Make sure all media files are with full URLS

VRE/apps/researcher/views.py

@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ class Researchers(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         if not hasattr(request.user,'researcher'):
             raise PermissionDenied(_('Illegal user'))
 
-        return Response(ResearcherDetailSerializer(request.user.researcher).data)
+        # Make the avatar images contain full urls: https://stackoverflow.com/a/49204239
+        return Response(ResearcherDetailSerializer(request.user.researcher, context={"request":request}).data)
 
     @swagger_auto_schema(request_body=ResearcherSerializer(many=False), responses={200: ResearcherDetailSerializer(many=False)})
     def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         # Set a 'fake' pk value so we can use the normal serializer update
         request.parser_context['kwargs']['pk'] = request.user.researcher.id
-        if request.data.get('avatar') and (request.data['avatar'].startswith('/media/') or request.data['avatar'].startswith('http://') or request.data['avatar'].startswith('https://')):
+        if request.data.get('avatar') and (request.data['avatar'].startswith('http://') or request.data['avatar'].startswith('https://')):
             # Do not change the existing avatar image.
             del(request.data['avatar'])