Commit 7207327d authored by Aymeric Augustin's avatar Aymeric Augustin
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Updated docs for dates generic views.

Fixes #18245. Refs #3542.
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@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ class BaseDateListView(MultipleObjectMixin, DateMixin, View):
        return qs

    def get_date_list_period(self):
        """
        Get the aggregation period for the list of dates: 'year', 'month', or 'day'.
        """
        return self.date_list_period

    def get_date_list(self, queryset, date_type=None):
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Generic date views
==================

Date-based generic views (in the module :mod:`django.views.generic.dates`)
are views for displaying drilldown pages for date-based data.
.. module:: django.views.generic.dates

Date-based generic views, provided in :mod:`django.views.generic.dates`, are
views for displaying drilldown pages for date-based data.

ArchiveIndexView
----------------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.ArchiveIndexView
.. class:: ArchiveIndexView

    A top-level index page showing the "latest" objects, by date. Objects with
    a date in the *future* are not included unless you set ``allow_future`` to
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ ArchiveIndexView
YearArchiveView
---------------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.YearArchiveView
.. class:: YearArchiveView

    A yearly archive page showing all available months in a given year. Objects
    with a date in the *future* are not displayed unless you set
@@ -58,13 +60,15 @@ YearArchiveView

        A boolean specifying whether to retrieve the full list of objects for
        this year and pass those to the template. If ``True``, the list of
        objects will be made available to the context. By default, this is
        objects will be made available to the context. If ``False``, the
        ``None`` queryset will be used as the object list. By default, this is
        ``False``.

    .. method:: get_make_object_list()

        Determine if an object list will be returned as part of the context. If
        ``False``, the ``None`` queryset will be used as the object list.
        Determine if an object list will be returned as part of the context.
        Returns :attr:`~YearArchiveView.make_object_list` by default.


    **Context**

@@ -80,16 +84,18 @@ YearArchiveView
      :class:`datetime.datetime<python:datetime.datetime>` objects, in
      ascending order.

    * ``year``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
    * ``year``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the given year.

    * ``next_year``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the first day of the next year. If the next year is in the
      future, this will be ``None``.
    * ``next_year``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the next year, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    * ``previous_year``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the first day of the previous year. Unlike ``next_year``,
      this will never be ``None``.
    * ``previous_year``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the previous year, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    **Notes**

@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ YearArchiveView
MonthArchiveView
----------------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.MonthArchiveView
.. class:: MonthArchiveView

    A monthly archive page showing all objects in a given month. Objects with a
    date in the *future* are not displayed unless you set ``allow_future`` to
@@ -131,16 +137,18 @@ MonthArchiveView
      :class:`datetime.datetime<python:datetime.datetime>` objects, in
      ascending order.

    * ``month``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
    * ``month``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the given month.

    * ``next_month``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the first day of the next month. If the next month is in the
      future, this will be ``None``.
    * ``next_month``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the next month, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    * ``previous_month``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the first day of the previous month. Unlike ``next_month``,
      this will never be ``None``.
    * ``previous_month``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the previous month, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    **Notes**

@@ -149,7 +157,7 @@ MonthArchiveView
WeekArchiveView
---------------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.WeekArchiveView
.. class:: WeekArchiveView

    A weekly archive page showing all objects in a given week. Objects with a
    date in the *future* are not displayed unless you set ``allow_future`` to
@@ -175,16 +183,18 @@ WeekArchiveView
    :class:`~django.views.generic.dates.BaseDateListView`), the template's
    context will be:

    * ``week``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
    * ``week``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the given week.

    * ``next_week``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the first day of the next week. If the next week is in the
      future, this will be ``None``.
    * ``next_week``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the next week, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    * ``previous_week``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the first day of the previous week. Unlike ``next_week``,
      this will never be ``None``.
    * ``previous_week``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the previous week, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    **Notes**

@@ -193,7 +203,7 @@ WeekArchiveView
DayArchiveView
--------------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.DayArchiveView
.. class:: DayArchiveView

    A day archive page showing all objects in a given day. Days in the future
    throw a 404 error, regardless of whether any objects exist for future days,
@@ -220,24 +230,28 @@ DayArchiveView
    :class:`~django.views.generic.dates.BaseDateListView`), the template's
    context will be:

    * ``day``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
    * ``day``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the given day.

    * ``next_day``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the next day. If the next day is in the future, this will be
      ``None``.
    * ``next_day``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the next day, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    * ``previous_day``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the previous day. Unlike ``next_day``, this will never be
      ``None``.
    * ``previous_day``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the previous day, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    * ``next_month``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the first day of the next month. If the next month is in the
      future, this will be ``None``.
    * ``next_month``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the next month, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    * ``previous_month``: A :class:`datetime.date<python:datetime.date>` object
      representing the first day of the previous month. Unlike ``next_month``,
      this will never be ``None``.
    * ``previous_month``: A :class:`~datetime.date` object
      representing the first day of the previous month, according to
      :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
      :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    **Notes**

@@ -246,7 +260,7 @@ DayArchiveView
TodayArchiveView
----------------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.TodayArchiveView
.. class:: TodayArchiveView

    A day archive page showing all objects for *today*. This is exactly the
    same as :class:`django.views.generic.dates.DayArchiveView`, except today's
@@ -271,7 +285,7 @@ TodayArchiveView
DateDetailView
--------------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.DateDetailView
.. class:: DateDetailView

    A page representing an individual object. If the object has a date value in
    the future, the view will throw a 404 error by default, unless you set
@@ -293,6 +307,22 @@ DateDetailView

.. note::

    All of the generic views listed above have matching Base* views that only
    differ in that the they do not include the
    :class:`~django.views.generic.detail.SingleObjectTemplateResponseMixin`.
    All of the generic views listed above have matching ``Base`` views that
    only differ in that the they do not include the
    :class:`~django.views.generic.detail.SingleObjectTemplateResponseMixin`:

    .. class:: BaseArchiveIndexView

    .. class:: BaseYearArchiveView

    .. class:: BaseMonthArchiveView

    .. class:: BaseWeekArchiveView

    .. class:: BaseDayArchiveView

    .. class:: BaseTodayArchiveView

    .. class:: BaseDateDetailView

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Date-based mixins
=================

.. currentmodule:: django.views.generic.dates

YearMixin
---------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.YearMixin
.. class:: YearMixin

    A mixin that can be used to retrieve and provide parsing information for a
    year component of a date.
@@ -20,29 +21,45 @@ YearMixin

    .. attribute:: year

        **Optional** The value for the year (as a string). By default, set to
        **Optional** The value for the year, as a string. By default, set to
        ``None``, which means the year will be determined using other means.

    .. method:: get_year_format()

        Returns the :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the year. Returns
        :attr:`YearMixin.year_format` by default.
        Returns the :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the
        year. Returns :attr:`~YearMixin.year_format` by default.

    .. method:: get_year()

        Returns the year for which this view will display data. Tries the
        following sources, in order:
        Returns the year for which this view will display data, as a string.
        Tries the following sources, in order:

        * The value of the :attr:`YearMixin.year` attribute.
        * The value of the `year` argument captured in the URL pattern
        * The value of the `year` argument captured in the URL pattern.
        * The value of the `year` GET query argument.

        Raises a 404 if no valid year specification can be found.

    .. method:: get_next_year(date)

        Returns a date object containing the first day of the year after the
        date provided. This function can also return ``None`` or raise an
        :class:`~django.http.Http404` exception, depending on the values of
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    .. method:: get_previous_year(date)

        Returns a date object containing the first day of the year before the
        date provided. This function can also return ``None`` or raise an
        :class:`~django.http.Http404` exception, depending on the values of
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

MonthMixin
----------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.MonthMixin
.. class:: MonthMixin

    A mixin that can be used to retrieve and provide parsing information for a
    month component of a date.
@@ -51,26 +68,26 @@ MonthMixin

    .. attribute:: month_format

        The :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the month. By default, this is
        ``'%b'``.
        The :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the month. By
        default, this is ``'%b'``.

    .. attribute:: month

        **Optional** The value for the month (as a string). By default, set to
        **Optional** The value for the month, as a string. By default, set to
        ``None``, which means the month will be determined using other means.

    .. method:: get_month_format()

        Returns the :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the month. Returns
        :attr:`MonthMixin.month_format` by default.
        Returns the :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the
        month. Returns :attr:`~MonthMixin.month_format` by default.

    .. method:: get_month()

        Returns the month for which this view will display data. Tries the
        following sources, in order:
        Returns the month for which this view will display data, as a string.
        Tries the following sources, in order:

        * The value of the :attr:`MonthMixin.month` attribute.
        * The value of the `month` argument captured in the URL pattern
        * The value of the `month` argument captured in the URL pattern.
        * The value of the `month` GET query argument.

        Raises a 404 if no valid month specification can be found.
@@ -78,20 +95,23 @@ MonthMixin
    .. method:: get_next_month(date)

        Returns a date object containing the first day of the month after the
        date provided. Returns ``None`` if mixed with a view that sets
        ``allow_future = False``, and the next month is in the future. If
        ``allow_empty = False``, returns the next month that contains data.
        date provided. This function can also return ``None`` or raise an
        :class:`~django.http.Http404` exception, depending on the values of
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    .. method:: get_prev_month(date)

        Returns a date object containing the first day of the month before the
        date provided. If ``allow_empty = False``, returns the previous month
        that contained data.
        date provided. This function can also return ``None`` or raise an
        :class:`~django.http.Http404` exception, depending on the values of
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

DayMixin
--------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.DayMixin
.. class:: DayMixin

    A mixin that can be used to retrieve and provide parsing information for a
    day component of a date.
@@ -100,46 +120,50 @@ DayMixin

    .. attribute:: day_format

        The :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the day. By default, this is
        ``'%d'``.
        The :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the day. By
        default, this is ``'%d'``.

    .. attribute:: day

        **Optional** The value for the day (as a string). By default, set to
        **Optional** The value for the day, as a string. By default, set to
        ``None``, which means the day will be determined using other means.

    .. method:: get_day_format()

        Returns the :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the day. Returns
        :attr:`DayMixin.day_format` by default.
        Returns the :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the day.
        Returns :attr:`~DayMixin.day_format` by default.

    .. method:: get_day()

        Returns the day for which this view will display data. Tries the
        following sources, in order:
        Returns the day for which this view will display data, as a string.
        Tries the following sources, in order:

        * The value of the :attr:`DayMixin.day` attribute.
        * The value of the `day` argument captured in the URL pattern
        * The value of the `day` argument captured in the URL pattern.
        * The value of the `day` GET query argument.

        Raises a 404 if no valid day specification can be found.

    .. method:: get_next_day(date)

        Returns a date object containing the next day after the date provided.
        Returns ``None`` if mixed with a view that sets ``allow_future = False``,
        and the next day is in the future. If ``allow_empty = False``, returns
        the next day that contains data.
        Returns a date object containing the next valid day after the date
        provided. This function can also return ``None`` or raise an
        :class:`~django.http.Http404` exception, depending on the values of
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    .. method:: get_prev_day(date)

        Returns a date object containing the previous day. If
        ``allow_empty = False``, returns the previous day that contained data.
        Returns a date object containing the previous valid day. This function
        can also return ``None`` or raise an :class:`~django.http.Http404`
        exception, depending on the values of
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

WeekMixin
---------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.WeekMixin
.. class:: WeekMixin

    A mixin that can be used to retrieve and provide parsing information for a
    week component of a date.
@@ -148,23 +172,24 @@ WeekMixin

    .. attribute:: week_format

        The :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the week. By default, this is
        ``'%U'``.
        The :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the week. By
        default, this is ``'%U'``, which means the week starts on Sunday. Set
        it to ``'%W'`` if your week starts on Monday.

    .. attribute:: week

        **Optional** The value for the week (as a string). By default, set to
        **Optional** The value for the week, as a string. By default, set to
        ``None``, which means the week will be determined using other means.

    .. method:: get_week_format()

        Returns the :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the week. Returns
        :attr:`WeekMixin.week_format` by default.
        Returns the :func:`~time.strftime` format to use when parsing the
        week. Returns :attr:`~WeekMixin.week_format` by default.

    .. method:: get_week()

        Returns the week for which this view will display data. Tries the
        following sources, in order:
        Returns the week for which this view will display data, as a string.
        Tries the following sources, in order:

        * The value of the :attr:`WeekMixin.week` attribute.
        * The value of the `week` argument captured in the URL pattern
@@ -172,11 +197,26 @@ WeekMixin

        Raises a 404 if no valid week specification can be found.

    .. method:: get_next_week(date)

        Returns a date object containing the first day of the week after the
        date provided. This function can also return ``None`` or raise an
        :class:`~django.http.Http404` exception, depending on the values of
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

    .. method:: get_prev_week(date)

        Returns a date object containing the first day of the week before the
        date provided. This function can also return ``None`` or raise an
        :class:`~django.http.Http404` exception, depending on the values of
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.allow_empty` and
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future`.

DateMixin
---------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.DateMixin
.. class:: DateMixin

    A mixin class providing common behavior for all date-based views.

@@ -186,7 +226,7 @@ DateMixin

        The name of the ``DateField`` or ``DateTimeField`` in the
        ``QuerySet``'s model that the date-based archive should use to
        determine the objects on the page.
        determine the list of objects to display on the page.

        When :doc:`time zone support </topics/i18n/timezones>` is enabled and
        ``date_field`` is a ``DateTimeField``, dates are assumed to be in the
@@ -210,26 +250,26 @@ DateMixin
    .. method:: get_date_field()

        Returns the name of the field that contains the date data that this
        view will operate on. Returns :attr:`DateMixin.date_field` by default.
        view will operate on. Returns :attr:`~DateMixin.date_field` by default.

    .. method:: get_allow_future()

        Determine whether to include "future" objects on this page, where
        "future" means objects in which the field specified in ``date_field``
        is greater than the current date/time. Returns
        :attr:`DateMixin.allow_future` by default.
        :attr:`~DateMixin.allow_future` by default.

BaseDateListView
----------------

.. class:: django.views.generic.dates.BaseDateListView
.. class:: BaseDateListView

    A base class that provides common behavior for all date-based views. There
    won't normally be a reason to instantiate
    :class:`~django.views.generic.dates.BaseDateListView`; instantiate one of
    the subclasses instead.

    While this view (and it's subclasses) are executing, ``self.object_list``
    While this view (and its subclasses) are executing, ``self.object_list``
    will contain the list of objects that the view is operating upon, and
    ``self.date_list`` will contain the list of dates for which data is
    available.
@@ -245,10 +285,18 @@ BaseDateListView

        A boolean specifying whether to display the page if no objects are
        available. If this is ``True`` and no objects are available, the view
        will display an empty page instead of raising a 404. By default, this
        is ``False``.
        will display an empty page instead of raising a 404.

        This is identical to :attr:`MultipleObjectMixin.allow_empty`, except
        for the default value, which is ``False``.

    .. attribute:: date_list_period

    .. method:: get_dated_items():
        **Optional** A string defining the aggregation period for
        ``date_list``. It must be one of ``'year'`` (default), ``'month'``, or
        ``'day'``.

    .. method:: get_dated_items()

        Returns a 3-tuple containing (``date_list``, ``object_list``,
        ``extra_context``).
@@ -265,10 +313,17 @@ BaseDateListView
        ``lookup``. Enforces any restrictions on the queryset, such as
        ``allow_empty`` and ``allow_future``.

    .. method:: get_date_list(queryset, date_type)
    .. method:: get_date_list_period()

        Returns the aggregation period for ``date_list``. Returns
        :attr:`~BaseDateListView.date_list_period` by default.

    .. method:: get_date_list(queryset, date_type=None)

        Returns the list of dates of type ``date_type`` for which
        ``queryset`` contains entries. For example, ``get_date_list(qs,
        'year')`` will return the list of years for which ``qs`` has entries.
        See :meth:`~django.db.models.query.QuerySet.dates()` for the
        ways that the ``date_type`` argument can be used.
        Returns the list of dates of type ``date_type`` for which ``queryset``
        contains entries. For example, ``get_date_list(qs, 'year')`` will
        return the list of years for which ``qs`` has entries. If
        ``date_type`` isn't provided, the result of
        :meth:`BaseDateListView.get_date_list_period` is used. See
        :meth:`~django.db.models.query.QuerySet.dates()` for the ways that the
        ``date_type`` argument can be used.