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A Django app for generating boilerplate code

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Django Model Suite File Generator

This project provides a custom Django management command that automatically generates boilerplate files for a specified model within a Django application. It creates admin configurations (list view, change view, permissions, context, displays), API files (serializers, views, URLs, filters, pagination), domain files (selectors, services, validators), and field definitions—all tailored for the given model.

Table of Contents

  1. Features
  2. Installation
  3. Usage
  4. How It Works
  5. File Structure
  6. Contributing
  7. License

Features

  • Automated file generation: With a single command, generate all necessary boilerplate files for a model.
  • Extensible: Easily add or modify generators to customize the files you want to create.
  • Organized output: Automatically places generated files in logical paths under your app (e.g., admin/<model>/, api/<model>/, domain/selectors/, etc.).

Installation

  1. install the package
pip install django-model-suite
  1. Add to INSTALLED_APPS: Make sure the app containing this management command (and the django_model_suite if it’s a separate app) is listed in your INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py:

    INSTALLED_APPS = [
        # ...
     "unfold.contrib.filters",  # optional, if special filters are needed
     "unfold.contrib.forms",  # optional, if special form elements are needed
     "unfold.contrib.inlines",  # optional, if special inlines are needed
     "unfold.contrib.import_export",  # optional, if django-import-export package is used
     "unfold.contrib.guardian",  # optional, if django-guardian package is used
     "unfold.contrib.simple_history",  # optional, if django-simple-history package is used
     "django.contrib.admin",  # required
     'django_model_suite',
        # ...
    ]
    

Usage

  1. Run the command to generate files for a specific model

     python manage.py generate_files <app_name> <model_name> --components admin domain api
    

    example:

     python manage.py generate_files users customer
    

How It Works

The command uses several generator classes (e.g., FieldsGenerator, ListViewGenerator, SerializerGenerator, etc.) each responsible for creating a specific part of the Django scaffolding. Once you call:

python manage.py generate_files <app_name> <model_name>

The command:

  1. Resolves the app path based on the app_name provided.
  2. Retrieves the list of fields for the specified model_name.
  3. Iterates over a predefined list of components (e.g., fields, admin, api, selectors, services, validators).
  4. Generates boilerplate files in each of these sections by calling the respective generators with the model name, app name, and field definitions.

File Structure

After running the command, you’ll typically see the following structure in your app (depending on which components the script generates):

your_app/
│
├─ fields/
│   └─ fields_<model_name>.py               (Generated fields definitions)
│
├─ admin/
│   └─ <model_name>/
│       ├─ list_view_<model_name>.py        (List view for model in Django admin)
│       ├─ change_view_<model_name>.py      (Change view for model in Django admin)
│       ├─ permissions_<model_name>.py      (Permissions handling in admin)
│       ├─ context_<model_name>.py          (Context data for admin templates)
│       ├─ display_<model_name>.py          (Display logic for admin list/change)
│       └─ admin_<model_name>.py            (Main Admin registration)
│
├─ api/
│   └─ <model_name>/
│       ├─ serializer_<model_name>.py       (Django Rest Framework serializer)
│       ├─ view_<model_name>.py             (ViewSets or API views)
│       ├─ url_<model_name>.py              (API URL configurations)
│       ├─ filter_<model_name>.py           (Filter classes for the model API)
│       └─ pagination_<model_name>.py       (Pagination settings for the model API)
│
└─ domain/
    ├─ selectors/
    │   └─ selector_<model_name>.py          (Query logic)
    ├─ services/
    │   └─ service_<model_name>.py           (Business logic services)
    └─ validators/
        └─ validator_<model_name>.py         (Validation logic)

You can then import and integrate these files as needed in your Django project.


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