""" 23. Giving models a custom manager You can use a custom ``Manager`` in a particular model by extending the base ``Manager`` class and instantiating your custom ``Manager`` in your model. There are two reasons you might want to customize a ``Manager``: to add extra ``Manager`` methods, and/or to modify the initial ``QuerySet`` the ``Manager`` returns. """ from django.db import models # An example of a custom manager called "objects". class PersonManager(models.Manager): def get_fun_people(self): return self.filter(fun=True) class Person(models.Model): first_name = models.CharField(max_length=30) last_name = models.CharField(max_length=30) fun = models.BooleanField() objects = PersonManager() def __unicode__(self): return u"%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name) # An example of a custom manager that sets get_query_set(). class PublishedBookManager(models.Manager): def get_query_set(self): return super(PublishedBookManager, self).get_query_set().filter(is_published=True) class Book(models.Model): title = models.CharField(max_length=50) author = models.CharField(max_length=30) is_published = models.BooleanField() published_objects = PublishedBookManager() authors = models.ManyToManyField(Person, related_name='books') def __unicode__(self): return self.title # An example of providing multiple custom managers. class FastCarManager(models.Manager): def get_query_set(self): return super(FastCarManager, self).get_query_set().filter(top_speed__gt=150) class Car(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=10) mileage = models.IntegerField() top_speed = models.IntegerField(help_text="In miles per hour.") cars = models.Manager() fast_cars = FastCarManager() def __unicode__(self): return self.name __test__ = {'API_TESTS':""" >>> p1 = Person(first_name='Bugs', last_name='Bunny', fun=True) >>> p1.save() >>> p2 = Person(first_name='Droopy', last_name='Dog', fun=False) >>> p2.save() >>> Person.objects.get_fun_people() [] # The RelatedManager used on the 'books' descriptor extends the default manager >>> from modeltests.custom_managers.models import PublishedBookManager >>> isinstance(p2.books, PublishedBookManager) True >>> b1 = Book(title='How to program', author='Rodney Dangerfield', is_published=True) >>> b1.save() >>> b2 = Book(title='How to be smart', author='Albert Einstein', is_published=False) >>> b2.save() # The default manager, "objects", doesn't exist, # because a custom one was provided. >>> Book.objects Traceback (most recent call last): ... AttributeError: type object 'Book' has no attribute 'objects' # The RelatedManager used on the 'authors' descriptor extends the default manager >>> from modeltests.custom_managers.models import PersonManager >>> isinstance(b2.authors, PersonManager) True >>> Book.published_objects.all() [] >>> c1 = Car(name='Corvette', mileage=21, top_speed=180) >>> c1.save() >>> c2 = Car(name='Neon', mileage=31, top_speed=100) >>> c2.save() >>> Car.cars.order_by('name') [, ] >>> Car.fast_cars.all() [] # Each model class gets a "_default_manager" attribute, which is a reference # to the first manager defined in the class. In this case, it's "cars". >>> Car._default_manager.order_by('name') [, ] """}