[4.2.x] Fixed #33638 -- Fixed GIS lookups crash with geography fields on PostGIS.

Backport of 4403432b75 from main

django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/operations.py

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ BILATERAL = "bilateral"
 class PostGISOperator(SpatialOperator):
     def __init__(self, geography=False, raster=False, **kwargs):
         # Only a subset of the operators and functions are available for the
-        # geography type.
+        # geography type. Lookups that don't support geography will be cast to
+        # geometry.
         self.geography = geography
         # Only a subset of the operators and functions are available for the
         # raster type. Lookups that don't support raster will be converted to
@@ -37,13 +38,8 @@ class PostGISOperator(SpatialOperator):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def as_sql(self, connection, lookup, template_params, *args):
-        if lookup.lhs.output_field.geography and not self.geography:
-            raise ValueError(
-                'PostGIS geography does not support the "%s" '
-                "function/operator." % (self.func or self.op,)
-            )
-
         template_params = self.check_raster(lookup, template_params)
+        template_params = self.check_geography(lookup, template_params)
         return super().as_sql(connection, lookup, template_params, *args)
 
     def check_raster(self, lookup, template_params):
@@ -93,6 +89,12 @@ class PostGISOperator(SpatialOperator):
 
         return template_params
 
+    def check_geography(self, lookup, template_params):
+        """Convert geography fields to geometry types, if necessary."""
+        if lookup.lhs.output_field.geography and not self.geography:
+            template_params["lhs"] += "::geometry"
+        return template_params
+
 
 class ST_Polygon(Func):
     function = "ST_Polygon"

tests/gis_tests/geogapp/models.py

@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ class City(NamedModel):
         app_label = "geogapp"
 
 
+class CityUnique(NamedModel):
+    point = models.PointField(geography=True, unique=True)
+
+    class Meta:
+        required_db_features = {
+            "supports_geography",
+            "supports_geometry_field_unique_index",
+        }
+
+
 class Zipcode(NamedModel):
     code = models.CharField(max_length=10)
     poly = models.PolygonField(geography=True)

tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py

@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import os
 from django.contrib.gis.db import models
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models.functions import Area, Distance
 from django.contrib.gis.measure import D
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import NotSupportedError, connection
 from django.db.models.functions import Cast
 from django.test import TestCase, skipIfDBFeature, skipUnlessDBFeature
+from django.test.utils import CaptureQueriesContext
 
 from ..utils import FuncTestMixin
-from .models import City, County, Zipcode
+from .models import City, CityUnique, County, Zipcode
 
 
 class GeographyTest(TestCase):
@@ -38,28 +40,46 @@ class GeographyTest(TestCase):
         for cities in [cities1, cities2]:
             self.assertEqual(["Dallas", "Houston", "Oklahoma City"], cities)
 
-    def test04_invalid_operators_functions(self):
+    @skipUnlessDBFeature("supports_geography", "supports_geometry_field_unique_index")
+    def test_geography_unique(self):
         """
-        Exceptions are raised for operators & functions invalid on geography
+        Cast geography fields to geometry type when validating uniqueness to
-        fields.
+        remove the reliance on unavailable ~= operator.
         """
-        if not connection.ops.postgis:
-            self.skipTest("This is a PostGIS-specific test.")
-        # Only a subset of the geometry functions & operator are available
-        # to PostGIS geography types.  For more information, visit:
-        # http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/manual-1.5/ch08.html#PostGIS_GeographyFunctions
-        z = Zipcode.objects.get(code="77002")
-        # ST_Within not available.
-        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            City.objects.filter(point__within=z.poly).count()
-        # `@` operator not available.
-        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            City.objects.filter(point__contained=z.poly).count()
-
-        # Regression test for #14060, `~=` was never really implemented for PostGIS.
         htown = City.objects.get(name="Houston")
-        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+        CityUnique.objects.create(point=htown.point)
-            City.objects.get(point__exact=htown.point)
+        duplicate = CityUnique(point=htown.point)
+        msg = "City unique with this Point already exists."
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(ValidationError, msg):
+            duplicate.validate_unique()
+
+    @skipUnlessDBFeature("supports_geography")
+    def test_operators_functions_unavailable_for_geography(self):
+        """
+        Geography fields are cast to geometry if the relevant operators or
+        functions are not available.
+        """
+        z = Zipcode.objects.get(code="77002")
+        point_field = "%s.%s::geometry" % (
+            connection.ops.quote_name(City._meta.db_table),
+            connection.ops.quote_name("point"),
+        )
+        # ST_Within.
+        qs = City.objects.filter(point__within=z.poly)
+        with CaptureQueriesContext(connection) as ctx:
+            self.assertEqual(qs.count(), 1)
+        self.assertIn(f"ST_Within({point_field}", ctx.captured_queries[0]["sql"])
+        # @ operator.
+        qs = City.objects.filter(point__contained=z.poly)
+        with CaptureQueriesContext(connection) as ctx:
+            self.assertEqual(qs.count(), 1)
+        self.assertIn(f"{point_field} @", ctx.captured_queries[0]["sql"])
+        # ~= operator.
+        htown = City.objects.get(name="Houston")
+        qs = City.objects.filter(point__exact=htown.point)
+        with CaptureQueriesContext(connection) as ctx:
+            self.assertEqual(qs.count(), 1)
+        self.assertIn(f"{point_field} ~=", ctx.captured_queries[0]["sql"])
 
     def test05_geography_layermapping(self):
         "Testing LayerMapping support on models with geography fields."