Fixed an issue with sort_query + joins, made defer_except not accept relationships

sqlalchemy_utils/functions/defer_except.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import six
 from sqlalchemy import inspect
 from sqlalchemy.orm import defer
 from sqlalchemy.orm.properties import ColumnProperty
+from sqlalchemy.orm.query import _ColumnEntity
+from sqlalchemy.orm.mapper import Mapper
 
 
 def property_names(properties):
@@ -10,30 +12,46 @@ def property_names(properties):
         if isinstance(property_, six.string_types):
             names.append(property_)
         else:
-            names.append(property_.key)
+            names.append(
+                '%s.%s' % (
+                    property_.class_.__name__,
+                    property_.key
+                )
+            )
     return names
 
 
-def defer_except(query, properties):
+def query_entities(query):
+    entities = []
+    for entity in query._entities:
+        if not isinstance(entity, _ColumnEntity):
+            entities.append(entity.entity_zero.class_)
+
+    for entity in query._join_entities:
+        if isinstance(entity, Mapper):
+            entities.append(entity.class_)
+        else:
+            entities.append(entity)
+    return entities
+
+
+def defer_except(query, columns):
     """
-    Deferred loads all properties in given query, except the ones given.
+    Deferred loads all columns in given query, except the ones given.
 
     This function is very useful when working with models with myriad of
-    properties and you want to deferred load many properties.
+    columns and you want to deferred load many columns.
 
         >>> from sqlalchemy_utils import defer_except
         >>> query = session.query(Article)
         >>> query = defer_except(Article, [Article.id, Article.name])
 
-    :param query: SQLAlchemy Query object to apply the deferred loading to
+    :param columns: columns not to deferred load
-    :param properties: properties not to deferred load
     """
-
-    allowed_names = property_names(properties)
-
     model = query._entities[0].entity_zero.class_
     for property_ in inspect(model).attrs:
         if isinstance(property_, ColumnProperty):
-            if property_.key not in allowed_names:
+            column = property_.columns[0]
+            if column.name not in columns:
                 query = query.options(defer(property_.key))
     return query

sqlalchemy_utils/functions/sort_query.py

@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@ def sort_expression(expr, attr_name):
         return getattr(expr, attr_name)
 
 
-def matches_entity(alias, entity):
-    if not alias:
-        return True
-    if isinstance(entity, AliasedInsp):
-        name = entity.name
-    else:
-        name = entity.__table__.name
-
-    return name == alias
-
-
 class QuerySorterException(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -60,6 +49,19 @@ class QuerySorter(object):
             else:
                 self.entities.append(mapper)
 
+    def get_entity_by_alias(self, alias):
+        if not alias:
+            return self.entities[0]
+
+        for entity in self.entities:
+            if isinstance(entity, AliasedInsp):
+                name = entity.name
+            else:
+                name = entity.__table__.name
+
+            if name == alias:
+                return entity
+
     def assign_order_by(self, sort):
         if not sort:
             return self.query
@@ -69,10 +71,8 @@ class QuerySorter(object):
         if sort['attr'] in self.labels:
             expr = sort['attr']
         else:
-            for entity in self.entities:
+            entity = self.get_entity_by_alias(sort['entity'])
-                if not matches_entity(sort['entity'], entity):
+            if entity:
-                    continue
-
                 expr = self.order_by_attr(entity, sort['attr'])
 
         if expr is not None:

tests/test_defer_except.py

@@ -7,8 +7,3 @@ class TestDeferExcept(TestCase):
         query = self.session.query(self.Article)
         query = defer_except(query, ['id'])
         assert str(query) == 'SELECT article.id AS article_id \nFROM article'
-
-    def test_supports_properties_as_class_attributes(self):
-        query = self.session.query(self.Article)
-        query = defer_except(query, [self.Article.id])
-        assert str(query) == 'SELECT article.id AS article_id \nFROM article'

tests/test_sort_query.py

@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ class TestSortQuery(TestCase):
         with raises(QuerySorterException):
             sort_query(query, '-unknown', silent=False)
 
+    def test_join(self):
+        query = (
+            self.session.query(self.Article)
+            .join(self.Article.category)
+        )
+        query = sort_query(query, 'name', silent=False)
+        assert 'ORDER BY article.name ASC' in str(query)
+
     def test_calculated_value_ascending(self):
         query = self.session.query(
             self.Category, sa.func.count(self.Article.id).label('articles')