Define the Models for implementing Quizzes (collections of Questions) and their
Responses (collections of Answers to those Questions). These Models would
form the basis of storage for such items as:
Terms of Service (Quiz)
Question ("I agree...")
Response -> Answer (answer to "I agree..." confirmation)
solution ("Yes" Answer to the "I agree..." Question)
Mentor and Student surveys (Quiz)
Questions (including "Pay this student?")
Response -> Answers
solution ("Yes" Answer to the "Pay this student?" Question)
Organization applications
Student Proposal review, comment, and scoring system
GHOP task tracking (a specific task list item would be a Quiz)
Patch by: Todd Larsen
Review by: Pawel Solyga, Sverre Rabbelier, Chen Lunpeng
Review URL: http://codereviews.googleopensourceprograms.com/1403
"""
15. Transactions
Django handles transactions in three different ways. The default is to commit
each transaction upon a write, but you can decorate a function to get
commit-on-success behavior. Alternatively, you can manage the transaction
manually.
"""
from django.db import models
class Reporter(models.Model):
first_name = models.CharField(maxlength=30)
last_name = models.CharField(maxlength=30)
email = models.EmailField()
def __str__(self):
return "%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name)
__test__ = {'API_TESTS':"""
>>> from django.db import connection, transaction
"""}
from django.conf import settings
building_docs = getattr(settings, 'BUILDING_DOCS', False)
if building_docs or settings.DATABASE_ENGINE != 'mysql':
__test__['API_TESTS'] += """
# the default behavior is to autocommit after each save() action
>>> def create_a_reporter_then_fail(first, last):
... a = Reporter(first_name=first, last_name=last)
... a.save()
... raise Exception("I meant to do that")
...
>>> create_a_reporter_then_fail("Alice", "Smith")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
Exception: I meant to do that
# The object created before the exception still exists
>>> Reporter.objects.all()
[<Reporter: Alice Smith>]
# the autocommit decorator works exactly the same as the default behavior
>>> autocomitted_create_then_fail = transaction.autocommit(create_a_reporter_then_fail)
>>> autocomitted_create_then_fail("Ben", "Jones")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
Exception: I meant to do that
# Same behavior as before
>>> Reporter.objects.all()
[<Reporter: Alice Smith>, <Reporter: Ben Jones>]
# With the commit_on_success decorator, the transaction is only comitted if the
# function doesn't throw an exception
>>> committed_on_success = transaction.commit_on_success(create_a_reporter_then_fail)
>>> committed_on_success("Carol", "Doe")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
Exception: I meant to do that
# This time the object never got saved
>>> Reporter.objects.all()
[<Reporter: Alice Smith>, <Reporter: Ben Jones>]
# If there aren't any exceptions, the data will get saved
>>> def remove_a_reporter():
... r = Reporter.objects.get(first_name="Alice")
... r.delete()
...
>>> remove_comitted_on_success = transaction.commit_on_success(remove_a_reporter)
>>> remove_comitted_on_success()
>>> Reporter.objects.all()
[<Reporter: Ben Jones>]
# You can manually manage transactions if you really want to, but you
# have to remember to commit/rollback
>>> def manually_managed():
... r = Reporter(first_name="Carol", last_name="Doe")
... r.save()
... transaction.commit()
>>> manually_managed = transaction.commit_manually(manually_managed)
>>> manually_managed()
>>> Reporter.objects.all()
[<Reporter: Ben Jones>, <Reporter: Carol Doe>]
# If you forget, you'll get bad errors
>>> def manually_managed_mistake():
... r = Reporter(first_name="David", last_name="Davidson")
... r.save()
... # oops, I forgot to commit/rollback!
>>> manually_managed_mistake = transaction.commit_manually(manually_managed_mistake)
>>> manually_managed_mistake()
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TransactionManagementError: Transaction managed block ended with pending COMMIT/ROLLBACK
"""