""" 15. Transactions Django handles transactions in three different ways. The default is to commit each transaction upon a write, but you can decorate a function to get commit-on-success behavior. Alternatively, you can manage the transaction manually. """ from django.db import models, DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS class Reporter(models.Model): first_name = models.CharField(max_length=30) last_name = models.CharField(max_length=30) email = models.EmailField() class Meta: ordering = ('first_name', 'last_name') def __unicode__(self): return u"%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name) __test__ = {'API_TESTS':""" >>> from django.db import connection, transaction """} from django.conf import settings building_docs = getattr(settings, 'BUILDING_DOCS', False) if building_docs or settings.DATABASES[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS]['ENGINE'] != 'django.db.backends.mysql': __test__['API_TESTS'] += """ # the default behavior is to autocommit after each save() action >>> def create_a_reporter_then_fail(first, last): ... a = Reporter(first_name=first, last_name=last) ... a.save() ... raise Exception("I meant to do that") ... >>> create_a_reporter_then_fail("Alice", "Smith") Traceback (most recent call last): ... Exception: I meant to do that # The object created before the exception still exists >>> Reporter.objects.all() [] # the autocommit decorator works exactly the same as the default behavior >>> autocomitted_create_then_fail = transaction.autocommit(create_a_reporter_then_fail) >>> autocomitted_create_then_fail("Ben", "Jones") Traceback (most recent call last): ... Exception: I meant to do that # Same behavior as before >>> Reporter.objects.all() [, ] # the autocommit decorator also works with a using argument >>> using_autocomitted_create_then_fail = transaction.autocommit(using='default')(create_a_reporter_then_fail) >>> using_autocomitted_create_then_fail("Carol", "Doe") Traceback (most recent call last): ... Exception: I meant to do that # Same behavior as before >>> Reporter.objects.all() [, , ] # With the commit_on_success decorator, the transaction is only committed if the # function doesn't throw an exception >>> committed_on_success = transaction.commit_on_success(create_a_reporter_then_fail) >>> committed_on_success("Dirk", "Gently") Traceback (most recent call last): ... Exception: I meant to do that # This time the object never got saved >>> Reporter.objects.all() [, , ] # commit_on_success decorator also works with a using argument >>> using_committed_on_success = transaction.commit_on_success(using='default')(create_a_reporter_then_fail) >>> using_committed_on_success("Dirk", "Gently") Traceback (most recent call last): ... Exception: I meant to do that # This time the object never got saved >>> Reporter.objects.all() [, , ] # If there aren't any exceptions, the data will get saved >>> def remove_a_reporter(): ... r = Reporter.objects.get(first_name="Alice") ... r.delete() ... >>> remove_comitted_on_success = transaction.commit_on_success(remove_a_reporter) >>> remove_comitted_on_success() >>> Reporter.objects.all() [, ] # You can manually manage transactions if you really want to, but you # have to remember to commit/rollback >>> def manually_managed(): ... r = Reporter(first_name="Dirk", last_name="Gently") ... r.save() ... transaction.commit() >>> manually_managed = transaction.commit_manually(manually_managed) >>> manually_managed() >>> Reporter.objects.all() [, , ] # If you forget, you'll get bad errors >>> def manually_managed_mistake(): ... r = Reporter(first_name="Edward", last_name="Woodward") ... r.save() ... # oops, I forgot to commit/rollback! >>> manually_managed_mistake = transaction.commit_manually(manually_managed_mistake) >>> manually_managed_mistake() Traceback (most recent call last): ... TransactionManagementError: Transaction managed block ended with pending COMMIT/ROLLBACK # commit_manually also works with a using argument >>> using_manually_managed_mistake = transaction.commit_manually(using='default')(manually_managed_mistake) >>> using_manually_managed_mistake() Traceback (most recent call last): ... TransactionManagementError: Transaction managed block ended with pending COMMIT/ROLLBACK """ # Regression for #11900: If a function wrapped by commit_on_success writes a # transaction that can't be committed, that transaction should be rolled back. # The bug is only visible using the psycopg2 backend, though # the fix is generally a good idea. pgsql_backends = ('django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql_psycopg2',) if building_docs or settings.DATABASES[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS]['ENGINE'] in pgsql_backends: __test__['API_TESTS'] += """ >>> def execute_bad_sql(): ... cursor = connection.cursor() ... cursor.execute("INSERT INTO transactions_reporter (first_name, last_name) VALUES ('Douglas', 'Adams');") ... transaction.set_dirty() ... >>> execute_bad_sql = transaction.commit_on_success(execute_bad_sql) >>> execute_bad_sql() Traceback (most recent call last): ... IntegrityError: null value in column "email" violates not-null constraint >>> transaction.rollback() """