app/django/core/serializers/python.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:59:34 +0000
changeset 553 c0cc20b4afc9
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Make redirect generic using the new Lists object This makes it possible (and easier) to have the list view redirect to any page specially tailored to the current item. Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

"""
A Python "serializer". Doesn't do much serializing per se -- just converts to
and from basic Python data types (lists, dicts, strings, etc.). Useful as a basis for
other serializers.
"""

from django.conf import settings
from django.core.serializers import base
from django.db import models
from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode

class Serializer(base.Serializer):
    """
    Serializes a QuerySet to basic Python objects.
    """
    
    internal_use_only = True
    
    def start_serialization(self):
        self._current = None
        self.objects = []

    def end_serialization(self):
        pass

    def start_object(self, obj):
        self._current = {}

    def end_object(self, obj):
        self.objects.append({
            "model"  : smart_unicode(obj._meta),
            "pk"     : smart_unicode(obj._get_pk_val(), strings_only=True),
            "fields" : self._current
        })
        self._current = None

    def handle_field(self, obj, field):
        self._current[field.name] = smart_unicode(getattr(obj, field.name), strings_only=True)

    def handle_fk_field(self, obj, field):
        related = getattr(obj, field.name)
        if related is not None:
            if field.rel.field_name == related._meta.pk.name:
                # Related to remote object via primary key
                related = related._get_pk_val()
            else:
                # Related to remote object via other field
                related = getattr(related, field.rel.field_name)
        self._current[field.name] = smart_unicode(related, strings_only=True)

    def handle_m2m_field(self, obj, field):
        if field.creates_table:
            self._current[field.name] = [smart_unicode(related._get_pk_val(), strings_only=True)
                               for related in getattr(obj, field.name).iterator()]

    def getvalue(self):
        return self.objects

def Deserializer(object_list, **options):
    """
    Deserialize simple Python objects back into Django ORM instances.

    It's expected that you pass the Python objects themselves (instead of a
    stream or a string) to the constructor
    """
    models.get_apps()
    for d in object_list:
        # Look up the model and starting build a dict of data for it.
        Model = _get_model(d["model"])
        data = {Model._meta.pk.attname : Model._meta.pk.to_python(d["pk"])}
        m2m_data = {}

        # Handle each field
        for (field_name, field_value) in d["fields"].iteritems():
            if isinstance(field_value, str):
                field_value = smart_unicode(field_value, options.get("encoding", settings.DEFAULT_CHARSET), strings_only=True)

            field = Model._meta.get_field(field_name)

            # Handle M2M relations
            if field.rel and isinstance(field.rel, models.ManyToManyRel):
                m2m_convert = field.rel.to._meta.pk.to_python
                m2m_data[field.name] = [m2m_convert(smart_unicode(pk)) for pk in field_value]

            # Handle FK fields
            elif field.rel and isinstance(field.rel, models.ManyToOneRel):
                if field_value is not None:
                    data[field.attname] = field.rel.to._meta.get_field(field.rel.field_name).to_python(field_value)
                else:
                    data[field.attname] = None

            # Handle all other fields
            else:
                data[field.name] = field.to_python(field_value)

        yield base.DeserializedObject(Model(**data), m2m_data)

def _get_model(model_identifier):
    """
    Helper to look up a model from an "app_label.module_name" string.
    """
    try:
        Model = models.get_model(*model_identifier.split("."))
    except TypeError:
        Model = None
    if Model is None:
        raise base.DeserializationError(u"Invalid model identifier: '%s'" % model_identifier)
    return Model