I'm asking if I set up the create method up correctly. Or does it need to be added for the other two models as well? How would this be changed?
class PointModel(models.Model):
x = models.IntegerField()
y = models.IntegerField()
index = models.IntegerField()
class DatetimeRangeModel(models.Model):
start_datetime = models.CharField(max_length=14)
end_datetime = models.CharField(max_length=14)
class PlanModel(models.Model):
data_number = models.IntegerField()
data_datetime_range = models.ForeignKey(DatetimeRangeModel, blank=True, null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)
data_polygon = models.ForeignKey(PointModel, blank=True, null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)
#classmethod
def create(cls, data_number, data_datetime_range, data_polygon):
plan = cls(data_number=data_number, data_datetime_range = data_datetime_range,
data_polygon=data_polygon)
return plan
EDIT: I change the structure which fixed the undefined and added some logic that prevents the PlanModel from being deleted with the "blank=True, null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL"
Does this look right?
see the docs for creating objects
#classmethod
def create(cls, title):
book = cls(title=title)
# do something with the book
return book
there's no much reason to add those unless you have something to add there on the # do something with the book line
EDIT: instead of calling create you're usually do:
plan = PlanModel(data_number=1, ....)
plan.save()
or sometimes:
plan = PlanModel()
plan.data_number=1
...
plan.save()
Related
I have a model built like this
class ApiPartner(models.Model):
id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
name = models.CharField(max_length=30, verbose_name=_('Name'))
api_key = models.CharField(max_length=50, verbose_name=_('API key'), null=True)
secret_key = models.CharField(max_length=50, verbose_name=_('Secret key'), null=True)
client_key = models.CharField(max_length=50, verbose_name=_('Client key'), null=True)
endpoint = models.CharField(max_length=50, verbose_name=_('Endpoint'), null=True)
logo = models.ImageField(upload_to='logos/', null=True)
evey API partner has its own method to retrieve data, for example
def get_youtube_posts(endpoint,api_key):
results=list(requests.get(endpoint+'?key='+api_key).json())
return results[0:50]
def get_instagram_posts(endpoint,api_key,secret_key):
return requests.get(endpoint+'?key='+api_key+'&secret='+secret_key)
the question is: how do i assign the 'get_posts' function to the model so i can call a generic ApiPartner.get_posts() and it will retrieve the posts using the given function?
I'm thinking about like a models.FunctionField but i know that doesn't exist.
I think this is more a logical problem than a technical one but i can't find a way. Thank you
Maybe I'm understanding the question wrong; but you can just assign it as a property on the model class:
class MyModel(models.Model):
fields...
#property
def youtube_posts(self):
results=list(requests.get(self.endpoint+'?key='+self.api_key).json())
return results[0:50]
#property
def instagram_posts(self):
return requests.get(self.endpoint+'?key='+self.api_key+'&secret='+self.secret_key)
Then you can call it with the instance of your model.
mymodel = MyModel.objects.all().first()
youtube_posts = mymodel.youtube_posts
# or
instagram_posts = mymodel.instagram_posts
But this will only return one or the other since your models are based on one specific endpoint.
To create a more generic method on the model, use the above methods, plus this:
#property
def platform_posts(self)
if "instagram" in self.endpoint:
return self.instagram_posts
elif "youtube" in self.endpoint:
return self.youtube_posts
... You get the gist.
I'm trying to figure out how to get particular set of objects from database in Django efficiently.
I can do this using nested loops but I think that it's not a best idea.
I have models Language and UserProfile which has a property method verified_languages which returns a set of Language objects for this UserProfile.
What I want exactly is to create a static method of Language model called get_to_languages(language) which returns a set of all languages of all UserProfiles if these UserProfiles has language attribute in verified_languages property method.
So if there were there these Users -
1st. user:
name = 'Peter'
userprofile.verified_languages = ['english','german','arabic','french']
2nd. user:
name = 'Evgen'
userprofile.verified_languages = ['german','arabic','spanish']
3rd. user:
name = 'Anton'
userprofile.verified_languages = ['russian','arabic','italian']
And I call method get_to_languages(Languages.objects.get(name='german'))
It would return a set of Evgen's and Peter's languages because they know german.
Is it possible to do this using filter?
My old solution:
#staticmethod
def get_languages_to(language):
userprofiles = UserProfile.objects.all()
result = set()
for up in userprofiles:
if language in up.languages_verified:
result.update(up.languages_verified)
result.remove(language)
return list(result)
USERPROFILE:
class UserProfile(models.Model):
user = models.OneToOneField(User, related_name='userprofile', help_text=_('Related user'))
date_of_birth = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True, help_text=_('Date of birth'))
telephone = models.CharField(max_length=40, null=True, blank=True, help_text=_('Your telephone number'))
IBAN = models.CharField(max_length=40, null=True, blank=True, help_text=_('Bank account unique number'))
created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
MARITAL_STATUS_CHOICES = (
('single', 'Single'),
('married', 'Married'),
('separated', 'Separated'),
('divorced', 'Divorced'),
('widowed', 'Widowed'),
)
marital_status = models.CharField(max_length=40, choices=MARITAL_STATUS_CHOICES, null=True, blank=True)
HOW_DO_YOU_KNOW_ABOUT_US_CHOICES = (
('coincidence', u'It was coincidence'),
('relative_or_friends', 'From my relatives or friends'),
)
how_do_you_know_about_us = models.CharField(max_length=40, choices=HOW_DO_YOU_KNOW_ABOUT_US_CHOICES, null=True,
blank=True)
is_translator = models.BooleanField(default=False)
language_levels = models.ManyToManyField('LanguageLevel', blank=True, related_name='translators')
rating = models.IntegerField(default=0)
number_of_ratings = models.BigIntegerField(default=0)
#property
def languages(self):
"""
Returns: all languages of current user include not-verified ones
"""
return [x.language for x in self.language_levels.all()]
#property
def languages_verified(self):
"""
Returns: verified languages of current user
"""
return [x.language for x in self.language_levels.exclude(level__name='unknown')]
def passive_skill(self, language):
"""
True if user has at least passive skill (lowest level) of the language
Args:
language: Language object
Returns: Bool
"""
if language in self.languages_verified:
return True
return False
Well, I think it could be done this way: first, get all LanguageLevel that contains current language and their level_name is not unknown, then get all userprofiles from the result LanguageLevel. In the end, get all languages linked to these userprofiles(apparently it's untested, but please try it out):
language_levels = LanguageLevel.objects.filter(language=language) \
.exclude(level__name='unknown')
userprofiles = UserProfile.objects.filter(language_levels__in=language_levels)
all_languages = profiles.values_list('language_levels__language',
flat=True).distinct()
Note that the __in is very inefficient but that's if you don't have huge amount of records it should be OK. Just pay attention to the performance and see if that goes well.
I'm making a program that helps log missions in a game. In each of these missions I would like to be able to select a number of astronauts that will go along with it out of the astronauts table. This is fine when I only need one, but how could I approach multiple foreign keys in a field?
I currently use a 'binary' string that specifies which astronauts are to be associated with the mission (1 refers to Jeb, but not Bill, Bob, or Val and 0001 means only Val), with the first digit specifying the astronaut with id 1 and so forth. This works, but it feels quite clunky.
Here's the model.py for the two tables in question.
class astronauts(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
adddate = models.IntegerField(default=0)
experience = models.IntegerField(default=0)
career = models.CharField(max_length=9, blank=True, null=True)
alive = models.BooleanField(default=True)
def __str__(self):
return self.name
class Meta:
verbose_name_plural = "Kerbals"
class missions(models.Model):
# mission details
programid = models.ForeignKey(programs, on_delete=models.SET("Unknown"))
missionid = models.IntegerField(default=0)
status = models.ForeignKey(
missionstatuses, on_delete=models.SET("Unknown"))
plan = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
# launch
launchdate = models.IntegerField(default=0)
crewmembers = models.IntegerField(default=0)
# recovery
summary = models.CharField(max_length=1000, blank=True)
recdate = models.IntegerField(default=0)
def __str__(self):
return str(self.programid) + '-' + str(self.missionid)
class Meta:
verbose_name_plural = "Missions"
I saw a post about an 'intermediate linking table' to store the crew list but that also isn't ideal.
Thanks!
This is the use case for Django's ManyToManyField. Change the appropriate field on the missions:
class missions(models.Model):
crewmembers = models.ManyToManyField('astronauts')
You can access this from the Astronaut model side like so:
jeb = astronaut.objects.get(name='Jebediah Kerman')
crewed_missions = jeb.missions_set.all()
Or from the mission side like so:
mission = missions.objects.order_by('?')[0]
crew = mission.crewmembers.all()
This creates another table in the database, in case that is somehow a problem for you.
My models are :
model 1:
class source_of_enquiry(models.Model):
source_of_enquiry = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)
def __unicode__(self):
return '%s' % self.source_of_enquiry
model 2:
class customers(models.Model):
cutomer_name = models.CharField(max_lentgth=200)
customer_src_n_type = models.Foreign_key(source_of_enquiry)
customer_contact = models.CharField(max_lentgth=200)
def __unicode__(self):
return '%s' % self.customer_name
model 3:
class sales_cycle(models.Model):
item_name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
customer_name = models.Foreignkey(customers)
def __unicode__(self):
return '%s' % self.item_name
how should i know how many sales had peen completed based on source of enquiry??
tried many from `select_related' and 'prefetch_selected' , but all were kaput.
First of all - python naming convention state that classes should not have underscores and prefer upper-case letters instead. So your models should be SourceEnquiry, Customer (not plural) and SaleCycle.
That being said, let's say I have a SourceEnquiry item (I'm going to pick one arbitrarily), and you want all related SaleCycle items, you do it like so:
>>> sinq = SourceEnquiry.objects.get(pk=1)
>>> SaleCycle.objects.all().filter(customer_name__customer_src_n_type=sinq)
p.s.
also, going back to the naming convention thing, it's redundant to use customer as part of a field name inside the class Customer. You alread know it's a customer object, so it's better to name it like so:
class Customer(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_lentgth=200)
src_n_type = models.Foreign_key(source_of_enquiry)
contact = models.CharField(max_lentgth=200)
You other fields can also be cleaner:
class SourceEnquiry(models.Model):
value = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)
class SaleCycle(models.Model):
item = models.CharField(max_length=200)
customer = models.Foreignkey(Customer)
edit: I completely rewrote the question as the original one didn't clearly explain my question
I want to run a function which is specific to each particular model instance.
Ideally I want something like this:
class MyModel(models.Model):
data = models.CharField(max_length=100)
perform_unique_action = models.FunctionField() #stores a function specific to this instance
x = MyModel(data='originalx', perform_unique_action=func_for_x)
x.perform_unique_action() #will do whatever is specified for instance x
y = MyModel(data='originaly', perform_unique_action=func_for_y)
y.perform_unique_action() #will do whatever is specified for instance y
However there is no datatype FunctionField. Normally this would be solvable with inheritance, and creating subclasses of MyModel, maybe like this:
class MyModel(models.Model):
data = models.CharField(max_length=100)
perform_unique_action = default_function
class MyModelX(MyModel):
perform_unique_action = function_X
class MyModelY(MyModel):
perform_unique_action = function_Y
x = MyModelX(data='originalx')
x.perform_unique_action() #will do whatever is specified for instance x
y = MyModelY(data='originaly')
y.perform_unique_action() #will do whatever is specified for instance y
Unfortunately, I don't think I can use inheritance because I am trying to access the function this way:
class MyModel(models.Model):
data = models.CharField(max_length=100)
perform_unique_action = default_function
class SecondModel(models.Model):
other_data = models.IntegerField()
mymodel = models.ForeignKey(MyModel)
secondmodel = SecondModel.objects.get(other_data=3)
secondmodel.mymodel.perform_unique_action()
The problem seems to be that I don't know what type the foreign key is going to be in SecondModel if I override the perform_unique_action in subclasses.
Can I access MyModel from SecondModel as a foreign key and still have a unique function for each instance of MyModel?
This works for me. I haven't tested it, but you should be able to create another class and override their methods and it'll work. Check the class Meta line, it'll treat it as an abstract class. Here's an example of my actual classes that I'm working on right now.
EDIT: Added VoteComment class and tested it. It works as expected!
class Vote(models.Model):
VOTE_ENUM = (
(VoteEnum.DOWN_VOTE, VoteEnum.toString(VoteEnum.DOWN_VOTE)),
(VoteEnum.NONE, VoteEnum.toString(VoteEnum.NONE)),
(VoteEnum.UP_VOTE, VoteEnum.toString(VoteEnum.UP_VOTE)),
)
question = models.ForeignKey(Question, null=False, editable=False, blank=False)
voter = models.ForeignKey(User, blank=False, null=False, editable=False)
vote_type = models.SmallIntegerField(default=0, null=False, blank=False, choices=VOTE_ENUM)
class Meta:
abstract = True
def is_upvote(self):
return self.vote_type > 0
def is_downvote(self):
return self.vote_type < 0
class VoteAnswer(Vote):
answer = models.ForeignKey(Answer, null=False, editable=False, blank=False)
class Meta:
unique_together = (("voter", "answer"),) # to prevent user from voting on the same question/answer/comment again
def __unicode__(self):
vote_type = "UP" if vote_type > 0 else ("DOWN" if vote_type < 0 else "NONE")
return u"{0}: [{1}] {2}".format(user.username, vote_type, answer.text[:32])
def is_upvote(self):
return "FOO! "+str(super(VoteAnswer, self).is_upvote())
class VoteComment(Vote):
comment = models.ForeignKey(Comment, null=False, editable=False, blank=False)
class Meta:
unique_together = (("voter", "comment"),) # to prevent user from voting on the same question/answer/comment again
def __unicode__(self):
vote_type = "UP" if vote_type > 0 else ("DOWN" if vote_type < 0 else "NONE")
return u"{0}: [{1}] {2}".format(user.username, vote_type, comment.text[:32])
def is_upvote(self):
return "BAR!"
I came up with two ways of having a specific function defined for each object. One was using marshal to create bytecode which can be stored in the database (not a good way), and the other was by storing a reference to the function to be run, as suggested by Randall. Here is my solution using a stored reference:
class MyModel(models.Model):
data = models.CharField(max_length=100)
action_module = models.CharField(max_length=100)
action_function = models.CharField(max_length=100)
class SecondModel(models.Model):
other_data = models.IntegerField()
mymodel = models.ForeignKey(MyModel)
secondmodel_obj = SecondModel.objects.get(other_data=3)
#The goal is to run a function specific to the instance
#of MyModel referred to in secondmodel_obj
module_name = secondmodel_obj.mymodel.action_module
func_name = secondmodel_obj.mymodel.action_function
module = __import__(module_name)
func = vars(module)[func_name]
func()
Thanks to everyone who replied, I couldn't have got to this answer if it weren't for your help.
You could achive some similar behavior overriding the save method. And providing special callbacks to your instances.
Something like:
def default_function(instance):
#do something with the model instance
class ParentModel(model.Model):
data = models.CharField()
callback_function = default_function
def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
if hasattr(self, 'callback_function'):
self.callback_function(self)
super(ParentModel, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
class ChildModel():
different_data = models.CharField()
callback_function = other_fun_specific_to_this_model
instance = ChildModel()
#Specific function to this particular instance
instance.callback_function = lambda inst: print inst.different_data
instance.save()
You can write endpoints on your server and limit their access to just your self. Then store in each model instance corresponding url. For example:
views.py
def funx_x(request):
pass
def func_y(request):
pass
models.py:
class MyModel(models.Model):
data = models.CharField(max_length=100)
perform_unique_action = models.URLField()
and then:
x = MyModel(data='originalx', perform_unique_action='http://localhost/funx_x')
requests.post(x.perform_unique_action)
i dont know whether i understand u correct or not. but you can check out this example here.
Example:
A string representing an attribute on the model. This behaves almost the same as the callable, but self in this context is the model instance. Here's a full model example:
class Person(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
birthday = models.DateField()
def decade_born_in(self):
return self.birthday.strftime('%Y')[:3] + "0's"
decade_born_in.short_description = 'Birth decade'
class PersonAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
list_display = ('name', 'decade_born_in')