Respect allow_null=True on DecimalFields

rest_framework/fields.py

@@ -1063,6 +1063,9 @@ def to_internal_value(self, data):
         try:
             value = decimal.Decimal(data)
         except decimal.DecimalException:
+            if data == '' and self.allow_null:
+                return None
+
             self.fail('invalid')
 
         if value.is_nan():
@@ -1112,6 +1115,12 @@ def validate_precision(self, value):
     def to_representation(self, value):
         coerce_to_string = getattr(self, 'coerce_to_string', api_settings.COERCE_DECIMAL_TO_STRING)
 
+        if value is None:
+            if coerce_to_string:
+                return ''
+            else:
+                return None
+
         if not isinstance(value, decimal.Decimal):
             value = decimal.Decimal(str(value).strip())
 

tests/test_fields.py

@@ -1090,6 +1090,9 @@ class TestDecimalField(FieldValues):
         '2E+1': Decimal('20'),
     }
     invalid_inputs = (
+        (None, ["This field may not be null."]),
+        ('', ["A valid number is required."]),
+        (' ', ["A valid number is required."]),
         ('abc', ["A valid number is required."]),
         (Decimal('Nan'), ["A valid number is required."]),
         (Decimal('Snan'), ["A valid number is required."]),
@@ -1115,6 +1118,32 @@ class TestDecimalField(FieldValues):
     field = serializers.DecimalField(max_digits=3, decimal_places=1)
 
 
+class TestAllowNullDecimalField(FieldValues):
+    valid_inputs = {
+        None: None,
+        '': None,
+        ' ': None,
+    }
+    invalid_inputs = {}
+    outputs = {
+        None: '',
+    }
+    field = serializers.DecimalField(max_digits=3, decimal_places=1, allow_null=True)
+
+
+class TestAllowNullNoStringCoercionDecimalField(FieldValues):
+    valid_inputs = {
+        None: None,
+        '': None,
+        ' ': None,
+    }
+    invalid_inputs = {}
+    outputs = {
+        None: None,
+    }
+    field = serializers.DecimalField(max_digits=3, decimal_places=1, allow_null=True, coerce_to_string=False)
+
+
 class TestMinMaxDecimalField(FieldValues):
     """
     Valid and invalid values for `DecimalField` with min and max limits.