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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
from django.db.models.aggregates import Aggregate | |
from django.db.models.sql.aggregates import Aggregate as SqlAggregate | |
from django.db.models.sql.query import Query | |
class SqlGetter(SqlAggregate): | |
sql_function = '' | |
class SqlQuery(Query): | |
def resolve_aggregate(self, value, aggregate, **kwargs): | |
# resolve_aggregate expects value to be a number. | |
if isinstance(aggregate, SqlGetter): | |
return value | |
return super(SqlQuery, self).resolve_aggregate(value, aggregate, **kwargs) | |
class Getter(Aggregate): | |
@property | |
def default_alias(self): | |
return self.lookup | |
def add_to_query(self, query, alias, col, source, is_summary): | |
query.aggregates[alias] = SqlGetter(col, source=source, is_summary=is_summary, **self.extra) | |
query.__class__ = SqlQuery # Monkey Patch | |
#How to use it: | |
from django.db import models | |
class Related(models.Model): | |
some_field = models.CharField() | |
field_i_dont_want_to_load = models.TextField() | |
field_i_dont_want_to_load2 = models.TextField() | |
field_i_dont_want_to_load3 = models.TextField() | |
class Example(models.Model): | |
related = models.ForeignKey(Related) | |
Example.objects.all().annotate(Getter('related__some_field'))' | |
# This is similar to: | |
Example.objects.all().select_related().defer('related__field_i_dont_want_to_load', 'related__field_i_dont_want_to_load2', 'related__field_i_dont_want_to_load3') |
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