The following adds the content type field back to the model.
It only adds it *IF* you have included the contenttypes app in your setting, so it won't affect the minimalist people who don't want content-types at all.
Index: models.py
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--- models.py (revision 2766)
+++ models.py (working copy)
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import signals
from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from django.dispatch import dispatcher
class ContentTypeManager(models.Manager):
def get_for_model(self, model):
@@ -47,3 +49,19 @@
so code that calls this method should catch it.
"""
return self.model_class()._default_manager.get(**kwargs)
+
+class LazyContentType(object):
+ def __init__(self):
+ self._myContentType = None
+# self._myModel = model
+
+ def __get__(self, cls, obj_type=None):
+ if self._myContentType is None:
+ self._myContentType = ContentType.objects.get_for_model( obj_type )
+ return self._myContentType
+
+
+def add_contenttypes(sender):
+ sender.model_ContentType= LazyContentType()
+
+dispatcher.connect(add_contenttypes, signal=signals.class_prepared)
