我想进行数据非规范化以获得更好的性能,并将我的博客文章收到的投票总和放入 Post 模型中:
class Post(models.Model):
""" Blog entry """
author = models.ForeignKey(User)
title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
text = models.TextField()
rating = models.IntegerField(default=0) # here is the sum of votes!
class Vote(models.Model):
""" Vote for blog entry """
post = models.ForeignKey(Post)
voter = models.ForeignKey(User)
value = models.IntegerField()
当然,我需要保持Post.rating
实际价值。通常我会为此使用数据库触发器,但现在我决定发出post_save
信号(以减少数据库处理时间):
# vote was saved
@receiver(post_save, sender=Vote)
def update_post_votes(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
""" Update post rating """
if created:
instance.post.rating += instance.value
instance.post.save()
else:
# if vote was updated, we need to remove the old vote value and add the new one
# but how...?
如何在保存之前访问实例值?在数据库触发器中,我会对此进行OLD
预定NEW
义,但是在 post_save 信号中有类似的东西吗?
更新
基于马克的答案的解决方案:
# vote was saved
@receiver(pre_save, sender=Vote)
def update_post_votes_on_save(sender, instance, **kwargs):
""" Update post rating """
# if vote is being updated, then we must remove previous value first
if instance.id:
old_vote = Vote.objects.get(pk=instance.id)
instance.post.rating -= old_vote.value
# now adding the new vote
instance.post.rating += instance.value
instance.post.save()