Switch decorator to validate

apps/utils/decorators.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 def with_base_attributes(cls):
 
-    def create(self, validated_data):
+    def validate(self, data):
         user = None
         request = self.context.get("request")
 
@@ -9,28 +9,13 @@ def with_base_attributes(cls):
             user = request.user
 
         if user is not None:
-            validated_data['created_by'] = user
-            validated_data['modified_by'] = user
+            data.update({'modified_by': user})
 
-        obj = self.Meta.model.objects.create(**validated_data)
-        return obj
+            if not self.instance:
+                data.update({'created_by': user})
 
-    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
-        user = None
-        request = self.context.get("request")
+        return data
 
-        if request and hasattr(request, "user"):
-            user = request.user
-
-        if user is not None:
-            validated_data['modified_by'] = user
-
-        obj = self.Meta.model
-        obj.objects.filter(pk=instance.id).update(**validated_data)
-
-        return instance
-
-    setattr(cls, "create", create)
-    setattr(cls, "update", update)
+    setattr(cls, "validate", validate)
 
     return cls