import datetime from django.db import models from django.db.models import signals from django.conf import settings from django.utils import simplejson as json from django.dispatch import dispatcher class JSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder): def default(self, obj): if isinstance(obj, datetime.datetime): return obj.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') elif isinstance(obj, datetime.date): return obj.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') elif isinstance(obj, datetime.time): return obj.strftime('%H:%M:%S') return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, obj) def dumps(data): return JSONEncoder().encode(data) def loads(str): return json.loads(str, encoding=settings.DEFAULT_CHARSET) class JSONField(models.TextField): def db_type(self): return 'text' def pre_save(self, model_instance, add): value = getattr(model_instance, self.attname, None) return dumps(value) def contribute_to_class(self, cls, name): super(JSONField, self).contribute_to_class(cls, name) dispatcher.connect(self.post_init, signal=signals.post_init, sender=cls) def get_json(model_instance): return dumps(getattr(model_instance, self.attname, None)) setattr(cls, 'get_%s_json' % self.name, get_json) def set_json(model_instance, json): return setattr(model_instance, self.attname, loads(json)) setattr(cls, 'set_%s_json' % self.name, set_json) def post_init(self, instance=None): value = self.value_from_object(instance) if (value): setattr(instance, self.attname, loads(value)) else: setattr(instance, self.attname, None)