""" Convenience routines for creating non-trivial Field subclasses, as well as backwards compatibility utilities. Add SubfieldBase as the metaclass for your Field subclass, implement to_python() and the other necessary methods and everything will work seamlessly. """ import warnings from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango20Warning class SubfieldBase(type): """ A metaclass for custom Field subclasses. This ensures the model's attribute has the descriptor protocol attached to it. """ def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs): warnings.warn("SubfieldBase has been deprecated. Use Field.from_db_value instead.", RemovedInDjango20Warning) new_class = super(SubfieldBase, cls).__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs) new_class.contribute_to_class = make_contrib( new_class, attrs.get('contribute_to_class') ) return new_class class Creator(object): """ A placeholder class that provides a way to set the attribute on the model. """ def __init__(self, field): self.field = field def __get__(self, obj, type=None): if obj is None: return self return obj.__dict__[self.field.name] def __set__(self, obj, value): obj.__dict__[self.field.name] = self.field.to_python(value) def make_contrib(superclass, func=None): """ Returns a suitable contribute_to_class() method for the Field subclass. If 'func' is passed in, it is the existing contribute_to_class() method on the subclass and it is called before anything else. It is assumed in this case that the existing contribute_to_class() calls all the necessary superclass methods. """ def contribute_to_class(self, cls, name, **kwargs): if func: func(self, cls, name, **kwargs) else: super(superclass, self).contribute_to_class(cls, name, **kwargs) setattr(cls, self.name, Creator(self)) return contribute_to_class