Fixed #13862 -- Added an ordering option to InlineModelAdmin and cleaned up documentation for it a bit. Thanks, Simon Meers, rasca and cogat.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@14882 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

django/contrib/admin/options.py

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class BaseModelAdmin(object):
     prepopulated_fields = {}
     formfield_overrides = {}
     readonly_fields = ()
+    ordering = None
 
     def __init__(self):
         overrides = FORMFIELD_FOR_DBFIELD_DEFAULTS.copy()
@@ -189,6 +190,18 @@ class BaseModelAdmin(object):
     def get_readonly_fields(self, request, obj=None):
         return self.readonly_fields
 
+    def queryset(self, request):
+        """
+        Returns a QuerySet of all model instances that can be edited by the
+        admin site. This is used by changelist_view.
+        """
+        qs = self.model._default_manager.get_query_set()
+        # TODO: this should be handled by some parameter to the ChangeList.
+        ordering = self.ordering or () # otherwise we might try to *None, which is bad ;)
+        if ordering:
+            qs = qs.order_by(*ordering)
+        return qs
+
 class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
     "Encapsulates all admin options and functionality for a given model."
 
@@ -202,7 +215,6 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
     date_hierarchy = None
     save_as = False
     save_on_top = False
-    ordering = None
     inlines = []
 
     # Custom templates (designed to be over-ridden in subclasses)
@@ -325,18 +337,6 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             'delete': self.has_delete_permission(request),
         }
 
-    def queryset(self, request):
-        """
-        Returns a QuerySet of all model instances that can be edited by the
-        admin site. This is used by changelist_view.
-        """
-        qs = self.model._default_manager.get_query_set()
-        # TODO: this should be handled by some parameter to the ChangeList.
-        ordering = self.ordering or () # otherwise we might try to *None, which is bad ;)
-        if ordering:
-            qs = qs.order_by(*ordering)
-        return qs
-
     def get_fieldsets(self, request, obj=None):
         "Hook for specifying fieldsets for the add form."
         if self.declared_fieldsets:
@@ -1257,9 +1257,6 @@ class InlineModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         fields = form.base_fields.keys() + list(self.get_readonly_fields(request, obj))
         return [(None, {'fields': fields})]
 
-    def queryset(self, request):
-        return self.model._default_manager.all()
-
 class StackedInline(InlineModelAdmin):
     template = 'admin/edit_inline/stacked.html'
 

docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ subclass::
             .. versionadded:: 1.2
 
             ``fields`` can contain values defined in
-            :attr:`ModelAdmin.readonly_fields` to be displayed as read-only.
+            :attr:`~ModelAdmin.readonly_fields` to be displayed as read-only.
 
         * ``classes``
             A list containing extra CSS classes to apply to the fieldset.
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ subclass::
 
 .. attribute:: ModelAdmin.ordering
 
-    Set ``ordering`` to specify how objects on the admin change list page
-    should be ordered. This should be a list or tuple in the same format as a
+    Set ``ordering`` to specify how lists of objects should be ordered in the
+    Django admin views. This should be a list or tuple in the same format as a
     model's ``ordering`` parameter.
 
     If this isn't provided, the Django admin will use the model's default
@@ -1089,8 +1089,36 @@ information.
 ``InlineModelAdmin`` options
 -----------------------------
 
-The ``InlineModelAdmin`` class is a subclass of ``ModelAdmin`` so it inherits
-all the same functionality as well as some of its own:
+``InlineModelAdmin`` shares many of the same features as ``ModelAdmin``, and
+adds some of its own (the shared features are actually defined in the
+``BaseModelAdmin`` superclass). The shared features are:
+
+- :attr:`~InlineModelAdmin.form`
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.fieldsets`
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.fields`
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.exclude`
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.filter_horizontal`
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.filter_vertical`
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.prepopulated_fields`
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.radio_fields`
+- :attr:`~InlineModelAdmin.raw_id_fields`
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+- :meth:`~ModelAdmin.formfield_for_foreignkey`
+- :meth:`~ModelAdmin.formfield_for_manytomany`
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.readonly_fields`
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.formfield_overrides`
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.3
+
+- :attr:`~ModelAdmin.ordering`
+- :meth:`~ModelAdmin.queryset`
+
+The ``InlineModelAdmin`` class adds:
 
 .. attribute:: InlineModelAdmin.model
 
@@ -1118,7 +1146,6 @@ all the same functionality as well as some of its own:
 
 .. attribute:: InlineModelAdmin.extra
 
-
     This controls the number of extra forms the formset will display in
     addition to the initial forms. See the
     :doc:`formsets documentation </topics/forms/formsets>` for more

tests/regressiontests/admin_ordering/models.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from django.db import models
+from django.contrib import admin
 
 class Band(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
@@ -8,3 +9,18 @@ class Band(models.Model):
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ('name',)
+
+class Song(models.Model):
+    band = models.ForeignKey(Band)
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    duration = models.IntegerField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ('name',)
+
+class SongInlineDefaultOrdering(admin.StackedInline):
+    model = Song
+
+class SongInlineNewOrdering(admin.StackedInline):
+    model = Song
+    ordering = ('duration', )

tests/regressiontests/admin_ordering/tests.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.contrib.admin.options import ModelAdmin
 
-from models import Band
+from models import Band, Song, SongInlineDefaultOrdering, SongInlineNewOrdering
 
 class TestAdminOrdering(TestCase):
     """
@@ -37,3 +37,37 @@ class TestAdminOrdering(TestCase):
         ma = BandAdmin(Band, None)
         names = [b.name for b in ma.queryset(None)]
         self.assertEqual([u'Radiohead', u'Van Halen', u'Aerosmith'], names)
+
+class TestInlineModelAdminOrdering(TestCase):
+    """
+    Let's make sure that InlineModelAdmin.queryset uses the ordering we define
+    in InlineModelAdmin.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        b = Band(name='Aerosmith', bio='', rank=3)
+        b.save()
+        self.b = b
+        s1 = Song(band=b, name='Pink', duration=235)
+        s1.save()
+        s2 = Song(band=b, name='Dude (Looks Like a Lady)', duration=264)
+        s2.save()
+        s3 = Song(band=b, name='Jaded', duration=214)
+        s3.save()
+
+    def test_default_ordering(self):
+        """
+        The default ordering should be by name, as specified in the inner Meta
+        class.
+        """
+        inline = SongInlineDefaultOrdering(self.b, None)
+        names = [s.name for s in inline.queryset(None)]
+        self.assertEqual([u'Dude (Looks Like a Lady)', u'Jaded', u'Pink'], names)
+
+    def test_specified_ordering(self):
+        """
+        Let's check with ordering set to something different than the default.
+        """
+        inline = SongInlineNewOrdering(self.b, None)
+        names = [s.name for s in inline.queryset(None)]
+        self.assertEqual([u'Jaded', u'Pink', u'Dude (Looks Like a Lady)'], names)