scheme }://{ settings.HOST }{ reverse('dev_docs', urlconf='perma.urls') }"
+        """ Redirect to Dev Docs """
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(absolute_url_to_redirect_to)
+
 ### FOLDER VIEWS ###
 
 # /folders
@@ -504,7 +513,6 @@ def post(self, request, format=None):
                 run_next_capture.delay()
 
             return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-
         raise_invalid_capture_job(capture_job, serializer.errors)