Re: django and WorkBench

Alfredo Kojima wrote:
> Hi Carl!
> 
> Carl Karsten wrote:
>> I am working with django (python web framework 
>> http://djangoproject.com) which "works best" if you define your data 
>> like this:
>>
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> In the past, I have used my data modeling tool (like MySql Workbench) 
>> as the primary.  I am hoping to continue.  What I envision is using 
>> Workbench to define my model, then somehow generate the class code.  The 
> 
> Nice! That'd be a good use for Workbench indeed.
> 
>> problem is the django class code supports more than what Workbench 
>> supports.  see: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/model-api/
>>
> 
> Can you give some examples of what is missing? If these things belong
> to a generic data model, we will look into adding support for that.
> If they're specific to django models, you can add custom data fields
> to the model objects.
> 
>> So, before I got looking at the xml that Workbench uses to represent a 
>> model or any other such fun, has anyone started down this path?
>>
> 
> A couple of notes:
> 
> 1- Workbench has a powerful plugin system, which includes support for 
> Python.
> That is the preferred path to write such functionality, so it's not 
> necessary
> to understand or even touch the model XML files directly. What is useful to
> understand are the XML files with meta-information about internal 
> representation
> (the struct.*.xml files), but then, in the GRT shell you can have a 
> friendlier
> view of their contents.
> 
> 2- We're currently refactoring the Workbench a great deal, so some of the
> internals are being changed. It should be possible to migrate a plugin 
> from the
> currently released WB to the new one without too much work, but they 
> won't work
> directly. So if you want to start working on that, I encourage you to 
> and will
> help you as I can. Otherwise, I'd advise to wait for the 1st public release
> of the refactored WB later this year.
> 
> 3- There is some preliminary info on writing plugins at
> http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_Workbench_Plugins and
> http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_Workbench

I'll take a crack at writing my django thingy if someone will give me a python 
example.   (like the java and lua examples - we need a python one, right?)

thanks,
Carl K


> 
> but some of the info will become obsolete when the new WB is released,
> specially how some of the code will look like, the "Object Tree" structure
> and some other things.
> However, most of the concepts will still be valid, so it may still have 
> some
> use.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Alfredo
> 

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