58 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
58 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
"""
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3. Giving models custom methods and custom managers
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Any method you add to a model will be available to instances.
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"""
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from django.core import meta
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class Article(meta.Model):
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headline = meta.CharField(maxlength=100)
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pub_date = meta.DateField()
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def __repr__(self):
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return self.headline
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def was_published_today(self):
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return self.pub_date == datetime.date.today()
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def get_articles_from_same_day_1(self):
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return self.objects.get_list(id__ne=self.id, pub_date__exact=self.pub_date)
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def get_articles_from_same_day_2(self):
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"""
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Verbose version of get_articles_from_same_day_1, which does a custom
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database query for the sake of demonstration.
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"""
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from django.core.db import db
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cursor = db.cursor()
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cursor.execute("""
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SELECT id, headline, pub_date
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FROM custom_methods_articles
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WHERE pub_date = %s
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AND id != %s""", [str(self.pub_date), self.id])
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# The asterisk in "(*row)" tells Python to expand the list into
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# positional arguments to Article().
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return [self.__class__(*row) for row in cursor.fetchall()]
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API_TESTS = """
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# Create a couple of Articles.
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>>> from datetime import date
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>>> a = Article(id=None, headline='Area man programs in Python', pub_date=date(2005, 7, 27))
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>>> a.save()
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>>> b = Article(id=None, headline='Beatles reunite', pub_date=date(2005, 7, 27))
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>>> b.save()
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# Test the custom methods.
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>>> a.was_published_today()
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False
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>>> a.get_articles_from_same_day_1()
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[Beatles reunite]
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>>> a.get_articles_from_same_day_2()
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[Beatles reunite]
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>>> b.get_articles_from_same_day_1()
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[Area man programs in Python]
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>>> b.get_articles_from_same_day_2()
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[Area man programs in Python]
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"""
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