# orm/util.py # Copyright (C) 2005-2014 the SQLAlchemy authors and contributors # # This module is part of SQLAlchemy and is released under # the MIT License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php from .. import sql, util, event, exc as sa_exc, inspection from ..sql import expression, util as sql_util, operators from .interfaces import PropComparator, MapperProperty from . import attributes import re from .base import instance_str, state_str, state_class_str, attribute_str, \ state_attribute_str, object_mapper, object_state, _none_set from .base import class_mapper, _class_to_mapper from .base import _InspectionAttr from .path_registry import PathRegistry all_cascades = frozenset(("delete", "delete-orphan", "all", "merge", "expunge", "save-update", "refresh-expire", "none")) class CascadeOptions(frozenset): """Keeps track of the options sent to relationship().cascade""" _add_w_all_cascades = all_cascades.difference([ 'all', 'none', 'delete-orphan']) _allowed_cascades = all_cascades def __new__(cls, arg): values = set([ c for c in re.split('\s*,\s*', arg or "") if c ]) if values.difference(cls._allowed_cascades): raise sa_exc.ArgumentError( "Invalid cascade option(s): %s" % ", ".join([repr(x) for x in sorted( values.difference(cls._allowed_cascades) )]) ) if "all" in values: values.update(cls._add_w_all_cascades) if "none" in values: values.clear() values.discard('all') self = frozenset.__new__(CascadeOptions, values) self.save_update = 'save-update' in values self.delete = 'delete' in values self.refresh_expire = 'refresh-expire' in values self.merge = 'merge' in values self.expunge = 'expunge' in values self.delete_orphan = "delete-orphan" in values if self.delete_orphan and not self.delete: util.warn("The 'delete-orphan' cascade " "option requires 'delete'.") return self def __repr__(self): return "CascadeOptions(%r)" % ( ",".join([x for x in sorted(self)]) ) def _validator_events(desc, key, validator, include_removes, include_backrefs): """Runs a validation method on an attribute value to be set or appended.""" if not include_backrefs: def detect_is_backref(state, initiator): impl = state.manager[key].impl return initiator.impl is not impl if include_removes: def append(state, value, initiator): if include_backrefs or not detect_is_backref(state, initiator): return validator(state.obj(), key, value, False) else: return value def set_(state, value, oldvalue, initiator): if include_backrefs or not detect_is_backref(state, initiator): return validator(state.obj(), key, value, False) else: return value def remove(state, value, initiator): if include_backrefs or not detect_is_backref(state, initiator): validator(state.obj(), key, value, True) else: def append(state, value, initiator): if include_backrefs or not detect_is_backref(state, initiator): return validator(state.obj(), key, value) else: return value def set_(state, value, oldvalue, initiator): if include_backrefs or not detect_is_backref(state, initiator): return validator(state.obj(), key, value) else: return value event.listen(desc, 'append', append, raw=True, retval=True) event.listen(desc, 'set', set_, raw=True, retval=True) if include_removes: event.listen(desc, "remove", remove, raw=True, retval=True) def polymorphic_union(table_map, typecolname, aliasname='p_union', cast_nulls=True): """Create a ``UNION`` statement used by a polymorphic mapper. See :ref:`concrete_inheritance` for an example of how this is used. :param table_map: mapping of polymorphic identities to :class:`.Table` objects. :param typecolname: string name of a "discriminator" column, which will be derived from the query, producing the polymorphic identity for each row. If ``None``, no polymorphic discriminator is generated. :param aliasname: name of the :func:`~sqlalchemy.sql.expression.alias()` construct generated. :param cast_nulls: if True, non-existent columns, which are represented as labeled NULLs, will be passed into CAST. This is a legacy behavior that is problematic on some backends such as Oracle - in which case it can be set to False. """ colnames = util.OrderedSet() colnamemaps = {} types = {} for key in table_map: table = table_map[key] # mysql doesnt like selecting from a select; # make it an alias of the select if isinstance(table, sql.Select): table = table.alias() table_map[key] = table m = {} for c in table.c: colnames.add(c.key) m[c.key] = c types[c.key] = c.type colnamemaps[table] = m def col(name, table): try: return colnamemaps[table][name] except KeyError: if cast_nulls: return sql.cast(sql.null(), types[name]).label(name) else: return sql.type_coerce(sql.null(), types[name]).label(name) result = [] for type, table in table_map.items(): if typecolname is not None: result.append( sql.select([col(name, table) for name in colnames] + [sql.literal_column(sql_util._quote_ddl_expr(type)). label(typecolname)], from_obj=[table])) else: result.append(sql.select([col(name, table) for name in colnames], from_obj=[table])) return sql.union_all(*result).alias(aliasname) def identity_key(*args, **kwargs): """Generate "identity key" tuples, as are used as keys in the :attr:`.Session.identity_map` dictionary. This function has several call styles: * ``identity_key(class, ident)`` This form receives a mapped class and a primary key scalar or tuple as an argument. E.g.:: >>> identity_key(MyClass, (1, 2)) (, (1, 2)) :param class: mapped class (must be a positional argument) :param ident: primary key, may be a scalar or tuple argument. * ``identity_key(instance=instance)`` This form will produce the identity key for a given instance. The instance need not be persistent, only that its primary key attributes are populated (else the key will contain ``None`` for those missing values). E.g.:: >>> instance = MyClass(1, 2) >>> identity_key(instance=instance) (, (1, 2)) In this form, the given instance is ultimately run though :meth:`.Mapper.identity_key_from_instance`, which will have the effect of performing a database check for the corresponding row if the object is expired. :param instance: object instance (must be given as a keyword arg) * ``identity_key(class, row=row)`` This form is similar to the class/tuple form, except is passed a database result row as a :class:`.RowProxy` object. E.g.:: >>> row = engine.execute("select * from table where a=1 and b=2").first() >>> identity_key(MyClass, row=row) (, (1, 2)) :param class: mapped class (must be a positional argument) :param row: :class:`.RowProxy` row returned by a :class:`.ResultProxy` (must be given as a keyword arg) """ if args: if len(args) == 1: class_ = args[0] try: row = kwargs.pop("row") except KeyError: ident = kwargs.pop("ident") elif len(args) == 2: class_, ident = args elif len(args) == 3: class_, ident = args else: raise sa_exc.ArgumentError("expected up to three " "positional arguments, got %s" % len(args)) if kwargs: raise sa_exc.ArgumentError("unknown keyword arguments: %s" % ", ".join(kwargs)) mapper = class_mapper(class_) if "ident" in locals(): return mapper.identity_key_from_primary_key(util.to_list(ident)) return mapper.identity_key_from_row(row) instance = kwargs.pop("instance") if kwargs: raise sa_exc.ArgumentError("unknown keyword arguments: %s" % ", ".join(kwargs.keys)) mapper = object_mapper(instance) return mapper.identity_key_from_instance(instance) class ORMAdapter(sql_util.ColumnAdapter): """Extends ColumnAdapter to accept ORM entities. The selectable is extracted from the given entity, and the AliasedClass if any is referenced. """ def __init__(self, entity, equivalents=None, adapt_required=False, chain_to=None): info = inspection.inspect(entity) self.mapper = info.mapper selectable = info.selectable is_aliased_class = info.is_aliased_class if is_aliased_class: self.aliased_class = entity else: self.aliased_class = None sql_util.ColumnAdapter.__init__(self, selectable, equivalents, chain_to, adapt_required=adapt_required) def replace(self, elem): entity = elem._annotations.get('parentmapper', None) if not entity or entity.isa(self.mapper): return sql_util.ColumnAdapter.replace(self, elem) else: return None class AliasedClass(object): """Represents an "aliased" form of a mapped class for usage with Query. The ORM equivalent of a :func:`sqlalchemy.sql.expression.alias` construct, this object mimics the mapped class using a __getattr__ scheme and maintains a reference to a real :class:`~sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Alias` object. Usage is via the :func:`.orm.aliased` function, or alternatively via the :func:`.orm.with_polymorphic` function. Usage example:: # find all pairs of users with the same name user_alias = aliased(User) session.query(User, user_alias).\\ join((user_alias, User.id > user_alias.id)).\\ filter(User.name==user_alias.name) The resulting object is an instance of :class:`.AliasedClass`. This object implements an attribute scheme which produces the same attribute and method interface as the original mapped class, allowing :class:`.AliasedClass` to be compatible with any attribute technique which works on the original class, including hybrid attributes (see :ref:`hybrids_toplevel`). The :class:`.AliasedClass` can be inspected for its underlying :class:`.Mapper`, aliased selectable, and other information using :func:`.inspect`:: from sqlalchemy import inspect my_alias = aliased(MyClass) insp = inspect(my_alias) The resulting inspection object is an instance of :class:`.AliasedInsp`. See :func:`.aliased` and :func:`.with_polymorphic` for construction argument descriptions. """ def __init__(self, cls, alias=None, name=None, flat=False, adapt_on_names=False, # TODO: None for default here? with_polymorphic_mappers=(), with_polymorphic_discriminator=None, base_alias=None, use_mapper_path=False): mapper = _class_to_mapper(cls) if alias is None: alias = mapper._with_polymorphic_selectable.alias( name=name, flat=flat) self._aliased_insp = AliasedInsp( self, mapper, alias, name, with_polymorphic_mappers if with_polymorphic_mappers else mapper.with_polymorphic_mappers, with_polymorphic_discriminator if with_polymorphic_discriminator is not None else mapper.polymorphic_on, base_alias, use_mapper_path, adapt_on_names ) self.__name__ = 'AliasedClass_%s' % mapper.class_.__name__ def __getattr__(self, key): try: _aliased_insp = self.__dict__['_aliased_insp'] except KeyError: raise AttributeError() else: for base in _aliased_insp._target.__mro__: try: attr = object.__getattribute__(base, key) except AttributeError: continue else: break else: raise AttributeError(key) if isinstance(attr, PropComparator): ret = attr.adapt_to_entity(_aliased_insp) setattr(self, key, ret) return ret elif hasattr(attr, 'func_code'): is_method = getattr(_aliased_insp._target, key, None) if is_method and is_method.__self__ is not None: return util.types.MethodType(attr.__func__, self, self) else: return None elif hasattr(attr, '__get__'): ret = attr.__get__(None, self) if isinstance(ret, PropComparator): return ret.adapt_to_entity(_aliased_insp) else: return ret else: return attr def __repr__(self): return '' % ( id(self), self._aliased_insp._target.__name__) class AliasedInsp(_InspectionAttr): """Provide an inspection interface for an :class:`.AliasedClass` object. The :class:`.AliasedInsp` object is returned given an :class:`.AliasedClass` using the :func:`.inspect` function:: from sqlalchemy import inspect from sqlalchemy.orm import aliased my_alias = aliased(MyMappedClass) insp = inspect(my_alias) Attributes on :class:`.AliasedInsp` include: * ``entity`` - the :class:`.AliasedClass` represented. * ``mapper`` - the :class:`.Mapper` mapping the underlying class. * ``selectable`` - the :class:`.Alias` construct which ultimately represents an aliased :class:`.Table` or :class:`.Select` construct. * ``name`` - the name of the alias. Also is used as the attribute name when returned in a result tuple from :class:`.Query`. * ``with_polymorphic_mappers`` - collection of :class:`.Mapper` objects indicating all those mappers expressed in the select construct for the :class:`.AliasedClass`. * ``polymorphic_on`` - an alternate column or SQL expression which will be used as the "discriminator" for a polymorphic load. .. seealso:: :ref:`inspection_toplevel` """ def __init__(self, entity, mapper, selectable, name, with_polymorphic_mappers, polymorphic_on, _base_alias, _use_mapper_path, adapt_on_names): self.entity = entity self.mapper = mapper self.selectable = selectable self.name = name self.with_polymorphic_mappers = with_polymorphic_mappers self.polymorphic_on = polymorphic_on self._base_alias = _base_alias or self self._use_mapper_path = _use_mapper_path self._adapter = sql_util.ClauseAdapter(selectable, equivalents=mapper._equivalent_columns, adapt_on_names=adapt_on_names) self._adapt_on_names = adapt_on_names self._target = mapper.class_ for poly in self.with_polymorphic_mappers: if poly is not mapper: setattr(self.entity, poly.class_.__name__, AliasedClass(poly.class_, selectable, base_alias=self, adapt_on_names=adapt_on_names, use_mapper_path=_use_mapper_path)) is_aliased_class = True "always returns True" @property def class_(self): """Return the mapped class ultimately represented by this :class:`.AliasedInsp`.""" return self.mapper.class_ @util.memoized_property def _path_registry(self): if self._use_mapper_path: return self.mapper._path_registry else: return PathRegistry.per_mapper(self) def __getstate__(self): return { 'entity': self.entity, 'mapper': self.mapper, 'alias': self.selectable, 'name': self.name, 'adapt_on_names': self._adapt_on_names, 'with_polymorphic_mappers': self.with_polymorphic_mappers, 'with_polymorphic_discriminator': self.polymorphic_on, 'base_alias': self._base_alias, 'use_mapper_path': self._use_mapper_path } def __setstate__(self, state): self.__init__( state['entity'], state['mapper'], state['alias'], state['name'], state['with_polymorphic_mappers'], state['with_polymorphic_discriminator'], state['base_alias'], state['use_mapper_path'], state['adapt_on_names'] ) def _adapt_element(self, elem): return self._adapter.traverse(elem).\ _annotate({ 'parententity': self.entity, 'parentmapper': self.mapper} ) def _entity_for_mapper(self, mapper): self_poly = self.with_polymorphic_mappers if mapper in self_poly: return getattr(self.entity, mapper.class_.__name__)._aliased_insp elif mapper.isa(self.mapper): return self else: assert False, "mapper %s doesn't correspond to %s" % (mapper, self) def __repr__(self): return '' % ( id(self), self.class_.__name__) inspection._inspects(AliasedClass)(lambda target: target._aliased_insp) inspection._inspects(AliasedInsp)(lambda target: target) def aliased(element, alias=None, name=None, flat=False, adapt_on_names=False): """Produce an alias of the given element, usually an :class:`.AliasedClass` instance. E.g.:: my_alias = aliased(MyClass) session.query(MyClass, my_alias).filter(MyClass.id > my_alias.id) The :func:`.aliased` function is used to create an ad-hoc mapping of a mapped class to a new selectable. By default, a selectable is generated from the normally mapped selectable (typically a :class:`.Table`) using the :meth:`.FromClause.alias` method. However, :func:`.aliased` can also be used to link the class to a new :func:`.select` statement. Also, the :func:`.with_polymorphic` function is a variant of :func:`.aliased` that is intended to specify a so-called "polymorphic selectable", that corresponds to the union of several joined-inheritance subclasses at once. For convenience, the :func:`.aliased` function also accepts plain :class:`.FromClause` constructs, such as a :class:`.Table` or :func:`.select` construct. In those cases, the :meth:`.FromClause.alias` method is called on the object and the new :class:`.Alias` object returned. The returned :class:`.Alias` is not ORM-mapped in this case. :param element: element to be aliased. Is normally a mapped class, but for convenience can also be a :class:`.FromClause` element. :param alias: Optional selectable unit to map the element to. This should normally be a :class:`.Alias` object corresponding to the :class:`.Table` to which the class is mapped, or to a :func:`.select` construct that is compatible with the mapping. By default, a simple anonymous alias of the mapped table is generated. :param name: optional string name to use for the alias, if not specified by the ``alias`` parameter. The name, among other things, forms the attribute name that will be accessible via tuples returned by a :class:`.Query` object. :param flat: Boolean, will be passed through to the :meth:`.FromClause.alias` call so that aliases of :class:`.Join` objects don't include an enclosing SELECT. This can lead to more efficient queries in many circumstances. A JOIN against a nested JOIN will be rewritten as a JOIN against an aliased SELECT subquery on backends that don't support this syntax. .. versionadded:: 0.9.0 .. seealso:: :meth:`.Join.alias` :param adapt_on_names: if True, more liberal "matching" will be used when mapping the mapped columns of the ORM entity to those of the given selectable - a name-based match will be performed if the given selectable doesn't otherwise have a column that corresponds to one on the entity. The use case for this is when associating an entity with some derived selectable such as one that uses aggregate functions:: class UnitPrice(Base): __tablename__ = 'unit_price' ... unit_id = Column(Integer) price = Column(Numeric) aggregated_unit_price = Session.query( func.sum(UnitPrice.price).label('price') ).group_by(UnitPrice.unit_id).subquery() aggregated_unit_price = aliased(UnitPrice, alias=aggregated_unit_price, adapt_on_names=True) Above, functions on ``aggregated_unit_price`` which refer to ``.price`` will return the ``fund.sum(UnitPrice.price).label('price')`` column, as it is matched on the name "price". Ordinarily, the "price" function wouldn't have any "column correspondence" to the actual ``UnitPrice.price`` column as it is not a proxy of the original. .. versionadded:: 0.7.3 """ if isinstance(element, expression.FromClause): if adapt_on_names: raise sa_exc.ArgumentError( "adapt_on_names only applies to ORM elements" ) return element.alias(name, flat=flat) else: return AliasedClass(element, alias=alias, flat=flat, name=name, adapt_on_names=adapt_on_names) def with_polymorphic(base, classes, selectable=False, flat=False, polymorphic_on=None, aliased=False, innerjoin=False, _use_mapper_path=False): """Produce an :class:`.AliasedClass` construct which specifies columns for descendant mappers of the given base. .. versionadded:: 0.8 :func:`.orm.with_polymorphic` is in addition to the existing :class:`.Query` method :meth:`.Query.with_polymorphic`, which has the same purpose but is not as flexible in its usage. Using this method will ensure that each descendant mapper's tables are included in the FROM clause, and will allow filter() criterion to be used against those tables. The resulting instances will also have those columns already loaded so that no "post fetch" of those columns will be required. See the examples at :ref:`with_polymorphic`. :param base: Base class to be aliased. :param classes: a single class or mapper, or list of class/mappers, which inherit from the base class. Alternatively, it may also be the string ``'*'``, in which case all descending mapped classes will be added to the FROM clause. :param aliased: when True, the selectable will be wrapped in an alias, that is ``(SELECT * FROM ) AS anon_1``. This can be important when using the with_polymorphic() to create the target of a JOIN on a backend that does not support parenthesized joins, such as SQLite and older versions of MySQL. :param flat: Boolean, will be passed through to the :meth:`.FromClause.alias` call so that aliases of :class:`.Join` objects don't include an enclosing SELECT. This can lead to more efficient queries in many circumstances. A JOIN against a nested JOIN will be rewritten as a JOIN against an aliased SELECT subquery on backends that don't support this syntax. Setting ``flat`` to ``True`` implies the ``aliased`` flag is also ``True``. .. versionadded:: 0.9.0 .. seealso:: :meth:`.Join.alias` :param selectable: a table or select() statement that will be used in place of the generated FROM clause. This argument is required if any of the desired classes use concrete table inheritance, since SQLAlchemy currently cannot generate UNIONs among tables automatically. If used, the ``selectable`` argument must represent the full set of tables and columns mapped by every mapped class. Otherwise, the unaccounted mapped columns will result in their table being appended directly to the FROM clause which will usually lead to incorrect results. :param polymorphic_on: a column to be used as the "discriminator" column for the given selectable. If not given, the polymorphic_on attribute of the base classes' mapper will be used, if any. This is useful for mappings that don't have polymorphic loading behavior by default. :param innerjoin: if True, an INNER JOIN will be used. This should only be specified if querying for one specific subtype only """ primary_mapper = _class_to_mapper(base) mappers, selectable = primary_mapper.\ _with_polymorphic_args(classes, selectable, innerjoin=innerjoin) if aliased or flat: selectable = selectable.alias(flat=flat) return AliasedClass(base, selectable, with_polymorphic_mappers=mappers, with_polymorphic_discriminator=polymorphic_on, use_mapper_path=_use_mapper_path) def _orm_annotate(element, exclude=None): """Deep copy the given ClauseElement, annotating each element with the "_orm_adapt" flag. Elements within the exclude collection will be cloned but not annotated. """ return sql_util._deep_annotate(element, {'_orm_adapt': True}, exclude) def _orm_deannotate(element): """Remove annotations that link a column to a particular mapping. Note this doesn't affect "remote" and "foreign" annotations passed by the :func:`.orm.foreign` and :func:`.orm.remote` annotators. """ return sql_util._deep_deannotate(element, values=("_orm_adapt", "parententity") ) def _orm_full_deannotate(element): return sql_util._deep_deannotate(element) class _ORMJoin(expression.Join): """Extend Join to support ORM constructs as input.""" __visit_name__ = expression.Join.__visit_name__ def __init__(self, left, right, onclause=None, isouter=False): left_info = inspection.inspect(left) left_orm_info = getattr(left, '_joined_from_info', left_info) right_info = inspection.inspect(right) adapt_to = right_info.selectable self._joined_from_info = right_info if isinstance(onclause, util.string_types): onclause = getattr(left_orm_info.entity, onclause) if isinstance(onclause, attributes.QueryableAttribute): on_selectable = onclause.comparator._source_selectable() prop = onclause.property elif isinstance(onclause, MapperProperty): prop = onclause on_selectable = prop.parent.selectable else: prop = None if prop: if sql_util.clause_is_present(on_selectable, left_info.selectable): adapt_from = on_selectable else: adapt_from = left_info.selectable pj, sj, source, dest, \ secondary, target_adapter = prop._create_joins( source_selectable=adapt_from, dest_selectable=adapt_to, source_polymorphic=True, dest_polymorphic=True, of_type=right_info.mapper) if sj is not None: if isouter: # note this is an inner join from secondary->right right = sql.join(secondary, right, sj) onclause = pj else: left = sql.join(left, secondary, pj, isouter) onclause = sj else: onclause = pj self._target_adapter = target_adapter expression.Join.__init__(self, left, right, onclause, isouter) def join(self, right, onclause=None, isouter=False, join_to_left=None): return _ORMJoin(self, right, onclause, isouter) def outerjoin(self, right, onclause=None, join_to_left=None): return _ORMJoin(self, right, onclause, True) def join(left, right, onclause=None, isouter=False, join_to_left=None): """Produce an inner join between left and right clauses. :func:`.orm.join` is an extension to the core join interface provided by :func:`.sql.expression.join()`, where the left and right selectables may be not only core selectable objects such as :class:`.Table`, but also mapped classes or :class:`.AliasedClass` instances. The "on" clause can be a SQL expression, or an attribute or string name referencing a configured :func:`.relationship`. :func:`.orm.join` is not commonly needed in modern usage, as its functionality is encapsulated within that of the :meth:`.Query.join` method, which features a significant amount of automation beyond :func:`.orm.join` by itself. Explicit usage of :func:`.orm.join` with :class:`.Query` involves usage of the :meth:`.Query.select_from` method, as in:: from sqlalchemy.orm import join session.query(User).\\ select_from(join(User, Address, User.addresses)).\\ filter(Address.email_address=='foo@bar.com') In modern SQLAlchemy the above join can be written more succinctly as:: session.query(User).\\ join(User.addresses).\\ filter(Address.email_address=='foo@bar.com') See :meth:`.Query.join` for information on modern usage of ORM level joins. .. versionchanged:: 0.8.1 - the ``join_to_left`` parameter is no longer used, and is deprecated. """ return _ORMJoin(left, right, onclause, isouter) def outerjoin(left, right, onclause=None, join_to_left=None): """Produce a left outer join between left and right clauses. This is the "outer join" version of the :func:`.orm.join` function, featuring the same behavior except that an OUTER JOIN is generated. See that function's documentation for other usage details. """ return _ORMJoin(left, right, onclause, True) def with_parent(instance, prop): """Create filtering criterion that relates this query's primary entity to the given related instance, using established :func:`.relationship()` configuration. The SQL rendered is the same as that rendered when a lazy loader would fire off from the given parent on that attribute, meaning that the appropriate state is taken from the parent object in Python without the need to render joins to the parent table in the rendered statement. .. versionchanged:: 0.6.4 This method accepts parent instances in all persistence states, including transient, persistent, and detached. Only the requisite primary key/foreign key attributes need to be populated. Previous versions didn't work with transient instances. :param instance: An instance which has some :func:`.relationship`. :param property: String property name, or class-bound attribute, which indicates what relationship from the instance should be used to reconcile the parent/child relationship. """ if isinstance(prop, util.string_types): mapper = object_mapper(instance) prop = getattr(mapper.class_, prop).property elif isinstance(prop, attributes.QueryableAttribute): prop = prop.property return prop.compare(operators.eq, instance, value_is_parent=True) def has_identity(object): """Return True if the given object has a database identity. This typically corresponds to the object being in either the persistent or detached state. .. seealso:: :func:`.was_deleted` """ state = attributes.instance_state(object) return state.has_identity def was_deleted(object): """Return True if the given object was deleted within a session flush. .. versionadded:: 0.8.0 """ state = attributes.instance_state(object) return state.deleted def randomize_unitofwork(): """Use random-ordering sets within the unit of work in order to detect unit of work sorting issues. This is a utility function that can be used to help reproduce inconsistent unit of work sorting issues. For example, if two kinds of objects A and B are being inserted, and B has a foreign key reference to A - the A must be inserted first. However, if there is no relationship between A and B, the unit of work won't know to perform this sorting, and an operation may or may not fail, depending on how the ordering works out. Since Python sets and dictionaries have non-deterministic ordering, such an issue may occur on some runs and not on others, and in practice it tends to have a great dependence on the state of the interpreter. This leads to so-called "heisenbugs" where changing entirely irrelevant aspects of the test program still cause the failure behavior to change. By calling ``randomize_unitofwork()`` when a script first runs, the ordering of a key series of sets within the unit of work implementation are randomized, so that the script can be minimized down to the fundamental mapping and operation that's failing, while still reproducing the issue on at least some runs. This utility is also available when running the test suite via the ``--reversetop`` flag. .. versionadded:: 0.8.1 created a standalone version of the ``--reversetop`` feature. """ from sqlalchemy.orm import unitofwork, session, mapper, dependency from sqlalchemy.util import topological from sqlalchemy.testing.util import RandomSet topological.set = unitofwork.set = session.set = mapper.set = \ dependency.set = RandomSet