from django.db.models import CharField, Value from django.db.models.functions import Left, Ord from django.test import TestCase from .models import Author class OrdTests(TestCase): @classmethod def setUpTestData(cls): cls.john = Author.objects.create(name='John Smith', alias='smithj') cls.elena = Author.objects.create(name='Élena Jordan', alias='elena') cls.rhonda = Author.objects.create(name='Rhonda') def test_basic(self): authors = Author.objects.annotate(name_part=Ord('name')) self.assertCountEqual(authors.filter(name_part__gt=Ord(Value('John'))), [self.elena, self.rhonda]) self.assertCountEqual(authors.exclude(name_part__gt=Ord(Value('John'))), [self.john]) def test_transform(self): try: CharField.register_lookup(Ord) authors = Author.objects.annotate(first_initial=Left('name', 1)) self.assertCountEqual(authors.filter(first_initial__ord=ord('J')), [self.john]) self.assertCountEqual(authors.exclude(first_initial__ord=ord('J')), [self.elena, self.rhonda]) finally: CharField._unregister_lookup(Ord)