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
"""
1. Bare-bones model
This is a basic model with only two non-primary-key fields.
"""
from django.db import models
class Article(models.Model):
headline = models.CharField(maxlength=100, default='Default headline')
pub_date = models.DateTimeField()
class Meta:
ordering = ('pub_date','headline')
def __str__(self):
return self.headline
__test__ = {'API_TESTS': """
# No articles are in the system yet.
>>> Article.objects.all()
[]
# Create an Article.
>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> a = Article(id=None, headline='Area man programs in Python', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 28))
# Save it into the database. You have to call save() explicitly.
>>> a.save()
# Now it has an ID. Note it's a long integer, as designated by the trailing "L".
>>> a.id
1L
# Access database columns via Python attributes.
>>> a.headline
'Area man programs in Python'
>>> a.pub_date
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0)
# Change values by changing the attributes, then calling save().
>>> a.headline = 'Area woman programs in Python'
>>> a.save()
# Article.objects.all() returns all the articles in the database.
>>> Article.objects.all()
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>]
# Django provides a rich database lookup API.
>>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=1)
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
>>> Article.objects.get(headline__startswith='Area woman')
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
>>> Article.objects.get(pub_date__year=2005)
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
>>> Article.objects.get(pub_date__year=2005, pub_date__month=7)
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
>>> Article.objects.get(pub_date__year=2005, pub_date__month=7, pub_date__day=28)
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
# The "__exact" lookup type can be omitted, as a shortcut.
>>> Article.objects.get(id=1)
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
>>> Article.objects.get(headline='Area woman programs in Python')
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
>>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2005)
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>]
>>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2004)
[]
>>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2005, pub_date__month=7)
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>]
# Django raises an Article.DoesNotExist exception for get() if the parameters
# don't match any object.
>>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
DoesNotExist: Article matching query does not exist.
>>> Article.objects.get(pub_date__year=2005, pub_date__month=8)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
DoesNotExist: Article matching query does not exist.
# Lookup by a primary key is the most common case, so Django provides a
# shortcut for primary-key exact lookups.
# The following is identical to articles.get(id=1).
>>> Article.objects.get(pk=1)
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
# pk can be used as a shortcut for the primary key name in any query
>>> Article.objects.filter(pk__in=[1])
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>]
# Model instances of the same type and same ID are considered equal.
>>> a = Article.objects.get(pk=1)
>>> b = Article.objects.get(pk=1)
>>> a == b
True
# You can initialize a model instance using positional arguments, which should
# match the field order as defined in the model.
>>> a2 = Article(None, 'Second article', datetime(2005, 7, 29))
>>> a2.save()
>>> a2.id
2L
>>> a2.headline
'Second article'
>>> a2.pub_date
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0)
# ...or, you can use keyword arguments.
>>> a3 = Article(id=None, headline='Third article', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 30))
>>> a3.save()
>>> a3.id
3L
>>> a3.headline
'Third article'
>>> a3.pub_date
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0)
# You can also mix and match position and keyword arguments, but be sure not to
# duplicate field information.
>>> a4 = Article(None, 'Fourth article', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31))
>>> a4.save()
>>> a4.headline
'Fourth article'
# Don't use invalid keyword arguments.
>>> a5 = Article(id=None, headline='Invalid', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31), foo='bar')
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: 'foo' is an invalid keyword argument for this function
# You can leave off the value for an AutoField when creating an object, because
# it'll get filled in automatically when you save().
>>> a5 = Article(headline='Article 6', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31))
>>> a5.save()
>>> a5.id
5L
>>> a5.headline
'Article 6'
# If you leave off a field with "default" set, Django will use the default.
>>> a6 = Article(pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31))
>>> a6.save()
>>> a6.headline
'Default headline'
# For DateTimeFields, Django saves as much precision (in seconds) as you
# give it.
>>> a7 = Article(headline='Article 7', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30))
>>> a7.save()
>>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=7).pub_date
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30)
>>> a8 = Article(headline='Article 8', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45))
>>> a8.save()
>>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=8).pub_date
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45)
>>> a8.id
8L
# Saving an object again doesn't create a new object -- it just saves the old one.
>>> a8.save()
>>> a8.id
8L
>>> a8.headline = 'Updated article 8'
>>> a8.save()
>>> a8.id
8L
>>> a7 == a8
False
>>> a8 == Article.objects.get(id__exact=8)
True
>>> a7 != a8
True
>>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=8) != Article.objects.get(id__exact=7)
True
>>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=8) == Article.objects.get(id__exact=7)
False
# dates() returns a list of available dates of the given scope for the given field.
>>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'year')
[datetime.datetime(2005, 1, 1, 0, 0)]
>>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'month')
[datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 1, 0, 0)]
>>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'day')
[datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 0, 0)]
>>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'day', order='ASC')
[datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 0, 0)]
>>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'day', order='DESC')
[datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0)]
# dates() requires valid arguments.
>>> Article.objects.dates()
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: dates() takes at least 3 arguments (1 given)
>>> Article.objects.dates('invalid_field', 'year')
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
FieldDoesNotExist: Article has no field named 'invalid_field'
>>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'bad_kind')
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError: 'kind' must be one of 'year', 'month' or 'day'.
>>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'year', order='bad order')
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError: 'order' must be either 'ASC' or 'DESC'.
# Use iterator() with dates() to return a generator that lazily requests each
# result one at a time, to save memory.
>>> for a in Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'day', order='DESC').iterator():
... print repr(a)
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 0, 0)
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0)
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0)
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0)
# You can combine queries with & and |.
>>> s1 = Article.objects.filter(id__exact=1)
>>> s2 = Article.objects.filter(id__exact=2)
>>> s1 | s2
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>, <Article: Second article>]
>>> s1 & s2
[]
# You can get the number of objects like this:
>>> len(Article.objects.filter(id__exact=1))
1
# You can get items using index and slice notation.
>>> Article.objects.all()[0]
<Article: Area woman programs in Python>
>>> Article.objects.all()[1:3]
[<Article: Second article>, <Article: Third article>]
>>> s3 = Article.objects.filter(id__exact=3)
>>> (s1 | s2 | s3)[::2]
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>, <Article: Third article>]
# Slices (without step) are lazy:
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:5].filter()
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>, <Article: Second article>, <Article: Third article>, <Article: Article 6>, <Article: Default headline>]
# Slicing again works:
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:5][0:2]
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>, <Article: Second article>]
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:5][:2]
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>, <Article: Second article>]
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:5][4:]
[<Article: Default headline>]
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:5][5:]
[]
# Some more tests!
>>> Article.objects.all()[2:][0:2]
[<Article: Third article>, <Article: Article 6>]
>>> Article.objects.all()[2:][:2]
[<Article: Third article>, <Article: Article 6>]
>>> Article.objects.all()[2:][2:3]
[<Article: Default headline>]
# Note that you can't use 'offset' without 'limit' (on some dbs), so this doesn't work:
>>> Article.objects.all()[2:]
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError: 'offset' is not allowed without 'limit'
# Also, once you have sliced you can't filter, re-order or combine
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:5].filter(id=1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError: Cannot filter a query once a slice has been taken.
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:5].order_by('id')
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError: Cannot reorder a query once a slice has been taken.
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:1] & Article.objects.all()[4:5]
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError: Cannot combine queries once a slice has been taken.
# Negative slices are not supported, due to database constraints.
# (hint: inverting your ordering might do what you need).
>>> Article.objects.all()[-1]
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError: Negative indexing is not supported.
>>> Article.objects.all()[0:-5]
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError: Negative indexing is not supported.
# An Article instance doesn't have access to the "objects" attribute.
# That's only available on the class.
>>> a7.objects.all()
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AttributeError: Manager isn't accessible via Article instances
>>> a7.objects
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AttributeError: Manager isn't accessible via Article instances
# Bulk delete test: How many objects before and after the delete?
>>> Article.objects.all()
[<Article: Area woman programs in Python>, <Article: Second article>, <Article: Third article>, <Article: Article 6>, <Article: Default headline>, <Article: Fourth article>, <Article: Article 7>, <Article: Updated article 8>]
>>> Article.objects.filter(id__lte=4).delete()
>>> Article.objects.all()
[<Article: Article 6>, <Article: Default headline>, <Article: Article 7>, <Article: Updated article 8>]
"""}
from django.conf import settings
building_docs = getattr(settings, 'BUILDING_DOCS', False)
if building_docs or settings.DATABASE_ENGINE == 'postgresql':
__test__['API_TESTS'] += """
# In PostgreSQL, microsecond-level precision is available.
>>> a9 = Article(headline='Article 9', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45, 180))
>>> a9.save()
>>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=9).pub_date
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45, 180)
"""
if building_docs or settings.DATABASE_ENGINE == 'mysql':
__test__['API_TESTS'] += """
# In MySQL, microsecond-level precision isn't available. You'll lose
# microsecond-level precision once the data is saved.
>>> a9 = Article(headline='Article 9', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45, 180))
>>> a9.save()
>>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=9).pub_date
datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45)
"""
__test__['API_TESTS'] += """
# You can manually specify the primary key when creating a new object.
>>> a101 = Article(id=101, headline='Article 101', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45))
>>> a101.save()
>>> a101 = Article.objects.get(pk=101)
>>> a101.headline
'Article 101'
# You can create saved objects in a single step
>>> a10 = Article.objects.create(headline="Article 10", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45))
>>> Article.objects.get(headline="Article 10")
<Article: Article 10>
# Edge-case test: A year lookup should retrieve all objects in the given
year, including Jan. 1 and Dec. 31.
>>> a11 = Article.objects.create(headline='Article 11', pub_date=datetime(2008, 1, 1))
>>> a12 = Article.objects.create(headline='Article 12', pub_date=datetime(2008, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, 999999))
>>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2008)
[<Article: Article 11>, <Article: Article 12>]
"""