""" 34. DB-API Shortcuts get_object_or_404 is a shortcut function to be used in view functions for performing a get() lookup and raising a Http404 exception if a DoesNotExist exception was rasied during the get() call. get_list_or_404 is a shortcut function to be used in view functions for performing a filter() lookup and raising a Http404 exception if a DoesNotExist exception was rasied during the filter() call. """ from django.db import models from django.http import Http404 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, get_list_or_404 class Author(models.Model): name = models.CharField(maxlength=50) def __str__(self): return self.name class ArticleManager(models.Manager): def get_query_set(self): return super(ArticleManager, self).get_query_set().filter(authors__name__icontains='sir') class Article(models.Model): authors = models.ManyToManyField(Author) title = models.CharField(maxlength=50) objects = models.Manager() by_a_sir = ArticleManager() def __str__(self): return self.title __test__ = {'API_TESTS':""" # Create some Authors. >>> a = Author.objects.create(name="Brave Sir Robin") >>> a.save() >>> a2 = Author.objects.create(name="Patsy") >>> a2.save() # No Articles yet, so we should get a Http404 error. >>> get_object_or_404(Article, title="Foo") Traceback (most recent call last): ... Http404: No Article matches the given query. # Create an Article. >>> article = Article.objects.create(title="Run away!") >>> article.authors = [a, a2] >>> article.save() # get_object_or_404 can be passed a Model to query. >>> get_object_or_404(Article, title__contains="Run") # We can also use the the Article manager through an Author object. >>> get_object_or_404(a.article_set, title__contains="Run") # No articles containing "Camelot". This should raise a Http404 error. >>> get_object_or_404(a.article_set, title__contains="Camelot") Traceback (most recent call last): ... Http404: No Article matches the given query. # Custom managers can be used too. >>> get_object_or_404(Article.by_a_sir, title="Run away!") # get_list_or_404 can be used to get lists of objects >>> get_list_or_404(a.article_set, title__icontains='Run') [] # Http404 is returned if the list is empty >>> get_list_or_404(a.article_set, title__icontains='Shrubbery') Traceback (most recent call last): ... Http404: No Article matches the given query. # Custom managers can be used too. >>> get_list_or_404(Article.by_a_sir, title__icontains="Run") [] """}