Re: Accessing child relations when overriding save()

On 10/02/2019 6:22 pm, Nick Emery wrote: I am trying to wrap up my first app using Django (specifically Django Rest Framework which may change the save behavior), but have run into an issue that I haven't been able to solve for about 10 hours now. I am trying to override the save() method of

Re: Accessing child relations when overriding save()

UPDATE: Finally figured it out! I ultimately did this by overriding `perform_create()` in my [Django Rest Framework view](https://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/generic-views/) and making my changes after saving the object. On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 8:34:44 AM UTC-5, Nick Emery

Re: Accessing child relations when overriding save()

The child objects are created separately beforehand with NULL parents (they don't have to have parents, they can be orphans). One other thing I noticed is that looking at the SQL statements executed by my app I can't even see the UPDATE on the foreign keys of the children (even though I KNOW

Re: Accessing child relations when overriding save()

And how? On Sun, 10 Feb, 2019, 9:23 PM Shashank Singh When do you create child objects?? > > On Sun, 10 Feb, 2019, 9:17 PM Nick Emery >> Tried this too but save() never actually gets called on the child (it >> seems that the foreign key field of the child is updated at the database >> level and

Re: Accessing child relations when overriding save()

When do you create child objects?? On Sun, 10 Feb, 2019, 9:17 PM Nick Emery Tried this too but save() never actually gets called on the child (it > seems that the foreign key field of the child is updated at the database > level and never goes through the Django orm Child). > > On Sunday,

Re: Accessing child relations when overriding save()

Tried this too but save() never actually gets called on the child (it seems that the foreign key field of the child is updated at the database level and never goes through the Django orm Child). On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 8:37:54 AM UTC-5, Shashank Singh wrote: > > Override the save() of

Re: Accessing child relations when overriding save()

Override the save() of the child? On Sun, 10 Feb, 2019, 7:04 PM Nick Emery I am trying to wrap up my first app using Django (specifically Django > Rest Framework which may change the save behavior), but have run into an > issue that I haven't been able to solve for about 10 hours now. > > I am

Accessing child relations when overriding save()

I am trying to wrap up my first app using Django (specifically Django Rest Framework which may change the save behavior), but have run into an issue that I haven't been able to solve for about 10 hours now. I am trying to override the save() method of a model to modify a field on a bunch of