""" 26. Many-to-many relationships between the same two tables In this example, A Person can have many friends, who are also people. Friendship is a symmetrical relationshiup - if I am your friend, you are my friend. A person can also have many idols - but while I may idolize you, you may not think the same of me. 'Idols' is an example of a non-symmetrical m2m field. Only recursive m2m fields may be non-symmetrical, and they are symmetrical by default. This test validates that the m2m table will create a mangled name for the m2m table if there will be a clash, and tests that symmetry is preserved where appropriate. """ from django.db import models class Person(models.Model): name = models.CharField(maxlength=20) friends = models.ManyToManyField('self') idols = models.ManyToManyField('self', symmetrical=False, related_name='stalkers') def __repr__(self): return self.name API_TESTS = """ >>> a = Person(name='Anne') >>> a.save() >>> b = Person(name='Bill') >>> b.save() >>> c = Person(name='Chuck') >>> c.save() >>> d = Person(name='David') >>> d.save() # Add some friends in the direction of field definition # Anne is friends with Bill and Chuck >>> a.friends.add(b,c) # David is friends with Anne and Chuck - add in reverse direction >>> d.friends.add(a,c) # Who is friends with Anne? >>> a.friends.all() [Bill, Chuck, David] # Who is friends with Bill? >>> b.friends.all() [Anne] # Who is friends with Chuck? >>> c.friends.all() [Anne, David] # Who is friends with David? >>> d.friends.all() [Anne, Chuck] # Bill is already friends with Anne - add Anne again, but in the reverse direction >>> b.friends.add(a) # Who is friends with Anne? >>> a.friends.all() [Bill, Chuck, David] # Who is friends with Bill? >>> b.friends.all() [Anne] # Remove Anne from Bill's friends >>> b.friends.remove(a) # Who is friends with Anne? >>> a.friends.all() [Chuck, David] # Who is friends with Bill? >>> b.friends.all() [] # Clear Anne's group of friends >>> a.friends.clear() # Who is friends with Anne? >>> a.friends.all() [] # Reverse relationships should also be gone # Who is friends with Chuck? >>> c.friends.all() [David] # Who is friends with David? >>> d.friends.all() [Chuck] # Add some idols in the direction of field definition # Anne idolizes Bill and Chuck >>> a.idols.add(b,c) # Bill idolizes Anne right back >>> b.idols.add(a) # David is idolized by Anne and Chuck - add in reverse direction >>> d.stalkers.add(a,c) # Who are Anne's idols? >>> a.idols.all() [Bill, Chuck, David] # Who is stalking Anne? >>> a.stalkers.all() [Bill] # Who are Bill's idols? >>> b.idols.all() [Anne] # Who is stalking Bill? >>> b.stalkers.all() [Anne] # Who are Chuck's idols? >>> c.idols.all() [David] # Who is stalking Chuck? >>> c.stalkers.all() [Anne] # Who are David's idols? >>> d.idols.all() [] # Who is stalking David >>> d.stalkers.all() [Anne, Chuck] # Bill is already being stalked by Anne - add Anne again, but in the reverse direction >>> b.stalkers.add(a) # Who are Anne's idols? >>> a.idols.all() [Bill, Chuck, David] # Who is stalking Anne? [Bill] # Who are Bill's idols >>> b.idols.all() [Anne] # Who is stalking Bill? >>> b.stalkers.all() [Anne] # Remove Anne from Bill's list of stalkers >>> b.stalkers.remove(a) # Who are Anne's idols? >>> a.idols.all() [Chuck, David] # Who is stalking Anne? >>> a.stalkers.all() [Bill] # Who are Bill's idols? >>> b.idols.all() [Anne] # Who is stalking Bill? >>> b.stalkers.all() [] # Clear Anne's group of idols >>> a.idols.clear() # Who are Anne's idols >>> a.idols.all() [] # Reverse relationships should also be gone # Who is stalking Chuck? >>> c.stalkers.all() [] # Who is friends with David? >>> d.stalkers.all() [Chuck] """