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deb-python-sqlalchemy-utils/sqlalchemy_utils/models.py
Konsta Vesterinen dccc0ddb5f Update changes
2014-07-10 17:23:28 +03:00

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from datetime import datetime
import sqlalchemy as sa
class Timestamp(object):
"""Adds `created` and `updated` columns to a derived declarative model.
The `created` column is handled through a default and the `updated`
column is handled through a `before_update` event that propagates
for all derived declarative models.
::
import sqlalchemy as sa
from sqlalchemy_utils import Timestamp
class SomeModel(Base, Timestamp):
__tablename__ = 'somemodel'
id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
"""
created = sa.Column(sa.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, nullable=False)
updated = sa.Column(sa.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, nullable=False)
@sa.event.listens_for(Timestamp, 'before_update', propagate=True)
def timestamp_before_update(mapper, connection, target):
# When a model with a timestamp is updated; force update the updated
# timestamp.
target.updated = datetime.utcnow()