plain.models 0.20.1

Database models for Plain.

plain.models

Model your data and store it in a database.

# app/users/models.py
from plain import models
from plain.passwords.models import PasswordField


class User(models.Model):
    email = models.EmailField(unique=True)
    password = PasswordField()
    is_admin = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.email

Create, update, and delete instances of your models:

from .models import User


# Create a new user
user = User.objects.create(
    email="[e-mail]",
    password="password",
)

# Update a user
user.email = "[e-mail]"
user.save()

# Delete a user
user.delete()

# Query for users
admin_users = User.objects.filter(is_admin=True)

Installation

# app/settings.py
INSTALLED_PACKAGES = [
    ...
    "plain.models",
]

To connect to a database, you can provide a DATABASE_URL environment variable.

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/dbname

Or you can manually define the DATABASES setting.

# app/settings.py
DATABASES = {
    "default": {
        "ENGINE": "plain.models.backends.postgresql",
        "NAME": "dbname",
        "USER": "user",
        "PASSWORD": "password",
        "HOST": "localhost",
        "PORT": "5432",
    }
}

Multiple backends are supported, including Postgres, MySQL, and SQLite.

Querying

Migrations

Migration docs

Fields

Field docs

Validation

Indexes and constraints

Managers

Forms