""" 23. Giving models a custom manager You can use a custom ``Manager`` in a particular model by extending the base ``Manager`` class and instantiating your custom ``Manager`` in your model. There are two reasons you might want to customize a ``Manager``: to add extra ``Manager`` methods, and/or to modify the initial ``QuerySet`` the ``Manager`` returns. """ from django.db import models # An example of a custom manager called "objects". class PersonManager(models.Manager): def get_fun_people(self): return self.filter(fun=True) class Person(models.Model): first_name = models.CharField(max_length=30) last_name = models.CharField(max_length=30) fun = models.BooleanField() objects = PersonManager() def __unicode__(self): return u"%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name) # An example of a custom manager that sets get_query_set(). class PublishedBookManager(models.Manager): def get_query_set(self): return super(PublishedBookManager, self).get_query_set().filter(is_published=True) class Book(models.Model): title = models.CharField(max_length=50) author = models.CharField(max_length=30) is_published = models.BooleanField() published_objects = PublishedBookManager() authors = models.ManyToManyField(Person, related_name='books') def __unicode__(self): return self.title # An example of providing multiple custom managers. class FastCarManager(models.Manager): def get_query_set(self): return super(FastCarManager, self).get_query_set().filter(top_speed__gt=150) class Car(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=10) mileage = models.IntegerField() top_speed = models.IntegerField(help_text="In miles per hour.") cars = models.Manager() fast_cars = FastCarManager() def __unicode__(self): return self.name