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:mod:`doc` --- Document (ORM)
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.. module:: doc
:synopsis: Document (ORM) Module
.. function:: get(dt, dn=''):
Returns a doclist containing the main record and all child records
Document object
---------------
.. class:: Document(doctype = '', name = '', fielddata = {})
The `Document` class represents the basic Object-Relational Mapper (ORM). The object type is defined by
`DocType` and the object ID is represented by `name`::
Please note the anamoly in the Web Notes Framework that `ID` is always called as `name`
If both `doctype` and `name` are specified in the constructor, then the object is loaded from the database.
If only `doctype` is given, then the object is not loaded
If `fielddata` is specfied, then the object is created from the given dictionary.
**Note 1:**
The getter and setter of the object are overloaded to map to the fields of the object that
are loaded when it is instantiated.
For example: doc.name will be the `name` field and doc.owner will be the `owner` field
**Note 2 - Standard Fields:**
* `name`: ID / primary key
* `owner`: creator of the record
* `creation`: datetime of creation
* `modified`: datetime of last modification
* `modified_by` : last updating user
* `docstatus` : Status 0 - Saved, 1 - Submitted, 2- Cancelled
* `parent` : if child (table) record, this represents the parent record
* `parenttype` : type of parent record (if any)
* `parentfield` : table fieldname of parent record (if any)
* `idx` : Index (sequence) of the child record
.. attribute:: fields
Dictionary containing the properties of the record. This dictionary is mapped to the getter and setter
.. method:: save(new=0, check_links=1, ignore_fields=0)
Saves the current record in the database. If new = 1, creates a new instance of the record.
Also clears temperory fields starting with `__`
* if check_links is set, it validates all `Link` fields
* if ignore_fields is sets, it does not throw an exception for any field that does not exist in the
database table
.. method:: clear_table(doclist, tablefield, save=0)
Clears the child records from the given `doclist` for a particular `tablefield`
.. method:: addchild(self, fieldname, childtype = '', local=0, doclist=None)
Returns a child record of the give `childtype`.
* if local is set, it does not save the record
* if doclist is passed, it append the record to the doclist
Standard methods for API
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.. function:: addchild(parent, fieldname, childtype = '', local=0, doclist=None):
Create a child record to the parent doc.
Example::
c = Document('Contact','ABC')
d = addchild(c, 'contact_updates', 'Contact Update', local = 1)
d.last_updated = 'Phone call'
d.save(1)
.. function:: removechild(d, is_local = 0)
Sets the docstatus of the object d to 2 (deleted) and appends an 'old_parent:' to the parent name
Naming
------
.. function:: make_autoname(key, doctype='')
Creates an autoname from the given key:
**Autoname rules:**
* The key is separated by '.'
* '####' represents a series. The string before this part becomes the prefix:
Example: ABC.#### creates a series ABC0001, ABC0002 etc
* 'MM' represents the current month
* 'YY' and 'YYYY' represent the current year
*Example:*
* DE/./.YY./.MM./.##### will create a series like
DE/09/01/0001 where 09 is the year, 01 is the month and 0001 is the series
Inheritance
-----------
.. class:: BaseDocType:
The framework supports simple inheritance using the BaseDocType class.
It creates the base object and saves it in the property `super`. The getter then tries to retrive the
property from the `super` object if it exsits before retrieving it from the current record.
Example
-------
Open an existing Contact::
c = Document('Contact', 'ABC')
c.phone_number = '233-3432'
c.save()
Create a new Contact::
c = Document('Contact')
c.name = 'XYZ'
c.phone_number = '342-3423'
c.email_id = 'xyz@foo.com'
c.save(new = 1)