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dynamic model graph

Author:
findlay
Posted:
May 9, 2008
Language:
Python
Version:
.96
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This view assumes you have downloaded modelviz.py and placed it in a python module called utils within my_project. You also must have graphviz installed and a subprocess-capable python. From there you can feed it a URL query list of the options you want to pass to generate_dot, and it will dynamically draw png or svg images of your model relationships right in the browser. All it wants is a nice form template for graphically selecting models. Most of this code and the main idea thereof was shamelessly plagiarized from someone else.

Examples:

http://localhost:8000/model_graph/?image_type=svg&app_labels=my_app&include_models=Polls&include_models=Choices

http://localhost:8000/model_graph/?image_type=png&all_applications&disable_fields&group_models

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urls.py ----------

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *

urlpatterns = patterns('',
  (r'^model_graph/$','<my_project>.<my_app>.views.model_graph'),
)


<my_app>/views.py ----------

from django.http import HttpResponse
from subprocess import Popen,PIPE
from <my_project>.utils.modelviz import generate_dot

def model_graph(request):
  options = dict((str(key),val) for key,val in request.GET.iteritems())
  if 'app_labels' in options:
    app_labels = options['app_labels']
    del options['app_labels']
  if 'image_type' in options:
    image_type = options['image_type'][0]
    del options['image_type']

  dot = Popen(['dot','-T%s' % image_type],stdin=PIPE,stdout=PIPE)
  content = generate_dot(app_labels,**options)

  if image_type == 'svg' : image_type = 'svg+xml'
  response = HttpResponse(mimetype='image/%s' % image_type)

  dot.stdin.write(content)
  dot.stdin.close()
  response.write(dot.stdout.read())
  dot.stdout.close()

  return response

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