app/django/db/backends/mysql/validation.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:14:42 +0000
changeset 1157 76e2ed09661c
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Added status property to the user model. This is to accommodate the ability to exclude users from using the website. Note that since the access modules is currently undergoing some reconstruction changing the status will not actually effect the User yet. Patch by: Lennard de Rijk Reviewed by: to-be-reviewed

from django.db.backends import BaseDatabaseValidation

class DatabaseValidation(BaseDatabaseValidation):
    def validate_field(self, errors, opts, f):
        "Prior to MySQL 5.0.3, character fields could not exceed 255 characters"
        from django.db import models
        from django.db import connection
        db_version = connection.get_server_version()
        if db_version < (5, 0, 3) and isinstance(f, (models.CharField, models.CommaSeparatedIntegerField, models.SlugField)) and f.max_length > 255:
            errors.add(opts,
                '"%s": %s cannot have a "max_length" greater than 255 when you are using a version of MySQL prior to 5.0.3 (you are using %s).' % 
                (f.name, f.__class__.__name__, '.'.join([str(n) for n in db_version[:3]])))