From acd8dcd5b01f239a0d94a29b7b74310f6a603d82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Kaplan-Moss Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 16:32:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Some heavy refactoring to the 1.2 release notes. Don't bury the lede, folks! git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@13271 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/releases/1.2.txt | 937 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 514 insertions(+), 423 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/releases/1.2.txt b/docs/releases/1.2.txt index 4538b901cf..20b81911e6 100644 --- a/docs/releases/1.2.txt +++ b/docs/releases/1.2.txt @@ -4,35 +4,372 @@ Django 1.2 release notes ======================== - -May 14, 2010 +*May 17, 2010.* Welcome to Django 1.2! -Nearly a year in the making, Django 1.2 packs an impressive list of -`new features`_, and lots of bugfixes. These release notes cover the -new features, as well as important changes you'll want to be aware of -when upgrading from Django 1.1 or older versions. +Nearly a year in the making, Django 1.2 packs an impressive list of `new +features`_ and lots of bug fixes. These release notes cover the new features, +as well as important changes you'll want to be aware of when upgrading from +Django 1.1 or older versions. .. _new features: `What's new in Django 1.2`_ +Overview +======== + +Django 1.2 introduces several large, important new features, including: + + * Support for `multiple database connections`_ in a single Django instance. + + * `Model validation`_ inspired by Django's form validation. + + * Vastly `improved protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery`_ (CSRF). + + * A new `user "messages" framework`_ with support for cookie- and session-based + message for both anonymous and authenticated users. + + * Hooks for `object-level permissions`_, `permissions for anonymous users`_, + and `more flexible username requirements`_. + + * Customization of e-mail sending via `e-mail backends`_. + + * New :ref:`"smart" if template tag ` which supports + comparison operators. + +.. _multiple database connections: `support for multiple databases`_ +.. _improved protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery: `improved CSRF protection`_ +.. _user "messages" framework: `messages framework`_ +.. _more flexible username requirements: `relaxed requirements for usernames`_ + +These are just the highlights; full details and a complete list of features `may +be found below`_. + +.. _may be found below: `what's new in django 1.2` + +.. seealso:: + + `Django Advent`_ covered the release of Django 1.2 with a series of + articles and tutorials that cover some of the new features in depth. + +.. _django advent: http://djangoadvent.com/ + +Wherever possible these features have been introduced in a backwards-compatible +manner per :ref:`our API stability policy ` policy. + +However, a handful of features *have* changed in ways that, for some users, will be +backwards-incompatible. The big changes are: + + * The new CSRF protection framework is not backwards-compatible with + the old system. Users of the old system will not be affected until + the old system is removed in Django 1.4 + + However, upgrading to the new CSRF protection framework requires a few + important backwards-incompatible changes, detailed in `CSRF Protection`_, + below. + + * Authors of custom :class:`~django.db.models.Field` subclasses should be + aware that a number of methods have had a change in prototype, detailed + under `get_db_prep_*() methods on Field`_, below. + + * The internals of template tags have changed somewhat; authors of custom + template tags that need to store state (e.g. custom control flow tags) + should ensure that their code follows the new rules for `stateful template + tags`_ + + * The :func:`~django.contrib.auth.decorators.user_passes_test`, + :func:`~django.contrib.auth.decorators.login_required`, and + :func:`~django.contrib.auth.decorators.permission_required`, decorators + from :mod:`django.contrib.auth` only apply to functions and no longer + work on methods. There's a simple one-line fix `detailed below`_. + +.. _detailed below: `user_passes_test, login_required and permission_required`_ + +Again, these are just the big features that will affect the most users. Users +upgrading from previous versions of Django are heavily encouraged to consult +the complete list of :ref:`backwards-incompatible changes +` and the list of :ref:`deprecated +features `. + +What's new in Django 1.2 +======================== + +Support for multiple databases +------------------------------ + +Django 1.2 adds the ability to use :ref:`more than one database +` in your Django project. Queries can be issued at a +specific database with the `using()` method on ``QuerySet`` objects. Individual +objects can be saved to a specific database by providing a ``using`` argument +when you call ``save()``. + +Model validation +---------------- + +Model instances now have support for :ref:`validating their own data +`, and both model and form fields now accept configurable +lists of :ref:`validators ` specifying reusable, encapsulated +validation behavior. Note, however, that validation must still be performed +explicitly. Simply invoking a model instance's ``save()`` method will not +perform any validation of the instance's data. + +Improved CSRF protection +------------------------ + +Django now has much improved protection against :ref:`Cross-Site Request Forgery +(CSRF) attacks`. This type of attack occurs when a malicious +Web site contains a link, a form button or some JavaScript that is intended to +perform some action on your Web site, using the credentials of a logged-in user +who visits the malicious site in their browser. A related type of attack, "login +CSRF," where an attacking site tricks a user's browser into logging into a site +with someone else's credentials, is also covered. + +Messages framework +------------------ + +Django now includes a robust and configurable :ref:`messages framework +` with built-in support for cookie- and session-based +messaging, for both anonymous and authenticated clients. The messages framework +replaces the deprecated user message API and allows you to temporarily store +messages in one request and retrieve them for display in a subsequent request +(usually the next one). + +Object-level permissions +------------------------ + +A foundation for specifying permissions at the per-object level has been added. +Although there is no implementation of this in core, a custom authentication +backend can provide this implementation and it will be used by +:class:`django.contrib.auth.models.User`. See the :ref:`authentication docs +` for more information. + +Permissions for anonymous users +------------------------------- + +If you provide a custom auth backend with ``supports_anonymous_user`` set to +``True``, AnonymousUser will check the backend for permissions, just like +User already did. This is useful for centralizing permission handling - apps +can always delegate the question of whether something is allowed or not to +the authorization/authentication backend. See the :ref:`authentication +docs ` for more details. + +Relaxed requirements for usernames +---------------------------------- + +The built-in :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.User` model's +:attr:`~django.contrib.auth.models.User.username` field now allows a wider range +of characters, including ``@``, ``+``, ``.`` and ``-`` characters. + +E-mail backends +--------------- + +You can now :ref:`configure the way that Django sends e-mail +`. Instead of using SMTP to send all e-mail, you +can now choose a configurable e-mail backend to send messages. If your +hosting provider uses a sandbox or some other non-SMTP technique for +sending mail, you can now construct an e-mail backend that will allow +Django's standard :ref:`mail sending methods` to use +those facilities. + +This also makes it easier to debug mail sending. Django ships with +backend implementations that allow you to send e-mail to a +:ref:`file`, to the +:ref:`console`, or to +:ref:`memory`. You can even configure all +e-mail to be :ref:`thrown away`. + +.. _new-in-1.2-smart-if: + +"Smart" :ttag:`if` tag +---------------------- + +The :ttag:`if` tag has been upgraded to be much more powerful. First, we've +added support for comparison operators. No longer will you have to type: + +.. code-block:: html+django + + {% ifnotequal a b %} + ... + {% endifnotequal %} + +You can now do this: + +.. code-block:: html+django + + {% if a != b %} + ... + {% endif %} + +There's really no reason to use ``{% ifequal %}`` or ``{% ifnotequal %}`` +anymore, unless you're the nostalgic type. + +The operators supported are ``==``, ``!=``, ``<``, ``>``, ``<=``, ``>=``, +``in`` and ``not in``, all of which work like the Python operators, in addition +to ``and``, ``or`` and ``not``, which were already supported. + +Also, filters may now be used in the ``if`` expression. For example: + +.. code-block:: html+django + +
{{ message }}
+ +Template caching +---------------- + +In previous versions of Django, every time you rendered a template, it +would be reloaded from disk. In Django 1.2, you can use a :ref:`cached +template loader ` to load templates once, then +cache the result for every subsequent render. This can lead to a +significant performance improvement if your templates are broken into +lots of smaller subtemplates (using the ``{% extends %}`` or ``{% +include %}`` tags). + +As a side effect, it is now much easier to support non-Django template +languages. For more details, see the :ref:`notes on supporting +non-Django template languages`. + +Natural keys in fixtures +------------------------ + +Fixtures can now refer to remote objects using +:ref:`topics-serialization-natural-keys`. This lookup scheme is an +alternative to the normal primary-key based object references in a +fixture, improving readability and resolving problems referring to +objects whose primary key value may not be predictable or known. + +Fast failure for tests +---------------------- + +Both the :djadmin:`test` subcommand of ``django-admin.py`` and the +``runtests.py`` script used to run Django's own test suite now support a +``--failfast`` option. When specified, this option causes the test runner to +exit after encountering a failure instead of continuing with the test run. In +addition, the handling of ``Ctrl-C`` during a test run has been improved to +trigger a graceful exit from the test run that reports details of the tests that +were run before the interruption. + +``BigIntegerField`` +------------------- + +Models can now use a 64-bit :class:`~django.db.models.BigIntegerField` type. + +Improved localization +--------------------- + +Django's :ref:`internationalization framework ` has been expanded +with locale-aware formatting and form processing. That means, if enabled, dates +and numbers on templates will be displayed using the format specified for the +current locale. Django will also use localized formats when parsing data in +forms. See :ref:`Format localization ` for more details. + +``readonly_fields`` in ``ModelAdmin`` +------------------------------------- + +:attr:`django.contrib.admin.ModelAdmin.readonly_fields` has been added to +enable non-editable fields in add/change pages for models and inlines. Field +and calculated values can be displayed alongside editable fields. + +Customizable syntax highlighting +-------------------------------- + +You can now use a ``DJANGO_COLORS`` environment variable to modify or disable +the colors used by ``django-admin.py`` to provide :ref:`syntax highlighting +`. + +Syndication feeds as views +-------------------------- + +:ref:`Syndication feeds ` can now be used directly as +views in your :ref:`URLconf `. This means that you can +maintain complete control over the URL structure of your feeds. Like any other +view, feeds views are passed a ``request`` object, so you can do anything you +would normally do with a view, like user based access control, or making a feed +a named URL. + +GeoDjango +--------- + +The most significant new feature for ref:`GeoDjango ` +in 1.2 is support for multiple spatial databases. As a result, +the following :ref:`spatial database backends ` +are now included: + +* :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis` +* :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backends.mysql` +* :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backends.oracle` +* :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backends.spatialite` + +GeoDjango now supports the rich capabilities added +in the `PostGIS 1.5 release `_. +New features include suppport for the the :ref:`geography type ` +and enabling of :ref:`distance queries ` +with non-point geometries on geographic coordinate systems. + +Support for 3D geometry fields was added, and may be enabled +by setting the :attr:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeometryField.dim` +keyword to 3 in your :class:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeometryField`. +The :class:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.Extent3D` aggregate +and :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQuerySet.extent3d` ``GeoQuerySet`` +method were added as a part of this feature. + +The following :class:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQeurySet` +methods are new in 1.2: + +* :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQuerySet.force_rhr` +* :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQuerySet.reverse_geom` +* :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQuerySet.geohash` + +The :ref:`GEOS interface ` was updated to use +thread-safe C library functions when available on the platform. + +The :ref:`GDAL interface ` now allows the user to +set a :attr:`~django.contrib.gis.gdal.Layer.spatial_filter` on +the features returned when iterating over a +:class:`~django.contrib.gis.gdal.Layer`. + +Finally, :ref:`GeoDjango's documentation ` is now +included with Django's and is no longer +hosted separately at `geodjango.org `_. + +.. _1.2-js-assisted-inlines: + +JavaScript-assisted handling of inline related objects in the admin +------------------------------------------------------------------- + +If a user has JavaScript enabled in their browser, the interface for +inline objects in the admin now allows inline objects to be +dynamically added and removed. Users without JavaScript-enabled +browsers will see no change in the behavior of inline objects. + +New ``now`` template tag format specifier characters: ``c`` and ``u`` +--------------------------------------------------------------------- + +The argument to the :ttag:`now` has gained two new format characters: +``c`` to specify that a datetime value should be formatted in ISO 8601 +format, and ``u`` that allows output of the microseconds part of a +datetime or time value. + +These are also available in others parts like the :tfilter:`date` and +:tfilter:`time` template filters, the ``humanize`` template tag library +and the new `format localization`_ framework. + +.. _format localization: `Improved localization`_ + .. _backwards-incompatible-changes-1.2: Backwards-incompatible changes in 1.2 ===================================== -There are a number of changes in Django 1.2 which will be -backwards-incompatible; per :ref:`our API stability policy -`, most such changes are being introduced -gradually to allow adequate time to upgrade existing code. For most of -the changes listed below, code written for Django 1.1 or older will -simply raise a ``PendingDeprecationWarning`` in Django 1.2, followed -by a ``DeprecationWarning`` in Django 1.3 before such code finally -stops working entirely in Django 1.4. +Wherever possible the new features above have been introduced in a +backwards-compatible manner per :ref:`our API stability policy +` policy. -Do note, however, that some of the items listed below may require -immediate changes; we encourage you to read these notes carefully to -determine how they'll impact your code. +However, a handful of features *have* changed in ways that, for some users, will be +backwards-incompatible. Those changes are detailed below. CSRF Protection --------------- @@ -59,119 +396,6 @@ should be aware of: compatible imports in the old locations, which are deprecated and will cease to be supported in Django 1.4). -:ttag:`if` tag changes ----------------------- - -Due to new features in the :ttag:`if` template tag, it no longer -accepts 'and', 'or' and 'not' as valid **variable** names. Previously, -these strings could be used as variable names. Now, the keyword status -is always enforced, and template code such as ``{% if not %}`` or ``{% -if and %}`` will throw a ``TemplateSyntaxError``. Also, ``in`` is a -new keyword and so is not a valid variable name in this tag. - -``LazyObject`` --------------- - -``LazyObject`` is an undocumented utility class used for lazily -wrapping other objects of unknown type. In Django 1.1 and earlier, it -handled introspection in a non-standard way, depending on wrapped -objects implementing a public method named -``get_all_members()``. Since this could easily lead to name clashes, -it has been changed to use the standard Python introspection method, -involving ``__members__`` and ``__dir__()``. If you used -``LazyObject`` in your own code and implemented the -``get_all_members()`` method for wrapped objects, you need to make the -following changes: - - * If your class does not have special requirements for introspection (i.e., you - have not implemented ``__getattr__()`` or other methods that allow for - attributes not discoverable by normal mechanisms), you can simply remove the - ``get_all_members()`` method. The default implementation on ``LazyObject`` - will do the right thing. - - * If you have more complex requirements for introspection, first - rename the ``get_all_members()`` method to ``__dir__()``. This is - the standard method, from Python 2.6 onwards, for supporting - introspection. If you require support for Python versions earlier - than 2.6, add the following code to the class:: - - __members__ = property(lambda self: self.__dir__()) - -.. _specifying-databases: - -Specifying databases --------------------- - -Prior to Django 1.2, Django used a number of settings to control -access to a single database. Django 1.2 introduces support for -multiple databases, and as a result the way you define database -settings has changed. - -Any existing Django settings file will continue to work as expected -until Django 1.4. Until then, old-style database settings will be -automatically translated to the new-style format. - -In the old-style (pre 1.2) format, you had a number of ``DATABASE_`` -settings in your settings file. For example:: - - DATABASE_NAME = 'test_db' - DATABASE_ENGINE = 'postgresql_psycopg2' - DATABASE_USER = 'myusername' - DATABASE_PASSWORD = 's3krit' - -These settings are now in a dictionary named -:setting:`DATABASES`. Each item in the dictionary corresponds to a -single database connection, with the name ``'default'`` describing the -default database connection. The setting names have also been -shortened. The previous sample settings would now look like this:: - - DATABASES = { - 'default': { - 'NAME': 'test_db', - 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', - 'USER': 'myusername', - 'PASSWORD': 's3krit', - } - } - -This affects the following settings: - - ========================================= ========================== - Old setting New Setting - ========================================= ========================== - :setting:`DATABASE_ENGINE` :setting:`ENGINE` - :setting:`DATABASE_HOST` :setting:`HOST` - :setting:`DATABASE_NAME` :setting:`NAME` - :setting:`DATABASE_OPTIONS` :setting:`OPTIONS` - :setting:`DATABASE_PASSWORD` :setting:`PASSWORD` - :setting:`DATABASE_PORT` :setting:`PORT` - :setting:`DATABASE_USER` :setting:`USER` - :setting:`TEST_DATABASE_CHARSET` :setting:`TEST_CHARSET` - :setting:`TEST_DATABASE_COLLATION` :setting:`TEST_COLLATION` - :setting:`TEST_DATABASE_NAME` :setting:`TEST_NAME` - ========================================= ========================== - -These changes are also required if you have manually created a database -connection using ``DatabaseWrapper()`` from your database backend of choice. - -In addition to the change in structure, Django 1.2 removes the special -handling for the built-in database backends. All database backends -must now be specified by a fully qualified module name (i.e., -``django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2``, rather than just -``postgresql_psycopg2``). - -``__dict__`` on model instances -------------------------------- - -Historically, the ``__dict__`` attribute of a model instance has only contained -attributes corresponding to the fields on a model. - -In order to support multiple database configurations, Django 1.2 has -added a ``_state`` attribute to object instances. This attribute will -appear in ``__dict__`` for a model instance. If your code relies on -iterating over ``__dict__`` to obtain a list of fields, you must now -be prepared to handle or filter out the ``_state`` attribute. - ``get_db_prep_*()`` methods on ``Field`` ---------------------------------------- @@ -282,27 +506,6 @@ the state of the :ttag:`cycle` tag would leak between multiple renderings of the same :ttag:`include`. Now that the :ttag:`cycle` tag is thread safe, this leakage no longer occurs. -Test runner exit status code ----------------------------- - -The exit status code of the test runners (``tests/runtests.py`` and ``python -manage.py test``) no longer represents the number of failed tests, because a -failure of 256 or more tests resulted in a wrong exit status code. The exit -status code for the test runner is now 0 for success (no failing tests) and 1 -for any number of test failures. If needed, the number of test failures can be -found at the end of the test runner's output. - -Cookie encoding ---------------- - -To fix bugs with cookies in Internet Explorer, Safari, and possibly -other browsers, our encoding of cookie values was changed so that the -comma and semicolon are treated as non-safe characters, and are -therefore encoded as ``\054`` and ``\073`` respectively. This could -produce backwards incompatibilities, especially if you are storing -comma or semi-colon in cookies and have javascript code that parses -and manipulates cookie values client-side. - ``user_passes_test``, ``login_required`` and ``permission_required`` -------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -355,6 +558,78 @@ change also applies to other decorators introduced since 1.1, including ``csrf_protect``, ``cache_control`` and anything created using ``decorator_from_middleware``. +:ttag:`if` tag changes +---------------------- + +Due to new features in the :ttag:`if` template tag, it no longer +accepts 'and', 'or' and 'not' as valid **variable** names. Previously, +these strings could be used as variable names. Now, the keyword status +is always enforced, and template code such as ``{% if not %}`` or ``{% +if and %}`` will throw a ``TemplateSyntaxError``. Also, ``in`` is a +new keyword and so is not a valid variable name in this tag. + +``LazyObject`` +-------------- + +``LazyObject`` is an undocumented-but-often-used utility class used for lazily +wrapping other objects of unknown type. + +In Django 1.1 and earlier, it handled introspection in a non-standard way, +depending on wrapped objects implementing a public method named +``get_all_members()``. Since this could easily lead to name clashes, it has been +changed to use the standard Python introspection method, involving +``__members__`` and ``__dir__()``. + +If you used ``LazyObject`` in your own code +and implemented the ``get_all_members()`` method for wrapped objects, you'll need +to make a couple of changes: + +First, if your class does not have special requirements for introspection (i.e., +you have not implemented ``__getattr__()`` or other methods that allow for +attributes not discoverable by normal mechanisms), you can simply remove the +``get_all_members()`` method. The default implementation on ``LazyObject`` will +do the right thing. + +If you have more complex requirements for introspection, first rename the +``get_all_members()`` method to ``__dir__()``. This is the standard +introspection method for Python 2.6 and above. If you require support for Python +versions earlier than 2.6, add the following code to the class:: + + __members__ = property(lambda self: self.__dir__()) + +``__dict__`` on model instances +------------------------------- + +Historically, the ``__dict__`` attribute of a model instance has only contained +attributes corresponding to the fields on a model. + +In order to support multiple database configurations, Django 1.2 has +added a ``_state`` attribute to object instances. This attribute will +appear in ``__dict__`` for a model instance. If your code relies on +iterating over ``__dict__`` to obtain a list of fields, you must now +be prepared to handle or filter out the ``_state`` attribute. + +Test runner exit status code +---------------------------- + +The exit status code of the test runners (``tests/runtests.py`` and ``python +manage.py test``) no longer represents the number of failed tests, because a +failure of 256 or more tests resulted in a wrong exit status code. The exit +status code for the test runner is now 0 for success (no failing tests) and 1 +for any number of test failures. If needed, the number of test failures can be +found at the end of the test runner's output. + +Cookie encoding +--------------- + +To fix bugs with cookies in Internet Explorer, Safari, and possibly +other browsers, our encoding of cookie values was changed so that the +comma and semicolon are treated as non-safe characters, and are +therefore encoded as ``\054`` and ``\073`` respectively. This could +produce backwards incompatibilities, especially if you are storing +comma or semi-colon in cookies and have javascript code that parses +and manipulates cookie values client-side. + ``ModelForm.is_valid()`` and ``ModelForm.errors`` ------------------------------------------------- @@ -414,6 +689,89 @@ will need to update your FormSet and/or admin definitions. Features deprecated in 1.2 ========================== +Finally, Django 1.2 deprecates some features from earlier releases. +These features are still supported, but will be gradually phased out +over the next few release cycles. + +Code take advantage of any of the features below will raise a +``PendingDeprecationWarning`` in Django 1.2. This warning will be silent by +default, but may be turned on using Python's `warnings module`_, or by running +Python with a ``-Wd`` or `-Wall` flag. + +.. _warnings module: http://docs.python.org/library/warnings.html + +In Django 1.3, these warnings will become a ``DeprecationWarning``, which is *not* silent. In Django 1.4 +support for these features will be removed entirely. + +.. seealso:: + + For more details, see the documentation :ref:`Django's release process + ` and our :ref:`deprecation timeline + `.` + +.. _specifying-databases: + +Specifying databases +-------------------- + +Prior to Django 1.2, Django used a number of settings to control +access to a single database. Django 1.2 introduces support for +multiple databases, and as a result the way you define database +settings has changed. + +Any existing Django settings file will continue to work as expected +until Django 1.4. Until then, old-style database settings will be +automatically translated to the new-style format. + +In the old-style (pre 1.2) format, you had a number of ``DATABASE_`` +settings in your settings file. For example:: + + DATABASE_NAME = 'test_db' + DATABASE_ENGINE = 'postgresql_psycopg2' + DATABASE_USER = 'myusername' + DATABASE_PASSWORD = 's3krit' + +These settings are now in a dictionary named +:setting:`DATABASES`. Each item in the dictionary corresponds to a +single database connection, with the name ``'default'`` describing the +default database connection. The setting names have also been +shortened. The previous sample settings would now look like this:: + + DATABASES = { + 'default': { + 'NAME': 'test_db', + 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', + 'USER': 'myusername', + 'PASSWORD': 's3krit', + } + } + +This affects the following settings: + + ========================================= ========================== + Old setting New Setting + ========================================= ========================== + :setting:`DATABASE_ENGINE` :setting:`ENGINE` + :setting:`DATABASE_HOST` :setting:`HOST` + :setting:`DATABASE_NAME` :setting:`NAME` + :setting:`DATABASE_OPTIONS` :setting:`OPTIONS` + :setting:`DATABASE_PASSWORD` :setting:`PASSWORD` + :setting:`DATABASE_PORT` :setting:`PORT` + :setting:`DATABASE_USER` :setting:`USER` + :setting:`TEST_DATABASE_CHARSET` :setting:`TEST_CHARSET` + :setting:`TEST_DATABASE_COLLATION` :setting:`TEST_COLLATION` + :setting:`TEST_DATABASE_NAME` :setting:`TEST_NAME` + ========================================= ========================== + +These changes are also required if you have manually created a database +connection using ``DatabaseWrapper()`` from your database backend of choice. + +In addition to the change in structure, Django 1.2 removes the special +handling for the built-in database backends. All database backends +must now be specified by a fully qualified module name (i.e., +``django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2``, rather than just +``postgresql_psycopg2``). + ``postgresql`` database backend ------------------------------- @@ -543,12 +901,12 @@ The same applies to the globals found in ``django.forms.fields``: Use ``django.utils.formats.get_format()`` to get the appropriate formats. -email_re --------- +``email_re`` +------------ -An undocumented regex for validating email addresses has been moved from -django.form.fields to django.core.validators. You will need to update -your imports if you are using it. +An undocumented regular expression for validating email addresses has been moved +from ``django.form.fields`` to ``django.core.validators``. You will need to +update your imports if you are using it. Function-based test runners --------------------------- @@ -744,270 +1102,3 @@ Language code ``no`` The currently used language code for Norwegian Bokmål ``no`` is being replaced by the more common language code ``nb``. -What's new in Django 1.2 -======================== - -Improved CSRF protection ------------------------- - -Django now has much improved protection against :ref:`Cross-Site -Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks`. This type of attack -occurs when a malicious Web site contains a link, a form button or -some JavaScript that is intended to perform some action on your Web -site, using the credentials of a logged-in user who visits the -malicious site in their browser. A related type of attack, "login -CSRF," where an attacking site tricks a user's browser into logging -into a site with someone else's credentials, is also covered. - -E-mail backends ---------------- - -You can now :ref:`configure the way that Django sends e-mail -`. Instead of using SMTP to send all e-mail, you -can now choose a configurable e-mail backend to send messages. If your -hosting provider uses a sandbox or some other non-SMTP technique for -sending mail, you can now construct an e-mail backend that will allow -Django's standard :ref:`mail sending methods` to use -those facilities. - -This also makes it easier to debug mail sending. Django ships with -backend implementations that allow you to send e-mail to a -:ref:`file`, to the -:ref:`console`, or to -:ref:`memory`. You can even configure all -e-mail to be :ref:`thrown away`. - -Messages framework ------------------- - -Django now includes a robust and configurable :ref:`messages framework -` with built-in support for cookie- and session-based -messaging, for both anonymous and authenticated clients. The messages framework -replaces the deprecated user message API and allows you to temporarily store -messages in one request and retrieve them for display in a subsequent request -(usually the next one). - -Support for multiple databases ------------------------------- - -Django 1.2 adds the ability to use :ref:`more than one database -` in your Django project. Queries can be -issued at a specific database with the `using()` method on -``QuerySet`` objects. Individual objects can be saved to a specific database -by providing a ``using`` argument when you call ``save()``. - -"Smart" :ttag:`if` tag ----------------------- - -The :ttag:`if` tag has been upgraded to be much more powerful. First, we've -added support for comparison operators. No longer will you have to type: - -.. code-block:: html+django - - {% ifnotequal a b %} - ... - {% endifnotequal %} - -You can now do this: - -.. code-block:: html+django - - {% if a != b %} - ... - {% endif %} - -There's really no reason to use ``{% ifequal %}`` or ``{% ifnotequal %}`` -anymore, unless you're the nostalgic type. - -The operators supported are ``==``, ``!=``, ``<``, ``>``, ``<=``, ``>=``, -``in`` and ``not in``, all of which work like the Python operators, in addition -to ``and``, ``or`` and ``not``, which were already supported. - -Also, filters may now be used in the ``if`` expression. For example: - -.. code-block:: html+django - -
{{ message }}
- -Template caching ----------------- - -In previous versions of Django, every time you rendered a template, it -would be reloaded from disk. In Django 1.2, you can use a :ref:`cached -template loader ` to load templates once, then -cache the result for every subsequent render. This can lead to a -significant performance improvement if your templates are broken into -lots of smaller subtemplates (using the ``{% extends %}`` or ``{% -include %}`` tags). - -As a side effect, it is now much easier to support non-Django template -languages. For more details, see the :ref:`notes on supporting -non-Django template languages`. - -Natural keys in fixtures ------------------------- - -Fixtures can now refer to remote objects using -:ref:`topics-serialization-natural-keys`. This lookup scheme is an -alternative to the normal primary-key based object references in a -fixture, improving readability and resolving problems referring to -objects whose primary key value may not be predictable or known. - -``BigIntegerField`` -------------------- - -Models can now use a 64-bit :class:`~django.db.models.BigIntegerField` type. - -Fast failure for tests ----------------------- - -Both the :djadmin:`test` subcommand of ``django-admin.py`` and the ``runtests.py`` -script used to run Django's own test suite now support a ``--failfast`` option. -When specified, this option causes the test runner to exit after encountering -a failure instead of continuing with the test run. In addition, the handling -of ``Ctrl-C`` during a test run has been improved to trigger a graceful exit -from the test run that reports details of the tests that were run before the -interruption. - -Improved localization ---------------------- - -Django's :ref:`internationalization framework ` has been -expanded with locale-aware formatting and form processing. That means, if -enabled, dates and numbers on templates will be displayed using the format -specified for the current locale. Django will also use localized formats -when parsing data in forms. See -:ref:`Format localization ` for more details. - -``readonly_fields`` in ``ModelAdmin`` -------------------------------------- - -:attr:`django.contrib.admin.ModelAdmin.readonly_fields` has been added to -enable non-editable fields in add/change pages for models and inlines. Field -and calculated values can be displayed alongside editable fields. - -Customizable syntax highlighting --------------------------------- - -You can now use a ``DJANGO_COLORS`` environment variable to modify -or disable the colors used by ``django-admin.py`` to provide -:ref:`syntax highlighting `. - -Model validation ----------------- - -Model instances now have support for :ref:`validating their own data -`, and both model and form fields now accept -configurable lists of :ref:`validators ` specifying -reusable, encapsulated validation behavior. Note, however, that -validation must still be performed explicitly. Simply invoking a model -instance's ``save()`` method will not perform any validation of the -instance's data. - -Object-level permissions ------------------------- - -A foundation for specifying permissions at the per-object level has been added. -Although there is no implementation of this in core, a custom authentication -backend can provide this implementation and it will be used by -:class:`django.contrib.auth.models.User`. See the :ref:`authentication docs -` for more information. - -Permissions for anonymous users -------------------------------- - -If you provide a custom auth backend with ``supports_anonymous_user`` set to -``True``, AnonymousUser will check the backend for permissions, just like -User already did. This is useful for centralizing permission handling - apps -can always delegate the question of whether something is allowed or not to -the authorization/authentication backend. See the :ref:`authentication -docs ` for more details. - -Syndication feeds as views --------------------------- - -:ref:`Syndication feeds ` can now be used directly as -views in your :ref:`URLconf `. This means that you can -maintain complete control over the URL structure of your feeds. Like any other view, feeds views are passed a ``request`` object, so you can -do anything you would normally do with a view, like user based access control, -or making a feed a named URL. - -Relaxed requirements for usernames ----------------------------------- - -The built-in :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.User` model's -:attr:`~django.contrib.auth.models.User.username` field now allows a wider range -of characters, including ``@``, ``+``, ``.`` and ``-`` characters. - -GeoDjango ---------- - -The most significant new feature for ref:`GeoDjango ` -in 1.2 is support for multiple spatial databases. As a result, -the following :ref:`spatial database backends ` -are now included: - -* :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis` -* :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backends.mysql` -* :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backends.oracle` -* :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backends.spatialite` - -GeoDjango now supports the rich capabilities added -in the `PostGIS 1.5 release `_. -New features include suppport for the the :ref:`geography type ` -and enabling of :ref:`distance queries ` -with non-point geometries on geographic coordinate systems. - -Support for 3D geometry fields was added, and may be enabled -by setting the :attr:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeometryField.dim` -keyword to 3 in your :class:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeometryField`. -The :class:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.Extent3D` aggregate -and :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQuerySet.extent3d` ``GeoQuerySet`` -method were added as a part of this feature. - -The following :class:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQeurySet` -methods are new in 1.2: - -* :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQuerySet.force_rhr` -* :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQuerySet.reverse_geom` -* :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.GeoQuerySet.geohash` - -The :ref:`GEOS interface ` was updated to use -thread-safe C library functions when available on the platform. - -The :ref:`GDAL interface ` now allows the user to -set a :attr:`~django.contrib.gis.gdal.Layer.spatial_filter` on -the features returned when iterating over a -:class:`~django.contrib.gis.gdal.Layer`. - -Finally, :ref:`GeoDjango's documentation ` is now -included with Django's and is no longer -hosted separately at `geodjango.org `_. - -.. _1.2-js-assisted-inlines: - -JavaScript-assisted handling of inline related objects in the admin -------------------------------------------------------------------- - -If a user has JavaScript enabled in their browser, the interface for -inline objects in the admin now allows inline objects to be -dynamically added and removed. Users without JavaScript-enabled -browsers will see no change in the behavior of inline objects. - -New ``now`` template tag format specifier characters: ``c`` and ``u`` ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - -The argument to the :ttag:`now` has gained two new format characters: -``c`` to specify that a datetime value should be formatted in ISO 8601 -format, and ``u`` that allows output of the microseconds part of a -datetime or time value. - -These are also available in others parts like the :tfilter:`date` and -:tfilter:`time` template filters, the ``humanize`` template tag library -and the new `format localization`_ framework. - -.. _format localization: `Improved localization`_