commenced DRF efforts w. package installation, creation of apps.api, w. UTs & ITs to ensure core efficacy; core.settings & .urls changed to accomodate

src/apps/api/serializers.py

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+from rest_framework import serializers
+from apps.dashboard.models import Item, List
+
+
+class ItemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Item
+        fields = ["id", "text"]
+
+class ListSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    name = serializers.ReadOnlyField()
+    url = serializers.CharField(source="get_absolute_url", read_only=True)
+    items = ItemSerializer(many=True, read_only=True, source="item_set")
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = List
+        fields = ["id", "name", "url", "items"]