This creates a fixture in the form of a python script.
Handles:
ForeignKey
andManyToManyField
s (using python variables, not IDs)- Self-referencing
ForeignKey
(and M2M) fields - Sub-classed models
ContentType
fields- Recursive references
AutoField
s are excluded- Parent models are only included when no other child model links to it
There are a few benefits to this:
- edit script to create 1,000s of generated entries using
for
loops, python modules etc. - little drama with model evolution: foreign keys handled naturally without IDs, new and removed columns are ignored
The runscript command by poelzi, complements this command very nicely! e.g.
$ ./manage.py dumpscript appname > scripts/testdata.py
$ ./manage.py reset appname
$ ./manage.py runscript testdata
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# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
"""
Title: Dumpscript management command
Project: Hardytools (queryset-refactor version)
Author: Will Hardy (http://willhardy.com.au)
Date: June 2008
Usage: python manage.py dumpscript appname > scripts/scriptname.py
$Revision: 217 $
Description:
Generates a Python script that will repopulate the database using objects.
The advantage of this approach is that it is easy to understand, and more
flexible than directly populating the database, or using XML.
* It also allows for new defaults to take effect and only transfers what is
needed.
* If a new database schema has a NEW ATTRIBUTE, it is simply not
populated (using a default value will make the transition smooth :)
* If a new database schema REMOVES AN ATTRIBUTE, it is simply ignored
and the data moves across safely (I'm assuming we don't want this
attribute anymore.
* Problems may only occur if there is a new model and is now a required
ForeignKey for an existing model. But this is easy to fix by editing the
populate script :)
Improvements:
See TODOs and FIXMEs scattered throughout :-)
"""
import sys
from django.db import models
from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode
from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
class Command(BaseCommand):
help = 'Dumps the data as a customised python script.'
args = '[appname ...]'
def handle(self, *app_labels, **options):
# Get the models we want to export
models = get_models(app_labels)
# A dictionary is created to keep track of all the processed objects,
# so that foreign key references can be made using python variable names.
# This variable "context" will be passed around like the town bicycle.
context = {}
# Create a dumpscript object and let it format itself as a string
print Script(models=models, context=context)
def get_models(app_labels):
""" Gets a list of models for the given app labels, with some exceptions.
"""
from django.db.models import get_app, get_apps
from django.db.models import get_models as get_all_models
# These models are not to be output, e.g. because they can be generated automatically
# TODO: This should also specify the app, in case model
EXCLUDED_MODELS = ('ContentType', )
# Get all relevant apps
if not app_labels:
app_list = get_apps()
else:
app_list = [ get_app(app_label) for app_label in app_labels ]
# Get a list of all the relevant models
models = []
for app in app_list:
# Get all models for each app, except any excluded ones
models += [ m for m in get_all_models(app) if m.__name__ not in EXCLUDED_MODELS ]
return models
class Code(object):
""" A snippet of python script.
This keeps track of import statements and can be output to a string.
In the future, other features such as custom indentation might be included
in this class.
"""
def __init__(self):
self.imports = {}
self.indent = -1
def __str__(self):
""" Returns a string representation of this script.
"""
if self.imports:
sys.stderr.write(repr(self.import_lines))
return flatten_blocks([""] + self.import_lines + [""] + self.lines, num_indents=self.indent)
else:
return flatten_blocks(self.lines, num_indents=self.indent)
def get_import_lines(self):
""" Takes the stored imports and converts them to lines
"""
if self.imports:
return [ "from %s import %s" % (value, key) for key, value in self.imports.items() ]
else:
return []
import_lines = property(get_import_lines)
class ModelCode(Code):
" Produces a python script that can recreate data for a given model class. "
def __init__(self, model, context={}):
self.model = model
self.context = context
self.instances = []
self.indent = 0
def get_imports(self):
""" Returns a dictionary of import statements, with the variable being
defined as the key.
"""
return { self.model.__name__: smart_unicode(self.model.__module__) }
imports = property(get_imports)
def get_lines(self):
""" Returns a list of lists or strings, representing the code body.
Each list is a block, each string is a statement.
"""
code = []
for counter, item in enumerate(self.model.objects.all()):
instance = InstanceCode(instance=item, id=counter+1, context=self.context)
self.instances.append(instance)
if instance.waiting_list:
code += instance.lines
# After each instance has been processed, try again.
# This allows self referencing fields to work.
for instance in self.instances:
if instance.waiting_list:
code += instance.lines
return code
lines = property(get_lines)
class InstanceCode(Code):
" Produces a python script that can recreate data for a given model instance. "
def __init__(self, instance, id, context={}):
""" We need the instance in question and an id """
self.instance = instance
self.model = self.instance.__class__
self.context = context
self.variable_name = "%s_%s" % (self.instance._meta.db_table, id)
self.skip_me = None
self.instantiated = False
self.indent = 0
self.imports = {}
self.waiting_list = list(self.model._meta.fields)
self.many_to_many_waiting_list = {}
for field in self.model._meta.many_to_many:
self.many_to_many_waiting_list[field] = list(getattr(self.instance, field.name).all())
def get_lines(self):
""" Returns a list of lists or strings, representing the code body.
Each list is a block, each string is a statement.
"""
code_lines = []
# Don't return anything if this is an instance that should be skipped
if self.skip():
return []
# Initialise our new object
# e.g. model_name_35 = Model()
code_lines += self.instantiate()
# Add each field
# e.g. model_name_35.field_one = 1034.91
# model_name_35.field_two = "text"
code_lines += self.get_waiting_list()
# Print the save command for our new object
# e.g. model_name_35.save()
if code_lines:
code_lines.append("%s.save()\n" % (self.variable_name))
code_lines += self.get_many_to_many_lines()
return code_lines
lines = property(get_lines)
def skip(self):
""" Determine whether or not this object should be skipped.
If this model is a parent of a single subclassed instance, skip it.
The subclassed instance will create this parent instance for us.
TODO: Allow the user to force its creation?
"""
if self.skip_me is not None:
return self.skip_me
try:
# Django trunk since r7722 uses CollectedObjects instead of dict
from django.db.models.query import CollectedObjects
sub_objects = CollectedObjects()
except ImportError:
# previous versions don't have CollectedObjects
sub_objects = {}
self.instance._collect_sub_objects(sub_objects)
if reduce(lambda x, y: x+y, [self.model in so._meta.parents for so in sub_objects.keys()]) == 1:
pk_name = self.instance._meta.pk.name
key = '%s_%s' % (self.model.__name__, getattr(self.instance, pk_name))
self.context[key] = None
self.skip_me = True
else:
self.skip_me = False
return self.skip_me
def instantiate(self):
" Write lines for instantiation "
# e.g. model_name_35 = Model()
code_lines = []
if not self.instantiated:
code_lines.append("%s = %s()" % (self.variable_name, self.model.__name__))
self.instantiated = True
# Store our variable name for future foreign key references
pk_name = self.instance._meta.pk.name
key = '%s_%s' % (self.model.__name__, getattr(self.instance, pk_name))
self.context[key] = self.variable_name
return code_lines
def get_waiting_list(self):
" Add lines for any waiting fields that can be completed now. "
code_lines = []
# Process normal fields
for field in list(self.waiting_list):
try:
# Find the value, add the line, remove from waiting list and move on
value = get_attribute_value(self.instance, field, self.context)
code_lines.append('%s.%s = %s' % (self.variable_name, field.name, value))
self.waiting_list.remove(field)
except SkipValue, e:
# Remove from the waiting list and move on
self.waiting_list.remove(field)
continue
except DoLater, e:
# Move on, maybe next time
continue
return code_lines
def get_many_to_many_lines(self):
""" Generates lines that define many to many relations for this instance. """
lines = []
for field, rel_items in self.many_to_many_waiting_list.items():
for rel_item in list(rel_items):
try:
pk_name = rel_item._meta.pk.name
key = '%s_%s' % (rel_item.__class__.__name__, getattr(rel_item, pk_name))
value = "%s" % self.context[key]
lines.append('%s.%s.add(%s)' % (self.variable_name, field.name, value))
self.many_to_many_waiting_list[field].remove(rel_item)
except KeyError:
pass
if lines:
lines.append("")
return lines
class Script(Code):
" Produces a complete python script that can recreate data for the given apps. "
def __init__(self, models, context={}):
self.models = models
self.context = context
self.indent = -1
self.imports = {}
def get_lines(self):
""" Returns a list of lists or strings, representing the code body.
Each list is a block, each string is a statement.
"""
code = [ self.FILE_HEADER.strip() ]
# Queue and process the required models
for model_class in queue_models(self.models, context=self.context):
sys.stderr.write('Processing model: %s\n' % model_class.model.__name__)
code.append(model_class.import_lines)
code.append("")
code.append(model_class.lines)
# Process left over foreign keys from cyclic models
for model in self.models:
sys.stderr.write('Re-processing model: %s\n' % model.model.__name__)
for instance in model.instances:
if instance.waiting_list:
code.append(instance.lines)
return code
lines = property(get_lines)
# A user-friendly file header
FILE_HEADER = """
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# This file has been automatically generated, changes may be lost if you
# go and generate it again. It was generated with the following command:
# %s
import datetime
from decimal import Decimal
from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
def run():
""" % " ".join(sys.argv)
# HELPER FUNCTIONS
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
def flatten_blocks(lines, num_indents=-1):
""" Takes a list (block) or string (statement) and flattens it into a string
with indentation.
"""
# The standard indent is four spaces
INDENTATION = " " * 4
if not lines:
return ""
# If this is a string, add the indentation and finish here
if isinstance(lines, basestring):
return INDENTATION * num_indents + lines
# If this is not a string, join the lines and recurse
return "\n".join([ flatten_blocks(line, num_indents+1) for line in lines ])
def get_attribute_value(item, field, context):
""" Gets a string version of the given attribute's value, like repr() might. """
# Find the value of the field, catching any database issues
try:
value = getattr(item, field.name)
except ObjectDoesNotExist:
raise SkipValue('Could not find object for %s.%s, ignoring.\n' % (item.__class__.__name__, field.name))
# AutoField: We don't include the auto fields, they'll be automatically recreated
if isinstance(field, models.AutoField):
raise SkipValue()#"AutoField %s.%s" % (item.__class__, field.name))
# ForeignKey fields, link directly using our stored python variable name
elif isinstance(field, models.ForeignKey) and value is not None:
# Special case for contenttype foreign keys: no need to output any
# content types in this script, as they can be generated again
# automatically.
# NB: Not sure if "is" will always work
if field.rel.to is ContentType:
return 'ContentType.objects.get(app_label="%s", model="%s")' % (value.app_label, value.model)
# Generate an identifier (key) for this foreign object
pk_name = value._meta.pk.name
key = '%s_%s' % (value.__class__.__name__, getattr(value, pk_name))
if key in context:
variable_name = context[key]
# If the context value is set to None, this should be skipped.
# This identifies models that have been skipped (inheritance)
if variable_name is None:
raise SkipValue()
# Return the variable name listed in the context
return "%s" % variable_name
else:
raise DoLater('(FK) %s.%s\n' % (item.__class__.__name__, field.name))
# A normal field (e.g. a python built-in)
else:
return repr(value)
def queue_models(models, context):
""" Works an an appropriate ordering for the models.
This isn't essential, but makes the script look nicer because
more instances can be defined on their first try.
"""
# Max number of cycles allowed before we call it an infinite loop.
MAX_CYCLES = 5
model_queue = []
number_remaining_models = len(models)
allowed_cycles = MAX_CYCLES
while number_remaining_models > 0:
previous_number_remaining_models = number_remaining_models
model = models.pop(0)
# If the model is ready to be processed, add it to the list
if check_dependencies(model, model_queue):
model_class = ModelCode(model=model, context=context)
model_queue.append(model_class)
# Otherwise put the model back at the end of the list
else:
models.append(model)
# Check for infinite loops.
# This means there is a cyclic foreign key structure
# That cannot be resolved by re-ordering
number_remaining_models = len(models)
if number_remaining_models == previous_number_remaining_models:
allowed_cycles -= 1
if allowed_cycles <= 0:
# Add the remaining models, but do not remove them from the model list
missing_models = [ ModelCode(model=m, context=context) for m in models ]
model_queue += missing_models
# Replace the models with the model class objects
# (sure, this is a little bit of hackery)
models[:] = missing_models
break
else:
allowed_cycles = MAX_CYCLES
return model_queue
def check_dependencies(model, model_queue):
" Check that all the depenedencies for this model are already in the queue. "
# A list of allowed links: existing fields, itself and the special case ContentType
allowed_links = [ m.model.__name__ for m in model_queue ] + [model.__name__, 'ContentType']
# For each ForeignKey or ManyToMany field, check that a link is possible
for field in model._meta.fields + model._meta.many_to_many:
if field.rel and field.rel.to.__name__ not in allowed_links:
return False
return True
# EXCEPTIONS
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class SkipValue(Exception):
""" Value could not be parsed or should simply be skipped. """
class DoLater(Exception):
""" Value could not be parsed or should simply be skipped. """
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Comments
+1 for ./manage.py dumpdata --format python
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dumpscript is now part of django-command-extensions :)
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Nice one Will!
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nice one. how about object and model cherry-picking? ;)
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object and model cherry-picking?
But please no bug reports on this one :-P
#
Great script Will - thanks.
I found (and fixed) a bug against the latest trunk and have added model include and exclude options on the command line. Would you like a copy so you can choose whether to update your snippet and perhaps point out where what I've done screws everything up? ;) If so I'm on aj 'at' cubbyhole 'dot' net.
AJ
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I'm relatively new to Django and am trying to get this script to work. Can somebody point me in a direction to running these types of scripts?
Thanks, Trent
#
Awesome but don't try this one with more than a handful of records unless you've got something beefy!
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