Fixed #21863 -- supplemented get_lookup() with get_transform()

Also fixed #22124 -- Expanded explanation of exactly what is going on in
as_sql() methods.
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Anssi Kääriäinen 2014-03-01 21:21:57 +02:00 committed by Marc Tamlyn
parent a0f2525202
commit 219d928852
6 changed files with 177 additions and 41 deletions

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@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ from django.utils.six.moves import xrange
class RegisterLookupMixin(object):
def get_lookup(self, lookup_name):
def _get_lookup(self, lookup_name):
try:
return self.class_lookups[lookup_name]
except KeyError:
# To allow for inheritance, check parent class class lookups.
# To allow for inheritance, check parent class' class_lookups.
for parent in inspect.getmro(self.__class__):
if not 'class_lookups' in parent.__dict__:
continue
@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ class RegisterLookupMixin(object):
return self.output_type.get_lookup(lookup_name)
return None
def get_lookup(self, lookup_name):
found = self._get_lookup(lookup_name)
if found is not None and not issubclass(found, Lookup):
return None
return found
def get_transform(self, lookup_name):
found = self._get_lookup(lookup_name)
if found is not None and not issubclass(found, Transform):
return None
return found
@classmethod
def register_lookup(cls, lookup):
if not 'class_lookups' in cls.__dict__:

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@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class Col(object):
def get_lookup(self, name):
return self.output_type.get_lookup(name)
def get_transform(self, name):
return self.output_type.get_transform(name)
def prepare(self):
return self

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@ -1088,24 +1088,21 @@ class Query(object):
lookups = lookups[:]
while lookups:
lookup = lookups[0]
next = lhs.get_lookup(lookup)
if len(lookups) == 1:
final_lookup = lhs.get_lookup(lookup)
if final_lookup:
return final_lookup(lhs, rhs)
# We didn't find a lookup, so we are going to try get_transform
# + get_lookup('exact').
lookups.append('exact')
next = lhs.get_transform(lookup)
if next:
if len(lookups) == 1:
# This was the last lookup, so return value lookup.
if issubclass(next, Transform):
lookups.append('exact')
lhs = next(lhs, lookups)
else:
return next(lhs, rhs)
else:
lhs = next(lhs, lookups)
# A field's get_lookup() can return None to opt for backwards
# compatibility path.
elif len(lookups) > 2:
raise FieldError(
"Unsupported lookup for field '%s'" % lhs.output_type.name)
lhs = next(lhs, lookups)
else:
return None
raise FieldError(
"Unsupported lookup '%s' for %s or join on the field not "
"permitted." %
(lookup, lhs.output_type.__class__.__name__))
lookups = lookups[1:]
def build_filter(self, filter_expr, branch_negated=False, current_negated=False,

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@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ and use ``NotEqual`` to generate the SQL. By convention, these names are always
lowercase strings containing only letters, but the only hard requirement is
that it must not contain the string ``__``.
We then need to define the ``as_sql`` method. This takes a ``SQLCompiler``
object, called ``qn``, and the active database connection. ``SQLCompiler``
objects are not documented, but the only thing we need to know about them is
that they have a ``compile()`` method which returns a tuple containing a SQL
string, and the parameters to be interpolated into that string. In most cases,
you don't need to use it directly and can pass it on to ``process_lhs()`` and
``process_rhs()``.
A ``Lookup`` works against two values, ``lhs`` and ``rhs``, standing for
left-hand side and right-hand side. The left-hand side is usually a field
reference, but it can be anything implementing the :ref:`query expression API
@ -69,11 +77,13 @@ reference to the ``name`` field of the ``Author`` model, and ``'Jack'`` is the
right-hand side.
We call ``process_lhs`` and ``process_rhs`` to convert them into the values we
need for SQL. In the above example, ``process_lhs`` returns
``('"author"."name"', [])`` and ``process_rhs`` returns ``('"%s"', ['Jack'])``.
In this example there were no parameters for the left hand side, but this would
depend on the object we have, so we still need to include them in the
parameters we return.
need for SQL using the ``qn`` object described before. These methods return
tuples containing some SQL and the parameters to be interpolated into that SQL,
just as we need to return from our ``as_sql`` method. In the above example,
``process_lhs`` returns ``('"author"."name"', [])`` and ``process_rhs`` returns
``('"%s"', ['Jack'])``. In this example there were no parameters for the left
hand side, but this would depend on the object we have, so we still need to
include them in the parameters we return.
Finally we combine the parts into a SQL expression with ``<>``, and supply all
the parameters for the query. We then return a tuple containing the generated
@ -216,6 +226,52 @@ When compiling a query, Django first looks for ``as_%s % connection.vendor``
methods, and then falls back to ``as_sql``. The vendor names for the in-built
backends are ``sqlite``, ``postgresql``, ``oracle`` and ``mysql``.
How Django determines the lookups and transforms which are used
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In some cases you may which to dynamically change which ``Transform`` or
``Lookup`` is returned based on the name passed in, rather than fixing it. As
an example, you could have a field which stores coordinates or an arbitrary
dimension, and wish to allow a syntax like ``.filter(coords__x7=4)`` to return
the objects where the 7th coordinate has value 4. In order to do this, you
would override ``get_lookup`` with something like::
class CoordinatesField(Field):
def get_lookup(self, lookup_name):
if lookup_name.startswith('x'):
try:
dimension = int(lookup_name[1:])
except ValueError:
pass
finally:
return get_coordinate_lookup(dimension)
return super(CoordinatesField, self).get_lookup(lookup_name)
You would then define ``get_coordinate_lookup`` appropriately to return a
``Lookup`` subclass which handles the relevant value of ``dimension``.
There is a similarly named method called ``get_transform()``. ``get_lookup()``
should always return a ``Lookup`` subclass, and ``get_transform()`` a
``Transform`` subclass. It is important to remember that ``Transform``
objects can be further filtered on, and ``Lookup`` objects cannot.
When filtering, if there is only one lookup name remaining to be resolved, we
will look for a ``Lookup``. If there are multiple names, it will look for a
``Transform``. In the situation where there is only one name and a ``Lookup``
is not found, we look for a ``Transform`` and then the ``exact`` lookup on that
``Transform``. All call sequences always end with a ``Lookup``. To clarify:
- ``.filter(myfield__mylookup)`` will call ``myfield.get_lookup('mylookup')``.
- ``.filter(myfield__mytransform__mylookup)`` will call
``myfield.get_transform('mytransform')``, and then
``mytransform.get_lookup('mylookup')``.
- ``.filter(myfield__mytransform)`` will first call
``myfield.get_lookup('mytransform')``, which will fail, so it will fall back
to calling ``myfield.get_transform('mytransform')`` and then
``mytransform.get_lookup('exact')``.
Lookups and transforms are registered using the same API - ``register_lookup``.
.. _query-expression:
The Query Expression API
@ -228,21 +284,14 @@ to this API.
.. method:: as_sql(qn, connection)
Responsible for producing the query string and parameters for the
expression. The ``qn`` has a ``compile()`` method that can be used to
compile other expressions. The ``connection`` is the connection used to
execute the query.
expression. The ``qn`` is a ``SQLCompiler`` object, which has a
``compile()`` method that can be used to compile other expressions. The
``connection`` is the connection used to execute the query.
Calling expression.as_sql() directly is usually incorrect - instead
``qn.compile(expression)`` should be used. The ``qn.compile()`` method will
take care of calling vendor-specific methods of the expression.
.. method:: get_lookup(lookup_name)
The ``get_lookup()`` method is used to fetch lookups. By default the
lookup is fetched from the expression's output type in the same way
described in registering and fetching lookup documentation below.
It is possible to override this method to alter that behavior.
.. method:: as_vendorname(qn, connection)
Works like ``as_sql()`` method. When an expression is compiled by
@ -251,6 +300,21 @@ to this API.
The vendorname is one of ``postgresql``, ``oracle``, ``sqlite`` or
``mysql`` for Django's built-in backends.
.. method:: get_lookup(lookup_name)
The ``get_lookup()`` method is used to fetch lookups. By default the
lookup is fetched from the expression's output type in the same way
described in registering and fetching lookup documentation below.
It is possible to override this method to alter that behavior.
.. method:: get_transform(lookup_name)
The ``get_transform()`` method is used when a transform is needed rather
than a lookup, or if a lookup is not found. This is a more complex
situation which is useful when there arbitrary possible lookups for a
field. Generally speaking, you will not need to override ``get_lookup()``
or ``get_transform()``, and can use ``register_lookup()`` instead.
.. attribute:: output_type
The ``output_type`` attribute is used by the ``get_lookup()`` method to check for
@ -325,12 +389,19 @@ The lookup registration API is explained below.
Registers the Lookup or Transform for the class. For example
``DateField.register_lookup(YearExact)`` will register ``YearExact`` for
all ``DateFields`` in the project, but also for fields that are instances
of a subclass of ``DateField`` (for example ``DateTimeField``).
of a subclass of ``DateField`` (for example ``DateTimeField``). You can
register a Lookup or a Transform using the same class method.
.. method:: get_lookup(lookup_name)
Django uses ``get_lookup(lookup_name)`` to fetch lookups or transforms.
The implementation of ``get_lookup()`` fetches lookups or transforms
registered for the current class based on their lookup_name attribute.
Django uses ``get_lookup(lookup_name)`` to fetch lookups. The
implementation of ``get_lookup()`` looks for a subclass which is registered
for the current class with the correct ``lookup_name``.
.. method:: get_transform(lookup_name)
Django uses ``get_transform(lookup_name)`` to fetch lookups. The
implementation of ``get_transform()`` looks for a subclass which is registered
for the current class with the correct ``transform_name``.
The lookup registration API is available for ``Transform`` and ``Field`` classes.

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@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
from datetime import date
import unittest
from django.test import TestCase
from .models import Author
from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
from django.db import models
from django.db import connection
from django.test import TestCase
from .models import Author
class Div3Lookup(models.Lookup):
@ -289,3 +290,54 @@ class YearLteTests(TestCase):
finally:
YearTransform._unregister_lookup(CustomYearExact)
YearTransform.register_lookup(YearExact)
class TrackCallsYearTransform(YearTransform):
lookup_name = 'year'
call_order = []
def as_sql(self, qn, connection):
lhs_sql, params = qn.compile(self.lhs)
return connection.ops.date_extract_sql('year', lhs_sql), params
@property
def output_type(self):
return models.IntegerField()
def get_lookup(self, lookup_name):
self.call_order.append('lookup')
return super(TrackCallsYearTransform, self).get_lookup(lookup_name)
def get_transform(self, lookup_name):
self.call_order.append('transform')
return super(TrackCallsYearTransform, self).get_transform(lookup_name)
class LookupTransformCallOrderTests(TestCase):
def test_call_order(self):
models.DateField.register_lookup(TrackCallsYearTransform)
try:
# junk lookup - tries lookup, then transform, then fails
with self.assertRaises(FieldError):
Author.objects.filter(birthdate__year__junk=2012)
self.assertEqual(TrackCallsYearTransform.call_order,
['lookup', 'transform'])
TrackCallsYearTransform.call_order = []
# junk transform - tries transform only, then fails
with self.assertRaises(FieldError):
Author.objects.filter(birthdate__year__junk__more_junk=2012)
self.assertEqual(TrackCallsYearTransform.call_order,
['transform'])
TrackCallsYearTransform.call_order = []
# Just getting the year (implied __exact) - lookup only
Author.objects.filter(birthdate__year=2012)
self.assertEqual(TrackCallsYearTransform.call_order,
['lookup'])
TrackCallsYearTransform.call_order = []
# Just getting the year (explicit __exact) - lookup only
Author.objects.filter(birthdate__year__exact=2012)
self.assertEqual(TrackCallsYearTransform.call_order,
['lookup'])
finally:
models.DateField._unregister_lookup(TrackCallsYearTransform)

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@ -476,8 +476,9 @@ class LookupTests(TestCase):
Article.objects.filter(headline__starts='Article')
self.fail('FieldError not raised')
except FieldError as ex:
self.assertEqual(str(ex), "Join on field 'headline' not permitted. "
"Did you misspell 'starts' for the lookup type?")
self.assertEqual(
str(ex), "Unsupported lookup 'starts' for CharField "
"or join on the field not permitted.")
def test_regex(self):
# Create some articles with a bit more interesting headlines for testing field lookups: