django-extended-models

django-extended-models is a Django utility package that provides mixins and models with extended functionalities.

Installation

Install the package using Poetry:

poetry add django-extended-models

Features

utils.py

__set_default_values

The function sets default values for fields in a model if they are not provided.

from django_extended_models.utils import __set_default_values

# Example usage:
model = ...
fields = ...

dictionary, fields = __set_default_values(model, fields)

model_to_dict

Converts a Django model object into a dictionary, recursively including related model objects up to a specified depth.

from django_extended_models.utils import model_to_dict

# Example usage:
object = ...
fields = ...

dictionary = model_to_dict(object, fields=fields)

mixins.py

ToDictMixin

Provides a method to_dict that converts a model instance to a dictionary.

from django_extended_models.mixins import ToDictMixin

# Example usage:
class MyModel(ToDictMixin):
    pass

instance = MyModel()
dictionary = instance.to_dict()

models.py

BaseModel

A base model that includes the ToDictMixin.

from django_extended_models.models import BaseModel

# Example usage:
class MyModel(BaseModel):
    pass

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.