django-migrate-sql-deux
Source Code: https://github.com/browniebroke/django-migrate-sql-deux
Django Migrations support for raw SQL.
[!NOTE] This package is a fork of the
django-migrate-sqlpackage, originally published by Bogdan Klichuk. This package appears unmaintained, so we decided to start a fork as we depended on it. Most of the code is from the original author.
About
This tool implements mechanism for managing changes to custom SQL entities (functions, types, indices, triggers) using built-in migration mechanism. Technically creates a sophistication layer on top of the RunSQL Django operation.
What it does
- Makes maintaining your SQL functions, custom composite types, indices and triggers easier.
- Structures SQL into configuration of SQL items, that are identified by names and divided among apps, just like models.
- Automatically gathers and persists changes of your custom SQL into migrations using
makemigrations. - Properly executes backwards/forwards keeping integrity of database.
- Create -> Drop -> Recreate approach for changes to items that do not support altering and require dropping and recreating.
- Dependencies system for SQL items, which solves the problem of updating items, that rely on others (for example custom types/functions that use other custom types), and require dropping all dependency tree previously with further recreation.
What it does not
- Does not parse SQL nor validate queries during
makemigrationsormigratebecause is database-agnostic. For this same reason setting up proper dependencies is user's responsibility. - Does not create
ALTERqueries for items that support this, for exampleALTER TYPEin PostgreSQL, because is database-agnostic. In case your tools allow rolling all the changes throughALTERqueries, you can consider not using this app or restructure migrations manually after creation by nesting generated operations into`state_operationsofRunSQLthat doesALTER. - (TODO)During
migratedoes not restore full state of items for analysis, thus does not notify about existing changes to schema that are not migrated nor does not recognize circular dependencies during migration execution.
Installation
Install from PyPi:
pip install django-migrate-sql-deux
Add django_migrate_sql to INSTALLED_APPS:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
# ...
'django_migrate_sql',
]
App defines a custom makemigrations command, that inherits from Django's core one, so in order django_migrate_sql app to kick in, put it before any other apps that redefine makemigrations command too, following the official guide on how to override commands.
Integrations with other apps
If you want functionality from multiple makemigrations commands provided by other apps, you may have to create your own command, inheriting from all the base commands. The core functionality is provided as a mixin DjangoMigrateSQLMixin to make this easier. For instance, to integrate with django-linear-migrations, you would write a makemigrations command along these lines:
# app1/management/commands/makemigrations.py
from django_linear_migrations.management.commands.makemigrations import Command as LinearMigrationsMakeMigrationsCommand
from django_migrate_sql.management.commands.makemigrations import DjangoMigrateSQLMixin
class Command(DjangoMigrateSQLMixin, LinearMigrationsMakeMigrationsCommand):
pass
Again, you should make sure that the app where your custom command is implemented is placed above all the other apps.
Django 5.2+
If you're running Django 5.2 or newer, you should also do something similar for the migrate command. Django 5.2 introduces a system check to make sure both commands use the same autodetector class.
If you run another app providing a custom autodetector class, you'll need to combine it with the autodetector from this package.
# app1/management/commands/_autodetector.py
from django_migrate_sql.autodetector import MigrationAutodetector as MigrateSQLMigrationAutodetector
from other_app.autodetector import MigrationAutodetector as OtherAppMigrationAutodetector
class MigrationAutodetector(MigrateSQLMigrationAutodetector, OtherAppMigrationAutodetector):
pass
# app1/management/commands/makemigrations.py
# Assuming "other_app" provides a custom makemigrations command,
# this file is not needed if not
from other_app.management.commands.makemigrations import (
Command as MakeMigrationsCommand,
)
from ._autodetector import MigrationAutodetector
class Command(MakeMigrationsCommand):
autodetector = MigrationAutodetector
# app1/management/commands/migrate.py
# Assuming "other_app" provides a custom makemigrations command,
# this file is not needed if not
from other_app.management.commands.migrate import (
Command as MigrateCommand,
)
from ._autodetector import MigrationAutodetector
class Command(MigrateCommand):
autodetector = MigrationAutodetector
Note that
Usage
Basic example
-
Create
sql_config.pymodule to root of a target app you want to manage custom SQL for. -
Define SQL items in it (
sql_items), for example:# PostgreSQL example. # Let's define a simple function and let `django_migrate_sql` manage its changes. from django_migrate_sql.config import SQLItem sql_items = [ SQLItem( 'make_sum', # name of the item """ create or replace function make_sum(a int, b int) returns int as $$ begin return a + b; end; $$ language plpgsql; """, # forward sql reverse_sql='drop function make_sum(int, int);', # sql for removal ), ]
-
Create migration
python manage.py makemigrations:Migrations for 'app_name': 0002_auto_xxxx.py: - Create SQL "make_sum"You can take a look at content this generated:
from django.db import migrations, models import django_migrate_sql.operations class Migration(migrations.Migration): dependencies = [ ('app_name', '0001_initial'), ] operations = [ django_migrate_sql.operations.CreateSQL( name='make_sum', sql='create or replace function make_sum(a int, b int) returns int as $$ begin return a + b; end; $$ language plpgsql;', reverse_sql='drop function make_sum(int, int);', ), ]
-
Execute migration
python manage.py migrate:Operations to perform: Apply all migrations: app_name Running migrations: Rendering model states... DONE Applying app_name.0002_xxxx... OKCheck result in
python manage.py dbshell:db_name=# select make_sum(12, 15); make_sum ---------- 27 (1 row)
Custom types
Now, say, you want to change the function implementation so that it takes a custom type as argument.
-
Edit your
sql_config.py:# PostgreSQL example #2. # Function and custom type. from django_migrate_sql.config import SQLItem sql_items = [ SQLItem( "make_sum", # name of the item """ create or replace function make_sum(a mynum, b mynum) returns mynum as $$ begin return (a.num + b.num, 'result')::mynum; end; $$ language plpgsql; """, # forward sql reverse_sql="drop function make_sum(mynum, mynum);", # sql for removal # depends on `mynum` since takes it as argument. we won't be able to drop function # without dropping `mynum` first. dependencies=[("app_name", "mynum")], ), SQLItem( "mynum", # name of the item "create type mynum as (num int, name varchar(20));", # forward sql reverse_sql="drop type mynum;", # sql for removal ), ]
-
Generate migration
python manage.py makemigrations:Migrations for 'app_name': 0003_xxxx: - Reverse alter SQL "make_sum" - Create SQL "mynum" - Alter SQL "make_sum" - Alter SQL state "make_sum"You can take a look at the content this generated:
from django.db import migrations, models import django_migrate_sql.operations class Migration(migrations.Migration): dependencies = [ ('app_name', '0002_xxxx'), ] operations = [ django_migrate_sql.operations.ReverseAlterSQL( name='make_sum', sql='drop function make_sum(int, int);', reverse_sql='create or replace function make_sum(a int, b int) returns int as $$ begin return a + b; end; $$ language plpgsql;', ), django_migrate_sql.operations.CreateSQL( name='mynum', sql='create type mynum as (num int, name varchar(20));', reverse_sql='drop type mynum;', ), django_migrate_sql.operations.AlterSQL( name='make_sum', sql='create or replace function make_sum(a mynum, b mynum) returns mynum as $$ begin return (a.num + b.num, \'result\')::mynum; end; $$ language plpgsql;', reverse_sql='drop function make_sum(mynum, mynum);', ), django_migrate_sql.operations.AlterSQLState( name='make_sum', add_dependencies=[('app_name', 'mynum')], ), ]
NOTE: Previous function is completely dropped before creation because definition of it changed.
CREATE OR REPLACEwould create another version of it, soDROPmakes it clean.If you put
replace=Trueas kwarg to anSQLItemdefinition, it will NOT drop + create it, but just rerun forward SQL, which isCREATE OR REPLACEin this example. -
Execute migration
python manage.py migrate:Operations to perform: Apply all migrations: app_name Running migrations: Rendering model states... DONE Applying brands.0003_xxxx... OKCheck results:
db_name=# select make_sum((5, 'a')::mynum, (3, 'b')::mynum); make_sum ------------ (8,result) (1 row) db_name=# select make_sum(12, 15); ERROR: function make_sum(integer, integer) does not exist LINE 1: select make_sum(12, 15); ^ HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts.
Getting further
For more examples see tests.
Feel free to open new issues.
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