django-generate-scaffold

Generate a Django model, views, URLconf, and templates using a single command.

Quickstart

A screencast introducing django-generate-scaffold is available here.

Usage

Generating Models, Views, URL Patterns, and Templates

• Install django-generate-scaffold:

  $ pip install django-generate-scaffold

• Add generate_scaffold to your INSTALLED_APPS

• Run the generatescaffold management command:

  $ python manage.py generatescaffold --help
  ... displays usage

• Create a model using the syntax in the help message:

  $ python manage.py generatescaffold blogs Post title:string body:text is_public:bool blog:foreignkey=Blog
  ... Generates a Post model, with title (CharField), body (TextField),
  ...     is_public (BooleanField), and blog (ForeignKey) fields.

Generating Views, etc. Based on Existing Models

• Alternatively, you can generate views, urlpatterns, and templates for an existing model:

  $ python manage.py generatescaffold blogs --model Post
  ... Generates views, etc. for Post

• Note that if the model specified with the --model option has a DateField or a DateTimeField, date-based generic views will be generated based on that field. To specify a specific field to use, pass in the --timestamp-field option:

  $ python manage.py generatescaffold blogs --model Post --timestamp-field ctime

Limitations When Using Existing Models

For best results, existing models should implement a get_absolute_url method which conforms to the urlpatterns used by django-generate-scaffold:

    @models.permalink
    def get_absolute_url(self):
        return ('<app_name>_<model_name>_detail', (), {'pk': self.pk})

Not conforming to this model will lead to broken links and potentially other issues when rendering templates.

Development

django-generate-scaffold is currently in ALPHA.

Running Tests

In order to run the test suite, install your local version of django-generate-scaffold and start a Selenium server and issue the following commands:

    $ cd django-generate-scaffold
    $ python setup.py install --force
    $ cd test_project
    $ python test_app/tests/runtests.py

Consult .travis.yml for the exact steps necessary to run the test suite.

Autotesting via watchr

By installing the gems in the Gemfile, you can automatically run all non-Selenium based tests every time a file is modified:

    $ watchr autotest.rb

How to Contribute

• Propose new features or report bugs by creating an issue on Github.
• Add new features, tests, or fix stuff and issue a pull request.
• Create a better, more eloquent screencast with less stammering.

Issues

If you experience any issues, please create an issue on Github.