""" XX. Model inheritance Model inheritance exists in two varieties: - abstract base classes which are a way of specifying common information inherited by the subclasses. They don't exist as a separate model. - non-abstract base classes (the default), which are models in their own right with their own database tables and everything. Their subclasses have references back to them, created automatically. Both styles are demonstrated here. """ from django.db import models # # Abstract base classes # class CommonInfo(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=50) age = models.PositiveIntegerField() class Meta: abstract = True ordering = ['name'] def __str__(self): return '%s %s' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.name) class Worker(CommonInfo): job = models.CharField(max_length=50) class Student(CommonInfo): school_class = models.CharField(max_length=10) class Meta: pass # # Abstract base classes with related models # class Post(models.Model): title = models.CharField(max_length=50) class Attachment(models.Model): post = models.ForeignKey( Post, models.CASCADE, related_name='attached_%(class)s_set', related_query_name='attached_%(app_label)s_%(class)ss', ) content = models.TextField() class Meta: abstract = True def __str__(self): return self.content class Comment(Attachment): is_spam = models.BooleanField(default=False) class Link(Attachment): url = models.URLField() # # Multi-table inheritance # class Chef(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=50) def __str__(self): return "%s the chef" % self.name class Place(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=50) address = models.CharField(max_length=80) def __str__(self): return "%s the place" % self.name class Rating(models.Model): rating = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True) class Meta: abstract = True ordering = ['-rating'] class Restaurant(Place, Rating): serves_hot_dogs = models.BooleanField(default=False) serves_pizza = models.BooleanField(default=False) chef = models.ForeignKey(Chef, models.SET_NULL, null=True, blank=True) class Meta(Rating.Meta): db_table = 'my_restaurant' def __str__(self): return "%s the restaurant" % self.name class ItalianRestaurant(Restaurant): serves_gnocchi = models.BooleanField(default=False) def __str__(self): return "%s the italian restaurant" % self.name class Supplier(Place): customers = models.ManyToManyField(Restaurant, related_name='provider') def __str__(self): return "%s the supplier" % self.name class ParkingLot(Place): # An explicit link to the parent (we can control the attribute name). parent = models.OneToOneField(Place, models.CASCADE, primary_key=True, parent_link=True) main_site = models.ForeignKey(Place, models.CASCADE, related_name='lot') def __str__(self): return "%s the parking lot" % self.name # # Abstract base classes with related models where the sub-class has the # same name in a different app and inherits from the same abstract base # class. # NOTE: The actual API tests for the following classes are in # model_inheritance_same_model_name/models.py - They are defined # here in order to have the name conflict between apps # class Title(models.Model): title = models.CharField(max_length=50) class NamedURL(models.Model): title = models.ForeignKey(Title, models.CASCADE, related_name='attached_%(app_label)s_%(class)s_set') url = models.URLField() class Meta: abstract = True class Mixin(object): def __init__(self): self.other_attr = 1 super(Mixin, self).__init__() class MixinModel(models.Model, Mixin): pass class Base(models.Model): titles = models.ManyToManyField(Title) class SubBase(Base): sub_id = models.IntegerField(primary_key=True) class GrandParent(models.Model): first_name = models.CharField(max_length=80) last_name = models.CharField(max_length=80) email = models.EmailField(unique=True) class Meta: unique_together = ('first_name', 'last_name') class Parent(GrandParent): pass class Child(Parent): pass class GrandChild(Child): pass