ORM
The orm
package is an async ORM for Python, with support for Postgres,
MySQL, and SQLite. ORM is built with:
- SQLAlchemy core for query building.
databases
for cross-database async support.typesystem
for data validation.
Because ORM is built on SQLAlchemy core, you can use Alembic to provide database migrations.
ORM is still under development: We recommend pinning any dependencies with orm~=0.1
Note: Use ipython
to try this from the console, since it supports await
.
import databases
import orm
import sqlalchemy
database = databases.Database("sqlite:///db.sqlite")
metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
class Note(orm.Model):
__tablename__ = "notes"
__database__ = database
__metadata__ = metadata
id = orm.Integer(primary_key=True)
text = orm.String(max_length=100)
completed = orm.Boolean(default=False)
# Create the database
engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(str(database.url))
metadata.create_all(engine)
# .create()
await Note.objects.create(text="Buy the groceries.", completed=False)
await Note.objects.create(text="Call Mum.", completed=True)
await Note.objects.create(text="Send invoices.", completed=True)
# .all()
notes = await Note.objects.all()
# .filter()
notes = await Note.objects.filter(completed=True).all()
# exact, iexact, contains, icontains, lt, lte, gt, gte, in
notes = await Note.objects.filter(text__icontains="mum").all()
# .get()
note = await Note.objects.get(id=1)
# .update()
await note.update(completed=True)
# .delete()
await note.delete()
# 'pk' always refers to the primary key
note = await Note.objects.get(pk=2)
note.pk # 2
ORM supports loading and filtering across foreign keys...
import databases
import orm
import sqlalchemy
database = databases.Database("sqlite:///db.sqlite")
metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
class Album(orm.Model):
__tablename__ = "album"
__metadata__ = metadata
__database__ = database
id = orm.Integer(primary_key=True)
name = orm.String(max_length=100)
class Track(orm.Model):
__tablename__ = "track"
__metadata__ = metadata
__database__ = database
id = orm.Integer(primary_key=True)
album = orm.ForeignKey(Album)
title = orm.String(max_length=100)
position = orm.Integer()
# Create some records to work with.
malibu = await Album.objects.create(name="Malibu")
await Track.objects.create(album=malibu, title="The Bird", position=1)
await Track.objects.create(album=malibu, title="Heart don't stand a chance", position=2)
await Track.objects.create(album=malibu, title="The Waters", position=3)
fantasies = await Album.objects.create(name="Fantasies")
await Track.objects.create(album=fantasies, title="Help I'm Alive", position=1)
await Track.objects.create(album=fantasies, title="Sick Muse", position=2)
# Fetch an instance, without loading a foreign key relationship on it.
track = await Track.objects.get(title="The Bird")
# We have an album instance, but it only has the primary key populated
print(track.album) # Album(id=1) [sparse]
print(track.album.pk) # 1
print(track.album.name) # Raises AttributeError
# Load the relationship from the database
await track.album.load()
assert track.album.name == "Malibu"
# This time, fetch an instance, loading the foreign key relationship.
track = await Track.objects.select_related("album").get(title="The Bird")
assert track.album.name == "Malibu"
# Fetch instances, with a filter across an FK relationship.
tracks = Track.objects.filter(album__name="Fantasies")
assert len(tracks) == 2
# Fetch instances, with a filter and operator across an FK relationship.
tracks = Track.objects.filter(album__name__iexact="fantasies")
assert len(tracks) == 2
# Limit a query
tracks = await Track.objects.limit(1).all()
assert len(tracks) == 1
Data types
The following keyword arguments are supported on all field types.
primary_key
allow_null
default
index
unique
All fields are required unless one of the following is set:
allow_null
- Creates a nullable column. Sets the default toNone
.allow_blank
- Allow empty strings to validate. Sets the default to""
.default
- Set a default value for the field.
The following column types are supported. See TypeSystem for type-specific validation keyword arguments.
orm.String(max_length)
orm.Text()
orm.Boolean()
orm.Integer()
orm.Float()
orm.Date()
orm.Time()
orm.DateTime()
orm.JSON()