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django-database-view
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A simple pluggable application that allows to work with database views.

Quick start
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1. Install the package::

    pip install django-database-view

2. In your ``models.py`` create classes which extend ``dbview.models.DbView``
   like this:

   .. code-block:: python

      from django.db import models
      from dbview.models import DbView

      class ModelA(models.Model):
          fielda = models.CharField()
          fieldc = models.IntegerField()

      class MyView(DbView):
          fieldA = models.OneToOneField(ModelA, primary_key=True,
              db_column='fielda__id')
          fieldB = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True, db_column='fieldb')

          @classmethod
          def view(cls):
              """
              This method returns the SQL string that creates the view,
              in this example fieldB is the result of annotating another column
              """
              qs = modelA.objects.all(
              ).annotate(
                  fieldb=models.Sum('fieldc'),
              ).annotate(
                  fielda__id=models.F('pk'),
              ).order_by(
                  'fielda__id',
              ).values(
                  'fielda__id',
                  'fieldb',
              )
              return str(qs.query)

   Alternatively ``get_view_str`` method could be used to write a custom SQL:

   .. code-block:: python

       class MyView(DbView):
           # ...

           @classmethod
           def get_view_str(cls):
               return """
                   CREATE VIEW my_view AS (
                   SELECT ...
               )"""

3. Then create a migration point for your view generation, edit that
   migration and modify it, add:
   ``from dbview.helpers import CreateView`` and replace the line the
   call to ``migrations.CreateModel`` with ``CreateView``.

4. Migrate your database and start using your database views.