django-generic-aggregation

annotate() and aggregate() for generically-related data. also a handy function for filtering GFK-model querysets.

Use django's GenericRelation where possible, as this can make the queries generated more efficient by using a JOIN rather than a subquery.

installation

# install from pypi
pip install django-generic-aggregation

# or install via git
pip install -e git+git://github.com/coleifer/django-generic-aggregation.git#egg=generic_aggregation

examples

The examples below assume the following simple models:

class Rating(models.Model):
    rating = models.IntegerField()
    object_id = models.IntegerField()
    content_type = models.ForeignKey(ContentType)
    content_object = GenericForeignKey(ct_field='content_type', fk_field='object_id')

class Food(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    ratings = generic.GenericRelation(Rating) # reverse generic relation

You want to figure out which items are highest rated (generic_annotate)

from django.db.models import Avg

food_qs = Food.objects.filter(name__startswith='a')
generic_annotate(food_qs, Rating, Avg('ratings__rating'))

# you can mix and match queryset / model
generic_annotate(food_qs, Rating.objects.all(), Avg('ratings__rating'))

You want the average rating for all foods that start with 'a' (generic_aggregate)

food_qs = Food.objects.filter(name__startswith='a')
generic_aggregate(food_qs, Rating, Avg('ratings__rating'))

You want to only display ratings for foods that start with 'a' (generic_filter)

food_qs = Food.objects.filter(name__startswith='a') generic_filter(Rating.objects.all(), food_qs)

documentation

http://django-generic-aggregation.readthedocs.org/