From 22acdee41c797eb197985c101213b32dcbf6d964 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: michael <>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:26:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] model column auto generation can be disabled now

---
 README                  |  4 ++++
 django_tables/models.py |  5 ++++-
 tests/test_basic.py     |  4 ++--
 tests/test_models.py    | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README b/README
index 38153ea..2a8c628 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ If you are using model inheritance, then the following also works:
 Note that while you can pass any model, it really only makes sense if the
 model also provides fields for the columns you have defined.
 
+If you just want to use ModelTables, but without auto-generated columns,
+you do not have to list all model fields in the ``exclude`` Meta option.
+Instead, simply don't specify a model.
+
 Custom Columns
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/django_tables/models.py b/django_tables/models.py
index 1747442..b0587e3 100644
--- a/django_tables/models.py
+++ b/django_tables/models.py
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ class BaseModelTable(BaseTable):
     """
     def __init__(self, data=None, *args, **kwargs):
         if data == None:
+            if self._meta.model is None:
+                raise ValueError('Table without a model association needs '
+                    'to be initialized with data')
             self.queryset = self._meta.model._default_manager.all()
-        elif isinstance(data, models.Model):
+        elif hasattr(data, '_default_manager'): # saves us db.models import
             self.queryset = data._default_manager.all()
         else:
             self.queryset = data
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index a3b8295..08dd015 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ def test_basic():
         assert not 'id' in r
         # missing data is available as default
         assert 'answer' in r
-        assert r['answer'].value == 42   # note: different from prev. line!
+        assert r['answer'] == 42   # note: different from prev. line!
 
         # all that still works when name overrides are used
         assert not 'c' in r
         assert 'count' in r
-        assert r['count'].value == 1
+        assert r['count'] == 1
 
     # changing an instance's base_columns does not change the class
     assert id(books.base_columns) != id(BookTable.base_columns)
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index 1f01d83..d04dc19 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def test_declaration():
 def test_basic():
     """Some tests here are copied from ``test_basic.py`` but need to be
     rerun with a ModelTable, as the implementation is different."""
+
     class CountryTable(tables.ModelTable):
         null = tables.Column(default="foo")
         tld = tables.Column(name="domain")
@@ -94,21 +95,35 @@ def test_basic():
             exclude = ('id',)
     countries = CountryTable()
 
-    for r in countries.rows:
-        # "normal" fields exist
-        assert 'name' in r
-        # unknown fields are removed/not accessible
-        assert not 'does-not-exist' in r
-        # ...so are excluded fields
-        assert not 'id' in r
-        # missing data is available with default values
-        assert 'null' in r
-        assert r['null'] == "foo"   # note: different from prev. line!
-
-        # all that still works when name overrides are used
-        assert not 'tld' in r
-        assert 'domain' in r
-        assert len(r['domain']) == 2   # valid country tld
+    def test_country_table(table):
+        for r in table.rows:
+            # "normal" fields exist
+            assert 'name' in r
+            # unknown fields are removed/not accessible
+            assert not 'does-not-exist' in r
+            # ...so are excluded fields
+            assert not 'id' in r
+            # missing data is available with default values
+            assert 'null' in r
+            assert r['null'] == "foo"   # note: different from prev. line!
+
+            # all that still works when name overrides are used
+            assert not 'tld' in r
+            assert 'domain' in r
+            assert len(r['domain']) == 2   # valid country tld
+    test_country_table(countries)
+
+    # repeat the avove tests with a table that is not associated with a
+    # model, and all columns being created manually.
+    class CountryTable(tables.ModelTable):
+        name = tables.Column()
+        population = tables.Column()
+        capital = tables.Column()
+        system = tables.Column()
+        null = tables.Column(default="foo")
+        tld = tables.Column(name="domain")
+    countries = CountryTable(Country)
+    test_country_table(countries)
 
     # make sure the row and column caches work for model tables as well
     assert id(list(countries.columns)[0]) == id(list(countries.columns)[0])
@@ -158,5 +173,4 @@ def test_pagination():
 # TODO: pagination
 # TODO: support function column sources both for modeltables (methods on model) and static tables (functions in dict)
 # TODO: manual base columns change -> update() call (add as example in docstr here) -> rebuild snapshot: is row cache, column cache etc. reset?
-# TODO: throw an exception on invalid order_by
-# TODO: option to skip model table generation (leave off model option?)
\ No newline at end of file
+# TODO: throw an exception on invalid order_by
\ No newline at end of file
-- 
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