Updated field filter logic - can now exclude subclass fields (#443)

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 
 Changes in 0.8.4
 ================
+- Fixed can now exclude subclass fields (#443)
 - Fixed dereference issue with embedded listfield referencefields (#439)
 - Fixed slice when using inheritance causing fields to be excluded (#437)
 - Fixed ._get_db() attribute after a Document.switch_db() (#441)

mongoengine/queryset/base.py

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ from pymongo.common import validate_read_preference
 
 from mongoengine import signals
 from mongoengine.common import _import_class
+from mongoengine.base.common import get_document
 from mongoengine.errors import (OperationError, NotUniqueError,
-                                InvalidQueryError)
+                                InvalidQueryError, LookUpError)
 
 from mongoengine.queryset import transform
 from mongoengine.queryset.field_list import QueryFieldList
@@ -1333,13 +1334,33 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
 
         return frequencies
 
-    def _fields_to_dbfields(self, fields):
+    def _fields_to_dbfields(self, fields, subdoc=False):
         """Translate fields paths to its db equivalents"""
         ret = []
+        subclasses = []
+        document = self._document
+        if document._meta['allow_inheritance']:
+            subclasses = [get_document(x)
+                          for x in document._subclasses][1:]
         for field in fields:
-            field = ".".join(f.db_field for f in
-                             self._document._lookup_field(field.split('.')))
-            ret.append(field)
+            try:
+                field = ".".join(f.db_field for f in
+                                 document._lookup_field(field.split('.')))
+                ret.append(field)
+            except LookUpError, e:
+                found = False
+                for subdoc in subclasses:
+                    try:
+                        subfield = ".".join(f.db_field for f in
+                                        subdoc._lookup_field(field.split('.')))
+                        ret.append(subfield)
+                        found = True
+                        break
+                    except LookUpError, e:
+                        pass
+
+                if not found:
+                    raise e
         return ret
 
     def _get_order_by(self, keys):

tests/queryset/field_list.py

@@ -399,5 +399,28 @@ class OnlyExcludeAllTest(unittest.TestCase):
         numbers = Numbers.objects.fields(embedded__n={"$slice": [-5, 10]}).get()
         self.assertEqual(numbers.embedded.n, [-5, -4, -3, -2, -1])
 
+
+    def test_exclude_from_subclasses_docs(self):
+
+        class Base(Document):
+            username = StringField()
+
+            meta = {'allow_inheritance': True}
+
+        class Anon(Base):
+            anon = BooleanField()
+
+        class User(Base):
+            password = StringField()
+            wibble = StringField()
+
+        Base.drop_collection()
+        User(username="mongodb", password="secret").save()
+
+        user = Base.objects().exclude("password", "wibble").first()
+        self.assertEqual(user.password, None)
+
+        self.assertRaises(LookUpError, Base.objects.exclude, "made_up")
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()