dj-flexi-tag 2.0.0

Add tags to any model in Django via ModelViewSet

Django Flexi Tag

A flexible and efficient tagging system for Django models that allows you to add, remove, and manage tags on any Django model with minimal configuration. Built with a service-only architecture for maximum compatibility and composability.

Features

• 🚀 Service-Only Architecture: No manager conflicts, works with any existing QuerySet
• 🔄 Composable Filtering: Preserves existing QuerySet filters when adding tag filtering
• ⚡ Easy Integration: Works seamlessly with Django REST Framework ViewSets
• 📦 Flexible Tag Storage: Uses PostgreSQL JSONField for efficient and flexible tag storage
• 🤖 Automatic Model Generation: Generates auxiliary Tag models for your existing models
• 📊 Bulk Operations: Support for bulk tag operations on multiple objects
• 🔧 Custom Manager Friendly: Preserves your existing custom managers
• 🌐 Django Compatibility: Works across multiple Django versions (1.11 to 5.0)
• 🐍 Python Compatibility: Supports Python 3.5+

Installation

Installation using pip:

pip install dj-flexi-tag

For development and testing:

pip install dj-flexi-tag[dev,test]

For documentation development:

pip install dj-flexi-tag[docs]

For all dependencies:

pip install dj-flexi-tag[dev,test,docs]

Add flexi_tag to your INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    # other apps here...
    'flexi_tag',
)

Testing

Run the tests with:

python runtests.py

Use the --verbose flag for more detailed output:

python runtests.py --verbose

Use the --interactive flag for interactive mode:

python runtests.py --interactive

Quick Start

1. Define Your Models with FlexiTagMixin

from django.db import models
from flexi_tag.utils.models import FlexiTagMixin

class Order(FlexiTagMixin):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    status = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    created_date = models.DateField()

    class Meta:
        app_label = 'myapp'

# Your custom managers work perfectly!
class CustomManager(models.Manager):
    def active(self):
        return self.filter(status='active')

class Product(FlexiTagMixin):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)

    objects = CustomManager()  # This is preserved!

    class Meta:
        app_label = 'myapp'

2. Generate Tag Models

Run the management command:

# Standard usage
python manage.py generate_tag_models

# For testing what would be generated
python manage.py generate_tag_models --dry-run

# If models aren't detected after recent changes (force reload)
python manage.py generate_tag_models --force-reload

This will create a flexi_generated_model.py file in the same directory as your model, containing OrderTag and ProductTag models. The command will automatically:

• Generate the tag models with JSONField for tags
• Add import statements to your models.py file
• Run makemigrations to create migration files

3. Apply Migrations

python manage.py migrate

Service-Only Usage 🚀

Instance Operations

from flexi_tag.utils.service import TaggableService

# Create a service instance for instance operations
service = TaggableService()

# Add tags to an instance
order = Order.objects.create(name="Order #123", status="active")
service.add_tag(order, "urgent")
service.add_tag(order, "priority")

# Bulk add tags
service.bulk_add_tags(order, ["important", "customer_vip"])

# Remove tags
service.remove_tag(order, "urgent")

# Get all tags for an instance
tags = service.get_tags(order)  # Returns: ["priority", "important", "customer_vip"]

QuerySet Filtering (The Power of Service-Only!)

# This is where the service-only approach shines!
# You can compose querysets with your existing filters + tag filters

# Create a service instance for filtering operations
service = TaggableService()

# Start with your existing queryset
orders = Order.objects.filter(status='active').filter(created_date__gte='2024-01-01')

# Add tag filtering - preserves all existing filters!
urgent_orders = service.filter_by_tag(orders, 'urgent')

# Chain multiple tag filters
priority_urgent = service.filter_by_tag(urgent_orders, 'priority')

# Or exclude by tag
non_archived = service.exclude_by_tag(orders, 'archived')

# Multiple tags (AND logic)
multi_tagged = service.filter_by_tags(orders, ['urgent', 'priority'])

# Any tag (OR logic)
any_tagged = service.filter_by_any_tag(orders, ['urgent', 'priority', 'vip'])

# Prefetch tag data for performance
orders_with_tags = service.with_tags(orders)

API Integration

from rest_framework.generics import ListAPIView
from flexi_tag.utils.service import TaggableService
from .models import Order
from .serializers import OrderSerializer

class OrderListAPIView(ListAPIView):
    serializer_class = OrderSerializer

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.taggable_service = TaggableService()

    def get_queryset(self):
        queryset = Order.objects.all()

        # Apply regular filters
        status = self.request.query_params.get('status')
        if status:
            queryset = queryset.filter(status=status)

        created_date = self.request.query_params.get('created_date')
        if created_date:
            queryset = queryset.filter(created_date=created_date)

        # Apply tag filter - preserves all previous filters!
        tag = self.request.query_params.get('tag')
        if tag:
            queryset = self.taggable_service.filter_by_tag(queryset, tag)

        return queryset

# Usage: /api/v1/orders/?status=active&created_date=2024-01-01&tag=urgent

ViewSet Integration

from rest_framework import viewsets
from flexi_tag.utils.views import TaggableViewSetMixin
from .models import Order

class OrderViewSet(TaggableViewSetMixin, viewsets.ModelViewSet):
    queryset = Order.objects.all()
    serializer_class = OrderSerializer

# This gives you endpoints like:
# POST /api/orders/1/add_tag/ - {"key": "urgent"}
# POST /api/orders/1/bulk_add_tag/ - {"keys": ["urgent", "priority"]}
# POST /api/orders/1/remove_tag/ - {"key": "urgent"}
# GET  /api/orders/1/get_tags/
# GET  /api/orders/filter_by_tag/?key=urgent
# GET  /api/orders/exclude_by_tag/?key=archived

Why Service-Only Architecture? 🤔

✅ Preserves Existing QuerySets

# Your complex querysets work perfectly
orders = Order.objects.select_related('customer').prefetch_related('items')
filtered = TaggableService.filter_by_tag(orders, 'urgent')  # All relations preserved!

✅ No Manager Conflicts

# Your custom managers are never touched
products = Product.objects.active()  # Your custom method
tagged = TaggableService.filter_by_tag(products, 'featured')  # Service layer

✅ Composable and Chainable

# Chain multiple operations seamlessly
result = (Order.objects
          .filter(status='active')
          .pipe(lambda qs: TaggableService.filter_by_tag(qs, 'urgent'))
          .filter(created_date__gte=today))

✅ Explicit and Clear

# It's always clear what you're doing
TaggableService.filter_by_tag(queryset, 'tag')  # Obvious service call
# vs old approach with mysterious managers

Testing

Run the tests with:

python runtests.py

Use the --verbose flag for more detailed output:

python runtests.py --verbose

Use the --interactive flag for interactive mode:

python runtests.py --interactive

Documentation

For comprehensive documentation including advanced usage, custom validation, and detailed API reference, please visit: https://dj-flexi-tag.readthedocs.io

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Create a virtual environment
3. Install dependencies: pip install -e .[dev,test,docs]
4. Run tests: python runtests.py

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.