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# post_commit and post_rollback transaction signals for Django with monkey patching
# Author Grégoire Cachet <gregoire.cachet@gmail.com>
# http://gist.github.com/247844
#
# Usage:
# You have to make sure to load this before you use signals.
# For example, create utils/__init__.py and then utils/transaction.py contening
# this gist in you project. Then add "import utils.transaction" in your project
# __init__.py file
#
# Then, to use the signals, create a function and bind it to the post_commit
# signal:
#
# from django.db import transaction
#
# def my_function(**kwargs):
# # do your stuff here
# pass
# transaction.signals.post_commit.connect(my_function)
#
# If you're using non-local variables in your callback function, make sure to
# use non-weak reference or your variables could be garbarge collected before
# the function gets called. For example, in a model save() method:
#
# def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
# def my_function(**kwargs):
# # do your stuff here
# # access self variable
# self
# transaction.signals.post_commit.connect(my_function, weak=False)
from django.db import transaction
from django.dispatch import Signal
try:
import thread
except ImportError:
import dummy_thread as thread
class ThreadSignals(object):
def __init__(self):
self.post_commit = Signal()
self.post_rollback = Signal()
class TransactionSignals(object):
signals = {}
def _has_signals(self):
thread_ident = thread.get_ident()
return thread_ident in self.signals
def _init_signals(self):
thread_ident = thread.get_ident()
assert thread_ident not in self.signals
self.signals[thread_ident] = ThreadSignals()
return self.signals[thread_ident]
def _remove_signals(self):
thread_ident = thread.get_ident()
assert thread_ident in self.signals
del self.signals[thread_ident]
def _get_signals(self):
thread_ident = thread.get_ident()
assert thread_ident in self.signals
return self.signals[thread_ident]
def _get_or_init_signals(self):
if self._has_signals():
return self._get_signals()
else:
return self._init_signals()
def _send_post_commit(self):
if self._has_signals():
_signals = self._get_signals()
self._remove_signals()
_signals.post_commit.send(sender=transaction)
def _send_post_rollback(self):
if self._has_signals():
_signals = self._get_signals()
self._remove_signals()
_signals.post_rollback.send(sender=transaction)
@property
def post_commit(self):
return self._get_or_init_signals().post_commit
@property
def post_rollback(self):
return self._get_or_init_signals().post_rollback
transaction.signals = TransactionSignals()
# monkey patching
old_managed = transaction.managed
def managed(flag=True):
to_commit = False
if not flag and transaction.is_dirty():
to_commit = True
old_managed(flag)
if to_commit:
transaction.signals._send_post_commit()
transaction.managed = managed
old_commit_unless_managed = transaction.commit_unless_managed
def commit_unless_managed(*args, **kwargs):
old_commit_unless_managed(*args, **kwargs)
if not transaction.is_managed():
transaction.signals._send_post_commit()
transaction.commit_unless_managed = commit_unless_managed
old_rollback_unless_managed = transaction.rollback_unless_managed
def rollback_unless_managed(*args, **kwargs):
old_rollback_unless_managed(*args, **kwargs)
if not transaction.is_managed():
transaction.signals._send_post_rollback()
transaction.rollback_unless_managed = rollback_unless_managed
# If post_commit or post_rollback signals set the transaction to dirty state
# they must commit or rollback by themselves
old_commit = transaction.commit
def commit(*args, **kwargs):
old_commit(*args, **kwargs)
transaction.signals._send_post_commit()
transaction.commit = commit
old_rollback = transaction.rollback
def rollback(*args, **kwargs):
old_rollback(*args, **kwargs)
transaction.signals._send_post_rollback()
transaction.rollback = rollback
@gustavosoares
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Hi, I am trying to use you monkey patch and got the following error:

Django Version: 1.2.3
Exception Type: TypeError
Exception Value:

managed() got an unexpected keyword argument 'using'

Exception Location: /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/transaction.py in _commit_on_success, line 297
Python Executable: /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
Python Version: 2.5.4

any idea?

Thanks in advance

@bradleyayers
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Use Django 1.3

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