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{
	"_id" : ObjectId("4f15adc6e9f3d887f2ba7a31"),
	"uid" : 274790,
	"did" : 720717,
	"city_id" : 4,
	"score" : 10000,
	"published" : ISODate("2012-01-17T17:20:54Z"),
	"active" : true,
	"recs" : [
		{

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from mongoengine.base import TopLevelDocumentMetaclass

class CompressedKeyDocumentMetaclass(TopLevelDocumentMetaclass):

    def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
        """
        MongoEngine Document Classes access the 'TopLevelDocumentMetaclass'
        __metaclass__. We allow that metaclass to set attrs on the class 
        and then compress the fields in the event that the instantiated
        Document Class contains the meta attr 'compress_keys'

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from test.app import DecisionDocument, TrialDocument

subdoc = DecisionDocument(guilt='definitely', details={'bad_person_score': 'Very Bad Man'})
doc = TrialDocument(decision=[subdoc], reporter='Tom', jury='peers')
doc.save()

# -----Object Created------

{
	"_id" : ObjectId("4f32c2f4d0ba3a4b5e000000"),

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{
	"_id" : {
		"set" : ISODate("2012-02-08T18:37:52.191Z"),
		"db_key" : "_id"
	},
	"decision" : {
		"set" : ISODate("2012-02-08T18:37:52.191Z"),
		"db_key" : "d",
		"embedded_fields" : {
			"guilt" : {

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{
	"_id" : {
		"set" : ISODate("2012-02-08T18:37:52.191Z"),
		"db_key" : "_id"
	},
	"judge" : {
		"set" : ISODate("2012-02-08T18:37:52.191Z"),
		"db_key" : "j"
	},
	"decision" : {

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from mongoengine.document import Document, EmbeddedDocument

class DecisionDocument(EmbeddedDocument):

    guilt = fields.StringField(required=True)
    details = fields.DictField()
    
    meta = {'allow_inheritance': False}