django_mysql_fields 0.1.2

Useful Django fields for use with MySQL.

A small collection of fields which we find useful for using MySQL as our Django database provider.

Requirements

• Python 3.4, 3.5

• Django 1.9.x

• MySQL Community Server 5.6.x

• MySQL Connector Python (Multiplay Fork) - https://github.com/multiplay/mysql-connector-python

Quickstart

1. Install from pypi:

   pip3 install django-mysql-fields

Fields

• JSONField - Based on the Django contrib Postgres Field(excluding lookups).

• UUIDField - For storing full UUID’s in MySQL.

Running Tests

1. Download and install Virtualbox and Vagrant.

2. Run Vagrant up installation:

   vagrant up

3. You can then ssh into your newly created Vagrant install:

   vagrant ssh

4. Activate virtualenv from within Vagrant:

   . venv/bin/activate

5. Enter project folder from within Vagrant:

   cd django_mysql_fields

6. Run tests:

   ./test.sh