""" 7. The lookup API This demonstrates features of the database API. """ from django.db import models class Article(models.Model): headline = models.CharField(maxlength=100) pub_date = models.DateTimeField() class Meta: ordering = ('-pub_date', 'headline') def __str__(self): return self.headline API_TESTS = """ # Create a couple of Articles. >>> from datetime import datetime >>> a1 = Article(headline='Article 1', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 26)) >>> a1.save() >>> a2 = Article(headline='Article 2', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 27)) >>> a2.save() >>> a3 = Article(headline='Article 3', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 27)) >>> a3.save() >>> a4 = Article(headline='Article 4', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 28)) >>> a4.save() >>> a5 = Article(headline='Article 5', pub_date=datetime(2005, 8, 1, 9, 0)) >>> a5.save() >>> a6 = Article(headline='Article 6', pub_date=datetime(2005, 8, 1, 8, 0)) >>> a6.save() >>> a7 = Article(headline='Article 7', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 27)) >>> a7.save() # Each QuerySet gets iterator(), which is a generator that "lazily" returns # results using database-level iteration. >>> for a in Article.objects.iterator(): ... print a.headline Article 5 Article 6 Article 4 Article 2 Article 3 Article 7 Article 1 # iterator() can be used on any QuerySet. >>> for a in Article.objects.filter(headline__endswith='4').iterator(): ... print a.headline Article 4 # count() returns the number of objects matching search criteria. >>> Article.objects.count() 7L >>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__exact=datetime(2005, 7, 27)).count() 3L >>> Article.objects.filter(headline__startswith='Blah blah').count() 0L # in_bulk() takes a list of IDs and returns a dictionary mapping IDs # to objects. >>> Article.objects.in_bulk([1, 2]) {1: , 2: } >>> Article.objects.in_bulk([3]) {3: } >>> Article.objects.in_bulk([1000]) {} >>> Article.objects.in_bulk([]) {} >>> Article.objects.in_bulk('foo') Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: in_bulk() must be provided with a list of IDs. >>> Article.objects.in_bulk() Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: in_bulk() takes exactly 2 arguments (1 given) >>> Article.objects.in_bulk(headline__startswith='Blah') Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: in_bulk() got an unexpected keyword argument 'headline__startswith' # values() returns a list of dictionaries instead of object instances -- and # you can specify which fields you want to retrieve. >>> Article.objects.values('headline') [{'headline': 'Article 5'}, {'headline': 'Article 6'}, {'headline': 'Article 4'}, {'headline': 'Article 2'}, {'headline': 'Article 3'}, {'headline': 'Article 7'}, {'headline': 'Article 1'}] >>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__exact=datetime(2005, 7, 27)).values('id') [{'id': 2}, {'id': 3}, {'id': 7}] >>> list(Article.objects.values('id', 'headline')) == [{'id': 5, 'headline': 'Article 5'}, {'id': 6, 'headline': 'Article 6'}, {'id': 4, 'headline': 'Article 4'}, {'id': 2, 'headline': 'Article 2'}, {'id': 3, 'headline': 'Article 3'}, {'id': 7, 'headline': 'Article 7'}, {'id': 1, 'headline': 'Article 1'}] True >>> for d in Article.objects.values('id', 'headline'): ... i = d.items() ... i.sort() ... i [('headline', 'Article 5'), ('id', 5)] [('headline', 'Article 6'), ('id', 6)] [('headline', 'Article 4'), ('id', 4)] [('headline', 'Article 2'), ('id', 2)] [('headline', 'Article 3'), ('id', 3)] [('headline', 'Article 7'), ('id', 7)] [('headline', 'Article 1'), ('id', 1)] # You can use values() with iterator() for memory savings, because iterator() # uses database-level iteration. >>> for d in Article.objects.values('id', 'headline').iterator(): ... i = d.items() ... i.sort() ... i [('headline', 'Article 5'), ('id', 5)] [('headline', 'Article 6'), ('id', 6)] [('headline', 'Article 4'), ('id', 4)] [('headline', 'Article 2'), ('id', 2)] [('headline', 'Article 3'), ('id', 3)] [('headline', 'Article 7'), ('id', 7)] [('headline', 'Article 1'), ('id', 1)] # if you don't specify which fields, all are returned >>> list(Article.objects.filter(id=5).values()) == [{'id': 5, 'headline': 'Article 5', 'pub_date': datetime(2005, 8, 1, 9, 0)}] True # Every DateField and DateTimeField creates get_next_by_FOO() and # get_previous_by_FOO() methods. # In the case of identical date values, these methods will use the ID as a # fallback check. This guarantees that no records are skipped or duplicated. >>> a1.get_next_by_pub_date() >>> a2.get_next_by_pub_date() >>> a2.get_next_by_pub_date( headline__endswith = '6' ) >>> a3.get_next_by_pub_date() >>> a4.get_next_by_pub_date() >>> a5.get_next_by_pub_date() Traceback (most recent call last): ... DoesNotExist: Article matching query does not exist. >>> a6.get_next_by_pub_date() >>> a7.get_next_by_pub_date() >>> a7.get_previous_by_pub_date() >>> a6.get_previous_by_pub_date() >>> a5.get_previous_by_pub_date() >>> a4.get_previous_by_pub_date() >>> a3.get_previous_by_pub_date() >>> a2.get_previous_by_pub_date() # Underscores and percent signs have special meaning in the underlying # database library, but Django handles the quoting of them automatically. >>> a8 = Article(headline='Article_ with underscore', pub_date=datetime(2005, 11, 20)) >>> a8.save() >>> Article.objects.filter(headline__startswith='Article') [, , , , , , , ] >>> Article.objects.filter(headline__startswith='Article_') [] >>> a9 = Article(headline='Article% with percent sign', pub_date=datetime(2005, 11, 21)) >>> a9.save() >>> Article.objects.filter(headline__startswith='Article') [, , , , , , , , ] >>> Article.objects.filter(headline__startswith='Article%') [] # exclude() is the opposite of filter() when doing lookups: >>> Article.objects.filter(headline__contains='Article').exclude(headline__contains='with') [, , , , , , ] >>> Article.objects.exclude(headline__startswith="Article_") [, , , , , , , ] >>> Article.objects.exclude(headline="Article 7") [, , , , , , , ] """