"""
Interfaces for serializing Django objects.
Usage::
from django.core import serializers
json = serializers.serialize("json", some_query_set)
objects = list(serializers.deserialize("json", json))
To add your own serializers, use the SERIALIZATION_MODULES setting::
SERIALIZATION_MODULES = {
"csv" : "path.to.csv.serializer",
"txt" : "path.to.txt.serializer",
}
"""
from django.conf import settings
from django.utils import importlib
# Built-in serializers
BUILTIN_SERIALIZERS = {
"xml" : "django.core.serializers.xml_serializer",
"python" : "django.core.serializers.python",
"json" : "django.core.serializers.json",
}
# Check for PyYaml and register the serializer if it's available.
try:
import yaml
BUILTIN_SERIALIZERS["yaml"] = "django.core.serializers.pyyaml"
except ImportError:
pass
_serializers = {}
def register_serializer(format, serializer_module, serializers=None):
""""Register a new serializer.
``serializer_module`` should be the fully qualified module name
for the serializer.
If ``serializers`` is provided, the registration will be added
to the provided dictionary.
If ``serializers`` is not provided, the registration will be made
directly into the global register of serializers. Adding serializers
directly is not a thread-safe operation.
"""
module = importlib.import_module(serializer_module)
if serializers is None:
_serializers[format] = module
else:
serializers[format] = module
def unregister_serializer(format):
"Unregister a given serializer. This is not a thread-safe operation."
del _serializers[format]
def get_serializer(format):
if not _serializers:
_load_serializers()
return _serializers[format].Serializer
def get_serializer_formats():
if not _serializers:
_load_serializers()
return _serializers.keys()
def get_public_serializer_formats():
if not _serializers:
_load_serializers()
return [k for k, v in _serializers.iteritems() if not v.Serializer.internal_use_only]
def get_deserializer(format):
if not _serializers:
_load_serializers()
return _serializers[format].Deserializer
def serialize(format, queryset, **options):
"""
Serialize a queryset (or any iterator that returns database objects) using
a certain serializer.
"""
s = get_serializer(format)()
s.serialize(queryset, **options)
return s.getvalue()
def deserialize(format, stream_or_string, **options):
"""
Deserialize a stream or a string. Returns an iterator that yields ``(obj,
m2m_relation_dict)``, where ``obj`` is a instantiated -- but *unsaved* --
object, and ``m2m_relation_dict`` is a dictionary of ``{m2m_field_name :
list_of_related_objects}``.
"""
d = get_deserializer(format)
return d(stream_or_string, **options)
def _load_serializers():
"""
Register built-in and settings-defined serializers. This is done lazily so
that user code has a chance to (e.g.) set up custom settings without
needing to be careful of import order.
"""
global _serializers
serializers = {}
for format in BUILTIN_SERIALIZERS:
register_serializer(format, BUILTIN_SERIALIZERS[format], serializers)
if hasattr(settings, "SERIALIZATION_MODULES"):
for format in settings.SERIALIZATION_MODULES:
register_serializer(format, settings.SERIALIZATION_MODULES[format], serializers)
_serializers = serializers
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