  
      def validate(self, data, files):
          """Given some content as input return some cleaned, validated content.
          Typically raises a ErrorResponse with status code 400 (Bad Request) on failure.
  
          Must be overridden to be implemented."""
          return data
      
      def object_to_data(self, obj):
          return _object_to_data(obj)
  
 
</s> remove     def validate(self, data, files):
        """Given some content as input return some cleaned, validated content.
 </s> add     def validate_request(self, data, files):
        """
        Given the request data return the cleaned, validated content. </s> remove     def validate(self, data, files):
 </s> add     def validate_request(self, data, files): </s> remove     def _get_content(self):
 </s> add     def validate_request(self, data, files):
        """
        Given the request data return the cleaned, validated content.
        Typically raises a ErrorResponse with status code 400 (Bad Request) on failure.
        """ </s> remove     def object_to_data(self, obj):
        return _object_to_data(obj)
 </s> add     def filter_response(self, obj):
        """
        Given the response content, filter it into a serializable object.
        """
        return _object_to_data(obj, self) </s> remove     
    The view class should provide `.form` attribute which specifies the form classmethod
    to be used for validation.
    
    On calling validate() this validator may set a `.bound_form_instance` attribute on the
    view, which may be used by some renderers."""
 </s> add 
        """
  
      def validate(self, data, files):
          """Given some content as input return some cleaned, validated content.
          Typically raises a ErrorResponse with status code 400 (Bad Request) on failure.
        """
        """
          return data
      
      def object_to_data(self, obj):
          return _object_to_data(obj)
  
keep keep keep keep replace replace keep keep keep keep keep
 Sorting out resources.  Doing some crazy magic automatic url resolving stuff.  Yum. 
djangorestframework/resources.py