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This document explains all the possible :ref:`metadata options
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6 | 6 | <meta-options>` that you can give your model in its internal ``class |
7 | 7 | Meta``. |
8 | 8 | |
9 | | Available ``Meta`` options |
10 | | ========================== |
11 | | |
12 | | .. currentmodule:: django.db.models |
13 | | |
14 | | ``abstract`` |
15 | | ------------ |
16 | | |
17 | | .. attribute:: Options.abstract |
18 | | |
19 | | If ``True``, this model will be an :ref:`abstract base class <abstract-base-classes>`. |
20 | | |
21 | | ``app_label`` |
22 | | ------------- |
23 | | |
24 | | .. attribute:: Options.app_label |
25 | | |
26 | | If a model exists outside of the standard :file:`models.py` (for instance, if |
27 | | the app's models are in submodules of ``myapp.models``), the model must define |
28 | | which app it is part of:: |
29 | | |
30 | | app_label = 'myapp' |
31 | | |
32 | | ``db_table`` |
33 | | ------------ |
34 | | |
35 | | .. attribute:: Options.db_table |
36 | | |
37 | | The name of the database table to use for the model:: |
38 | | |
39 | | db_table = 'music_album' |
40 | | |
41 | 9 | .. _table-names: |
42 | 10 | |
43 | 11 | Table names |
44 | | ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 12 | =========== |
45 | 13 | |
46 | 14 | To save you time, Django automatically derives the name of the database table |
47 | 15 | from the name of your model class and the app that contains it. A model's |
48 | 16 | database table name is constructed by joining the model's "app label" -- the |
49 | | name you used in ``manage.py startapp`` -- to the model's class name, with an |
50 | | underscore between them. |
| 17 | name you used in :djadmin:`manage.py startapp <startapp>` -- to the model's |
| 18 | class name, with an underscore between them. |
51 | 19 | |
52 | 20 | For example, if you have an app ``bookstore`` (as created by |
53 | 21 | ``manage.py startapp bookstore``), a model defined as ``class Book`` will have |
… |
… |
If your database table name is an SQL reserved word, or contains characters that
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60 | 28 | aren't allowed in Python variable names -- notably, the hyphen -- that's OK. |
61 | 29 | Django quotes column and table names behind the scenes. |
62 | 30 | |
63 | | ``db_tablespace`` |
64 | | ----------------- |
| 31 | Available ``Meta`` options |
| 32 | ========================== |
65 | 33 | |
66 | | .. attribute:: Options.db_tablespace |
| 34 | .. currentmodule:: django.db.models |
67 | 35 | |
68 | | .. versionadded:: 1.0 |
| 36 | .. attribute:: Options.abstract |
69 | 37 | |
70 | | The name of the database tablespace to use for the model. If the backend doesn't |
71 | | support tablespaces, this option is ignored. |
| 38 | If ``True``, this model will be an |
| 39 | :ref:`abstract base class <abstract-base-classes>`. |
72 | 40 | |
73 | | ``get_latest_by`` |
74 | | ----------------- |
| 41 | .. attribute:: Options.app_label |
75 | 42 | |
76 | | .. attribute:: Options.get_latest_by |
| 43 | If a model exists outside of the standard :file:`models.py` (for instance, |
| 44 | if the app's models are in submodules of ``myapp.models``), the model must |
| 45 | define which app it is part of:: |
77 | 46 | |
78 | | The name of a :class:`DateField` or :class:`DateTimeField` in the model. This |
79 | | specifies the default field to use in your model :class:`Manager`'s |
80 | | :class:`~QuerySet.latest` method. |
| 47 | app_label = 'myapp' |
81 | 48 | |
82 | | Example:: |
| 49 | .. attribute:: Options.db_table |
83 | 50 | |
84 | | get_latest_by = "order_date" |
| 51 | The name of the database table to use for the model:: |
85 | 52 | |
86 | | See the docs for :meth:`~django.db.models.QuerySet.latest` for more. |
| 53 | db_table = 'music_album' |
87 | 54 | |
88 | | ``managed`` |
89 | | ----------------------- |
90 | 55 | |
91 | | .. attribute:: Options.managed |
| 56 | .. attribute:: Options.db_tablespace |
92 | 57 | |
93 | | .. versionadded:: 1.1 |
| 58 | .. versionadded:: 1.0 |
94 | 59 | |
95 | | Defaults to ``True``, meaning Django will create the appropriate database |
96 | | tables in :djadmin:`syncdb` and remove them as part of a :djadmin:`reset` |
97 | | management command. That is, Django *manages* the database tables' lifecycles. |
| 60 | The name of the database tablespace to use for the model. If the backend |
| 61 | doesn't support tablespaces, this option is ignored. |
98 | 62 | |
99 | | If ``False``, no database table creation or deletion operations will be |
100 | | performed for this model. This is useful if the model represents an existing |
101 | | table or a database view that has been created by some other means. This is |
102 | | the *only* difference when ``managed`` is ``False``. All other aspects of |
103 | | model handling are exactly the same as normal. This includes |
| 63 | .. attribute:: Options.get_latest_by |
104 | 64 | |
105 | | 1. Adding an automatic primary key field to the model if you don't declare |
106 | | it. To avoid confusion for later code readers, it's recommended to |
107 | | specify all the columns from the database table you are modeling when |
108 | | using unmanaged models. |
| 65 | The name of a :class:`DateField` or :class:`DateTimeField` in the model. |
| 66 | This specifies the default field to use in your model :class:`Manager`'s |
| 67 | :class:`~QuerySet.latest` method. |
109 | 68 | |
110 | | 2. If a model with ``managed=False`` contains a |
111 | | :class:`~django.db.models.ManyToManyField` that points to another |
112 | | unmanaged model, then the intermediate table for the many-to-many join |
113 | | will also not be created. However, a the intermediary table between one |
114 | | managed and one unmanaged model *will* be created. |
| 69 | Example:: |
115 | 70 | |
116 | | If you need to change this default behavior, create the intermediary |
117 | | table as an explicit model (with ``managed`` set as needed) and use the |
118 | | :attr:`ManyToManyField.through` attribute to make the relation use your |
119 | | custom model. |
| 71 | get_latest_by = "order_date" |
120 | 72 | |
121 | | For tests involving models with ``managed=False``, it's up to you to ensure |
122 | | the correct tables are created as part of the test setup. |
| 73 | See the docs for :meth:`~django.db.models.QuerySet.latest` for more. |
123 | 74 | |
124 | | If you're interested in changing the Python-level behavior of a model class, |
125 | | you *could* use ``managed=False`` and create a copy of an existing model. |
126 | | However, there's a better approach for that situation: :ref:`proxy-models`. |
| 75 | .. attribute:: Options.managed |
127 | 76 | |
128 | | ``order_with_respect_to`` |
129 | | ------------------------- |
| 77 | .. versionadded:: 1.1 |
130 | 78 | |
131 | | .. attribute:: Options.order_with_respect_to |
| 79 | Defaults to ``True``, meaning Django will create the appropriate database |
| 80 | tables in :djadmin:`syncdb` and remove them as part of a :djadmin:`reset` |
| 81 | management command. That is, Django *manages* the database tables' |
| 82 | lifecycles. |
132 | 83 | |
133 | | Marks this object as "orderable" with respect to the given field. This is almost |
134 | | always used with related objects to allow them to be ordered with respect to a |
135 | | parent object. For example, if an ``Answer`` relates to a ``Question`` object, |
136 | | and a question has more than one answer, and the order of answers matters, you'd |
137 | | do this:: |
| 84 | If ``False``, no database table creation or deletion operations will be |
| 85 | performed for this model. This is useful if the model represents an |
| 86 | existing table or a database view that has been created by some other |
| 87 | means. This is the *only* difference when ``managed=False``. All other |
| 88 | aspects of model handling are exactly the same as normal. This includes: |
138 | 89 | |
139 | | class Answer(models.Model): |
140 | | question = models.ForeignKey(Question) |
141 | | # ... |
| 90 | 1. Adding an automatic primary key field to the model if you don't |
| 91 | declare it. To avoid confusion for later code readers, it's |
| 92 | recommended to specify all the columns from the database table you |
| 93 | are modeling when using unmanaged models. |
142 | 94 | |
143 | | class Meta: |
144 | | order_with_respect_to = 'question' |
| 95 | 2. If a model with ``managed=False`` contains a |
| 96 | :class:`~django.db.models.ManyToManyField` that points to another |
| 97 | unmanaged model, then the intermediate table for the many-to-many |
| 98 | join will also not be created. However, a the intermediary table |
| 99 | between one managed and one unmanaged model *will* be created. |
145 | 100 | |
146 | | When ``order_with_respect_to`` is set, two additional methods are provided to |
147 | | retrieve and to set the order of the related objects: ``get_RELATED_order()`` |
148 | | and ``set_RELATED_order()``, where ``RELATED`` is the lowercased model name. For |
149 | | example, assuming that a ``Question`` object has multiple related ``Answer`` |
150 | | objects, the list returned contains the primary keys of the related ``Answer`` |
151 | | objects:: |
| 101 | If you need to change this default behavior, create the intermediary |
| 102 | table as an explicit model (with ``managed`` set as needed) and use |
| 103 | the :attr:`~ManyToManyField.through` attribute to make the relation |
| 104 | use your custom model. |
152 | 105 | |
153 | | >>> question = Question.objects.get(id=1) |
154 | | >>> question.get_answer_order() |
155 | | [1, 2, 3] |
| 106 | For tests involving models with ``managed=False``, it's up to you to ensure |
| 107 | the correct tables are created as part of the test setup. |
156 | 108 | |
157 | | The order of a ``Question`` object's related ``Answer`` objects can be set by |
158 | | passing in a list of ``Answer`` primary keys:: |
| 109 | If you're interested in changing the Python-level behavior of a model class, |
| 110 | you *could* use ``managed=False`` and create a copy of an existing model. |
| 111 | However, there's a better approach for that situation: :ref:`proxy-models`. |
159 | 112 | |
160 | | >>> question.set_answer_order([3, 1, 2]) |
| 113 | .. attribute:: Options.order_with_respect_to |
161 | 114 | |
162 | | The related objects also get two methods, ``get_next_in_order()`` and |
163 | | ``get_previous_in_order()``, which can be used to access those objects in their |
164 | | proper order. Assuming the ``Answer`` objects are ordered by ``id``:: |
| 115 | Marks this object as "orderable" with respect to the given field. This is |
| 116 | almost always used with related objects to allow them to be ordered with |
| 117 | respect to a parent object. For example, if an ``Answer`` relates to a |
| 118 | ``Question`` object, and a question has more than one answer, and the order |
| 119 | of answers matters, you'd do this:: |
165 | 120 | |
166 | | >>> answer = Answer.objects.get(id=2) |
167 | | >>> answer.get_next_in_order() |
168 | | <Answer: 3> |
169 | | >>> answer.get_previous_in_order() |
170 | | <Answer: 1> |
| 121 | class Answer(models.Model): |
| 122 | question = models.ForeignKey(Question) |
| 123 | # ... |
171 | 124 | |
172 | | ``ordering`` |
173 | | ------------ |
| 125 | class Meta: |
| 126 | order_with_respect_to = 'question' |
174 | 127 | |
175 | 128 | .. attribute:: Options.ordering |
176 | 129 | |
177 | | The default ordering for the object, for use when obtaining lists of objects:: |
| 130 | The default ordering for the object, for use when obtaining lists of |
| 131 | objects:: |
178 | 132 | |
179 | | ordering = ['-order_date'] |
| 133 | ordering = ['-order_date'] |
180 | 134 | |
181 | | This is a tuple or list of strings. Each string is a field name with an optional |
182 | | "-" prefix, which indicates descending order. Fields without a leading "-" will |
183 | | be ordered ascending. Use the string "?" to order randomly. |
| 135 | This is a tuple or list of strings. Each string is a field name with an |
| 136 | optional "-" prefix, which indicates descending order. Fields without a |
| 137 | leading "-" will be ordered ascending. Use the string "?" to order |
| 138 | randomly. |
184 | 139 | |
185 | | .. note:: |
| 140 | .. note:: |
186 | 141 | |
187 | | Regardless of how many fields are in :attr:`~Options.ordering`, the admin |
188 | | site uses only the first field. |
| 142 | Regardless of how many fields are in :attr:`~Options.ordering`, the |
| 143 | admin site uses only the first field. |
189 | 144 | |
190 | | For example, to order by a ``pub_date`` field ascending, use this:: |
| 145 | For example, to order by a ``pub_date`` field ascending, use this:: |
191 | 146 | |
192 | | ordering = ['pub_date'] |
| 147 | ordering = ['pub_date'] |
193 | 148 | |
194 | | To order by ``pub_date`` descending, use this:: |
| 149 | To order by ``pub_date`` descending, use this:: |
195 | 150 | |
196 | | ordering = ['-pub_date'] |
| 151 | ordering = ['-pub_date'] |
197 | 152 | |
198 | | To order by ``pub_date`` descending, then by ``author`` ascending, use this:: |
| 153 | To order by ``pub_date`` descending, then by ``author`` ascending, use |
| 154 | this:: |
199 | 155 | |
200 | | ordering = ['-pub_date', 'author'] |
| 156 | ordering = ['-pub_date', 'author'] |
201 | 157 | |
202 | | ``permissions`` |
203 | | --------------- |
| 158 | When ``order_with_respect_to`` is set, two additional methods are provided |
| 159 | to retrieve and to set the order of the related objects: |
| 160 | ``get_RELATED_order()`` and ``set_RELATED_order()``, where ``RELATED`` is |
| 161 | the lowercased model name. For example, assuming that a ``Question`` object |
| 162 | has multiple related ``Answer`` objects, the list returned contains the |
| 163 | primary keys of the related ``Answer`` objects:: |
204 | 164 | |
205 | | .. attribute:: Options.permissions |
| 165 | >>> question = Question.objects.get(id=1) |
| 166 | >>> question.get_answer_order() |
| 167 | [1, 2, 3] |
206 | 168 | |
207 | | Extra permissions to enter into the permissions table when creating this object. |
208 | | Add, delete and change permissions are automatically created for each object |
209 | | that has ``admin`` set. This example specifies an extra permission, |
210 | | ``can_deliver_pizzas``:: |
| 169 | The order of a ``Question`` object's related ``Answer`` objects can be set |
| 170 | by passing in a list of ``Answer`` primary keys:: |
211 | 171 | |
212 | | permissions = (("can_deliver_pizzas", "Can deliver pizzas"),) |
| 172 | >>> question.set_answer_order([3, 1, 2]) |
213 | 173 | |
214 | | This is a list or tuple of 2-tuples in the format ``(permission_code, |
215 | | human_readable_permission_name)``. |
| 174 | The related objects also get two methods, ``get_next_in_order()`` and |
| 175 | ``get_previous_in_order()``, which can be used to access those objects in |
| 176 | their proper order. Assuming the ``Answer`` objects are ordered by ``id``:: |
216 | 177 | |
217 | | ``proxy`` |
218 | | --------- |
| 178 | >>> answer = Answer.objects.get(id=2) |
| 179 | >>> answer.get_next_in_order() |
| 180 | <Answer: 3> |
| 181 | >>> answer.get_previous_in_order() |
| 182 | <Answer: 1> |
219 | 183 | |
220 | | .. attribute:: Options.proxy |
| 184 | .. attribute:: Options.permissions |
221 | 185 | |
222 | | .. versionadded:: 1.1 |
| 186 | Extra permissions to enter into the permissions table when creating this |
| 187 | object. Add, delete and change permissions are automatically created for |
| 188 | each object that has ``admin`` set. This example specifies an extra |
| 189 | permission, ``can_deliver_pizzas``:: |
223 | 190 | |
224 | | If set to ``True``, a model which subclasses another model will be treated as |
225 | | a :ref:`proxy model <proxy-models>`. |
| 191 | permissions = (("can_deliver_pizzas", "Can deliver pizzas"),) |
226 | 192 | |
227 | | ``unique_together`` |
228 | | ------------------- |
| 193 | This is a list or tuple of 2-tuples in the format ``(permission_code, |
| 194 | human_readable_permission_name)``. |
229 | 195 | |
230 | | .. attribute:: Options.unique_together |
| 196 | .. attribute:: Options.proxy |
231 | 197 | |
232 | | Sets of field names that, taken together, must be unique:: |
| 198 | .. versionadded:: 1.1 |
233 | 199 | |
234 | | unique_together = (("driver", "restaurant"),) |
| 200 | If set to ``True``, a model which subclasses another model will be treated |
| 201 | as a :ref:`proxy model <proxy-models>`. |
235 | 202 | |
236 | | This is a list of lists of fields that must be unique when considered together. |
237 | | It's used in the Django admin and is enforced at the database level (i.e., the |
238 | | appropriate ``UNIQUE`` statements are included in the ``CREATE TABLE`` |
239 | | statement). |
| 203 | .. attribute:: Options.unique_together |
240 | 204 | |
241 | | .. versionadded:: 1.0 |
| 205 | Sets of field names that, taken together, must be unique:: |
242 | 206 | |
243 | | For convenience, unique_together can be a single list when dealing with a single |
244 | | set of fields:: |
| 207 | unique_together = (("driver", "restaurant"),) |
245 | 208 | |
246 | | unique_together = ("driver", "restaurant") |
| 209 | This is a list of lists of fields that must be unique when considered |
| 210 | together. It's used in the Django admin and is enforced at the database level |
| 211 | (i.e., the appropriate ``UNIQUE`` statements are included in the |
| 212 | ``CREATE TABLE`` statement). |
247 | 213 | |
248 | | ``verbose_name`` |
249 | | ---------------- |
| 214 | .. versionadded:: 1.0 |
250 | 215 | |
251 | | .. attribute:: Options.verbose_name |
| 216 | For convenience, unique_together can be a single list when dealing with a |
| 217 | single set of fields:: |
| 218 | |
| 219 | unique_together = ("driver", "restaurant") |
252 | 220 | |
253 | | A human-readable name for the object, singular:: |
| 221 | .. attribute:: Options.verbose_name |
254 | 222 | |
255 | | verbose_name = "pizza" |
| 223 | A human-readable name for the object, singular:: |
256 | 224 | |
257 | | If this isn't given, Django will use a munged version of the class name: |
258 | | ``CamelCase`` becomes ``camel case``. |
| 225 | verbose_name = "pizza" |
259 | 226 | |
260 | | ``verbose_name_plural`` |
261 | | ----------------------- |
| 227 | If this isn't given, Django will use a munged version of the class name: |
| 228 | ``CamelCase`` becomes ``camel case``. |
262 | 229 | |
263 | 230 | .. attribute:: Options.verbose_name_plural |
264 | 231 | |
265 | | The plural name for the object:: |
| 232 | The plural name for the object:: |
| 233 | |
| 234 | verbose_name_plural = "stories" |
| 235 | |
| 236 | If this isn't given, Django will use :attr:`~Options.verbose_name` + ``"s"``. |
266 | 237 | |
267 | | verbose_name_plural = "stories" |
| 238 | .. method:: Options.get_field(name, many_to_many=True) |
268 | 239 | |
269 | 240 | If this isn't given, Django will use :attr:`~Options.verbose_name` + ``"s"``. |