Doc fixes, thanks @3Inc

Author:    Slam <3lnc.slam@gmail.com>
Date:      Fri Nov 28 13:10:38 2014 +0200

docs/guide/connecting.rst

@@ -23,21 +23,32 @@ arguments should be provided::
 
     connect('project1', username='webapp', password='pwd123')
 
-URI style connections are also supported - just supply the uri as
+URI style connections are also supported -- just supply the URI as
 the :attr:`host` to
 :func:`~mongoengine.connect`::
 
     connect('project1', host='mongodb://localhost/database_name')
 
-Note that database name from uri has priority over name
+.. note:: Database, username and password from URI string overrides
-in :func:`~mongoengine.connect`
+    corresponding parameters in :func:`~mongoengine.connect`: ::
+
+        connect(
+            name='test',
+            username='user',
+            password='12345',
+            host='mongodb://admin:qwerty@localhost/production'
+        )
+
+    will establish connection to ``production`` database using
+    ``admin`` username and ``qwerty`` password.
 
 ReplicaSets
 ===========
 
-MongoEngine supports :class:`~pymongo.mongo_replica_set_client.MongoReplicaSetClient`.
+MongoEngine supports
-To use them, please use a URI style connection and provide the `replicaSet` name in the
+:class:`~pymongo.mongo_replica_set_client.MongoReplicaSetClient`. To use them,
-connection kwargs.
+please use an URI style connection and provide the ``replicaSet`` name
+in the connection kwargs.
 
 Read preferences are supported through the connection or via individual
 queries by passing the read_preference ::
@@ -77,36 +88,38 @@ to point across databases and collections.  Below is an example schema, using
             meta = {"db_alias": "users-books-db"}
 
 
-Switch Database Context Manager
+Context Managers
-===============================
+================
-
+Sometimes you may want to switch the database or collection to query against
-Sometimes you may want to switch the database to query against for a class
+for a class.
-for example, archiving older data into a separate database for performance
+For example, archiving older data into a separate database for performance
-reasons.
+reasons or writing functions that dynamically choose collections to write
+document to.
 
+Switch Database
+---------------
 The :class:`~mongoengine.context_managers.switch_db` context manager allows
 you to change the database alias for a given class allowing quick and easy
-access to the same User document across databases::
+access the same User document across databases::
 
-        from mongoengine.context_managers import switch_db
+    from mongoengine.context_managers import switch_db
 
-        class User(Document):
+    class User(Document):
-            name = StringField()
+        name = StringField()
 
-            meta = {"db_alias": "user-db"}
+        meta = {"db_alias": "user-db"}
 
-        with switch_db(User, 'archive-user-db') as User:
+    with switch_db(User, 'archive-user-db') as User:
-            User(name="Ross").save()  # Saves the 'archive-user-db'
+        User(name="Ross").save()  # Saves the 'archive-user-db'
 
-.. note:: Make sure any aliases have been registered with
-    :func:`~mongoengine.register_connection` before using the context manager.
 
-There is also a switch collection context manager as well.  The
+Switch Collection
-:class:`~mongoengine.context_managers.switch_collection` context manager allows
+-----------------
-you to change the collection for a given class allowing quick and easy
+The :class:`~mongoengine.context_managers.switch_collection` context manager
-access to the same Group document across collection::
+allows you to change the collection for a given class allowing quick and easy
+access the same Group document across collection::
 
-        from mongoengine.context_managers import switch_db
+        from mongoengine.context_managers import switch_collection
 
         class Group(Document):
             name = StringField()
@@ -116,3 +129,8 @@ access to the same Group document across collection::
         with switch_collection(Group, 'group2000') as Group:
             Group(name="hello Group 2000 collection!").save()  # Saves in group2000 collection
 
+
+
+.. note:: Make sure any aliases have been registered with
+    :func:`~mongoengine.register_connection` or :func:`~mongoengine.connect`
+    before using the context manager.

docs/guide/defining-documents.rst

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Defining documents
 In MongoDB, a **document** is roughly equivalent to a **row** in an RDBMS. When
 working with relational databases, rows are stored in **tables**, which have a
 strict **schema** that the rows follow. MongoDB stores documents in
-**collections** rather than tables - the principal difference is that no schema
+**collections** rather than tables --- the principal difference is that no schema
 is enforced at a database level.
 
 Defining a document's schema
@@ -171,15 +171,15 @@ arguments can be set on all fields:
             size = StringField(max_length=3, choices=SIZE)
 
 :attr:`help_text` (Default: None)
-    Optional help text to output with the field - used by form libraries
+    Optional help text to output with the field -- used by form libraries
 
 :attr:`verbose_name` (Default: None)
-    Optional human-readable name for the field - used by form libraries
+    Optional human-readable name for the field -- used by form libraries
 
 
 List fields
 -----------
-MongoDB allows the storage of lists of items. To add a list of items to a
+MongoDB allows storing lists of items. To add a list of items to a
 :class:`~mongoengine.Document`, use the :class:`~mongoengine.fields.ListField` field
 type. :class:`~mongoengine.fields.ListField` takes another field object as its first
 argument, which specifies which type elements may be stored within the list::
@@ -471,8 +471,16 @@ Text indexes may be specified by prefixing the field name with a **$**. ::
     class Page(Document):
         title = StringField()
         rating = StringField()
+        created = DateTimeField()
         meta = {
-            'indexes': ['title', ('title', '-rating')]
+            'indexes': [
+                'title',
+                ('title', '-rating'),
+                {
+                    'fields': ['created'],
+                    'expireAfterSeconds': 3600
+                }
+            ]
         }
 
 If a dictionary is passed then the following options are available:
@@ -690,7 +698,7 @@ defined, you may subclass it and add any extra fields or methods you may need.
 As this is new class is not a direct subclass of
 :class:`~mongoengine.Document`, it will not be stored in its own collection; it
 will use the same collection as its superclass uses. This allows for more
-convenient and efficient retrieval of related documents - all you need do is
+convenient and efficient retrieval of related documents -- all you need do is
 set :attr:`allow_inheritance` to True in the :attr:`meta` data for a
 document.::
 
@@ -709,7 +717,7 @@ document.::
 
 Working with existing data
 --------------------------
-As MongoEngine no longer defaults to needing :attr:`_cls` you can quickly and
+As MongoEngine no longer defaults to needing :attr:`_cls`, you can quickly and
 easily get working with existing data.  Just define the document to match
 the expected schema in your database ::
 
@@ -732,7 +740,7 @@ Abstract classes
 
 If you want to add some extra functionality to a group of Document classes but
 you don't need or want the overhead of inheritance you can use the
-:attr:`abstract` attribute of :attr:`-mongoengine.Document.meta`.
+:attr:`abstract` attribute of :attr:`~mongoengine.Document.meta`.
 This won't turn on :ref:`document-inheritance` but will allow you to keep your
 code DRY::
 

docs/guide/document-instances.rst

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Documents instances
 ===================
 To create a new document object, create an instance of the relevant document
-class, providing values for its fields as its constructor keyword arguments.
+class, providing values for its fields as constructor keyword arguments.
 You may provide values for any of the fields on the document::
 
     >>> page = Page(title="Test Page")
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ already exist, then any changes will be updated atomically.  For example::
 
     Changes to documents are tracked and on the whole perform ``set`` operations.
 
-    * ``list_field.push(0)`` - *sets* the resulting list
+    * ``list_field.push(0)`` --- *sets* the resulting list
-    * ``del(list_field)``   - *unsets* whole list
+    * ``del(list_field)``   --- *unsets* whole list
 
     With lists its preferable to use ``Doc.update(push__list_field=0)`` as
-    this stops the whole list being updated - stopping any race conditions.
+    this stops the whole list being updated --- stopping any race conditions.
 
 .. seealso::
     :ref:`guide-atomic-updates`
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Cascading Saves
 If your document contains :class:`~mongoengine.fields.ReferenceField` or
 :class:`~mongoengine.fields.GenericReferenceField` objects, then by default the
 :meth:`~mongoengine.Document.save` method will not save any changes to
-those objects.  If you want all references to also be saved also, noting each
+those objects.  If you want all references to be saved also, noting each
 save is a separate query, then passing :attr:`cascade` as True
 to the save method will cascade any saves.
 
@@ -113,12 +113,13 @@ you may still use :attr:`id` to access the primary key if you want::
     >>> bob.id == bob.email == 'bob@example.com'
     True
 
-You can also access the document's "primary key" using the :attr:`pk` field; in
+You can also access the document's "primary key" using the :attr:`pk` field,
-is an alias to :attr:`id`::
+it's an alias to :attr:`id`::
 
     >>> page = Page(title="Another Test Page")
     >>> page.save()
     >>> page.id == page.pk
+    True
 
 .. note::
 

docs/guide/querying.rst

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ syntax::
 
 Query operators
 ===============
-Operators other than equality may also be used in queries; just attach the
+Operators other than equality may also be used in queries --- just attach the
 operator name to a key with a double-underscore::
 
     # Only find users whose age is 18 or less
@@ -84,19 +84,20 @@ expressions:
 Geo queries
 -----------
 
-There are a few special operators for performing geographical queries. The following
+There are a few special operators for performing geographical queries.
-were added in 0.8 for:  :class:`~mongoengine.fields.PointField`,
+The following were added in MongoEngine 0.8 for
+:class:`~mongoengine.fields.PointField`,
 :class:`~mongoengine.fields.LineStringField` and
 :class:`~mongoengine.fields.PolygonField`:
 
-* ``geo_within`` -- Check if a geometry is within a polygon.  For ease of use
+* ``geo_within`` -- check if a geometry is within a polygon. For ease of use
-    it accepts either a geojson geometry or just the polygon coordinates eg::
+  it accepts either a geojson geometry or just the polygon coordinates eg::
 
         loc.objects(point__geo_within=[[[40, 5], [40, 6], [41, 6], [40, 5]]])
         loc.objects(point__geo_within={"type": "Polygon",
                                  "coordinates": [[[40, 5], [40, 6], [41, 6], [40, 5]]]})
 
-* ``geo_within_box`` - simplified geo_within searching with a box eg::
+* ``geo_within_box`` -- simplified geo_within searching with a box eg::
 
         loc.objects(point__geo_within_box=[(-125.0, 35.0), (-100.0, 40.0)])
         loc.objects(point__geo_within_box=[<bottom left coordinates>, <upper right coordinates>])
@@ -132,23 +133,21 @@ were added in 0.8 for:  :class:`~mongoengine.fields.PointField`,
         loc.objects(poly__geo_intersects={"type": "Polygon",
                                           "coordinates": [[[40, 5], [40, 6], [41, 6], [41, 5], [40, 5]]]})
 
-* ``near`` -- Find all the locations near a given point::
+* ``near`` -- find all the locations near a given point::
 
         loc.objects(point__near=[40, 5])
         loc.objects(point__near={"type": "Point", "coordinates": [40, 5]})
 
-
+  You can also set the maximum distance in meters as well::
-    You can also set the maximum distance in meters as well::
 
         loc.objects(point__near=[40, 5], point__max_distance=1000)
 
-
 The older 2D indexes are still supported with the
 :class:`~mongoengine.fields.GeoPointField`:
 
 * ``within_distance`` -- provide a list containing a point and a maximum
   distance (e.g. [(41.342, -87.653), 5])
-* ``within_spherical_distance`` -- Same as above but using the spherical geo model
+* ``within_spherical_distance`` -- same as above but using the spherical geo model
   (e.g. [(41.342, -87.653), 5/earth_radius])
 * ``near`` -- order the documents by how close they are to a given point
 * ``near_sphere`` -- Same as above but using the spherical geo model
@@ -198,12 +197,14 @@ However, this doesn't map well to the syntax so you can also use a capital S ins
 
     Post.objects(comments__by="joe").update(inc__comments__S__votes=1)
 
-    .. note:: Due to Mongo currently the $ operator only applies to the first matched item in the query.
+.. note::
+    Due to :program:`Mongo`, currently the $ operator only applies to the
+    first matched item in the query.
 
 
 Raw queries
 -----------
-It is possible to provide a raw PyMongo query as a query parameter, which will
+It is possible to provide a raw :mod:`PyMongo` query as a query parameter, which will
 be integrated directly into the query. This is done using the ``__raw__``
 keyword argument::
 
@@ -213,12 +214,12 @@ keyword argument::
 
 Limiting and skipping results
 =============================
-Just as with traditional ORMs, you may limit the number of results returned, or
+Just as with traditional ORMs, you may limit the number of results returned or
 skip a number or results in you query.
 :meth:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet.limit` and
 :meth:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet.skip` and methods are available on
-:class:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet` objects, but the prefered syntax for
+:class:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet` objects, but the `array-slicing` syntax
-achieving this is using array-slicing syntax::
+is preferred for achieving this::
 
     # Only the first 5 people
     users = User.objects[:5]
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ if more than one document matched the query.  These exceptions are merged into
 your document definitions eg: `MyDoc.DoesNotExist`
 
 A variation of this method exists,
-:meth:`~mongoengine.queryset.Queryset.get_or_create`, that will create a new
+:meth:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet.get_or_create`, that will create a new
 document with the query arguments if no documents match the query. An
 additional keyword argument, :attr:`defaults` may be provided, which will be
 used as default values for the new document, in the case that it should need
@@ -266,9 +267,13 @@ to be created::
     >>> a.name == b.name and a.age == b.age
     True
 
+.. warning::
+    :meth:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet.get_or_create` method is deprecated
+    since :mod:`mongoengine` 0.8.
+
 Default Document queries
 ========================
-By default, the objects :attr:`~mongoengine.Document.objects` attribute on a
+By default, the objects :attr:`~Document.objects` attribute on a
 document returns a :class:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet` that doesn't filter
 the collection -- it returns all objects. This may be changed by defining a
 method on a document that modifies a queryset. The method should accept two
@@ -311,7 +316,7 @@ Should you want to add custom methods for interacting with or filtering
 documents, extending the :class:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet` class may be
 the way to go. To use a custom :class:`~mongoengine.queryset.QuerySet` class on
 a document, set ``queryset_class`` to the custom class in a
-:class:`~mongoengine.Document`\ s ``meta`` dictionary::
+:class:`~mongoengine.Document`'s ``meta`` dictionary::
 
     class AwesomerQuerySet(QuerySet):
 
@@ -498,7 +503,7 @@ Documents may be updated atomically by using the
 There are several different "modifiers" that you may use with these methods:
 
 * ``set`` -- set a particular value
-* ``unset`` -- delete a particular value (since MongoDB v1.3+)
+* ``unset`` -- delete a particular value (since MongoDB v1.3)
 * ``inc`` -- increment a value by a given amount
 * ``dec`` -- decrement a value by a given amount
 * ``push`` -- append a value to a list

docs/guide/signals.rst

@@ -35,25 +35,25 @@ Available signals include:
   :class:`~mongoengine.EmbeddedDocument` instance has been completed.
 
 `pre_save`
-  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.document.Document.save` prior to performing
+  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.Document.save` prior to performing
   any actions.
 
 `pre_save_post_validation`
-  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.document.Document.save` after validation
+  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.Document.save` after validation
   has taken place but before saving.
 
 `post_save`
-  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.document.Document.save` after all actions
+  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.Document.save` after all actions
   (validation, insert/update, cascades, clearing dirty flags) have completed
   successfully.  Passed the additional boolean keyword argument `created` to
   indicate if the save was an insert or an update.
 
 `pre_delete`
-  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.document.Document.delete` prior to
+  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.Document.delete` prior to
   attempting the delete operation.
 
 `post_delete`
-  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.document.Document.delete` upon successful
+  Called within :meth:`~mongoengine.Document.delete` upon successful
   deletion of the record.
 
 `pre_bulk_insert`

docs/index.rst

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ MongoDB. To install it, simply run
   MongoEngine.
 
 :doc:`guide/index`
-  The Full guide to MongoEngine - from modeling documents to storing files,
+  The Full guide to MongoEngine --- from modeling documents to storing files,
   from querying for data to firing signals and *everything* between.
 
 :doc:`apireference`

mongoengine/base/fields.py

@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ class ObjectIdField(BaseField):
 class GeoJsonBaseField(BaseField):
 
     """A geo json field storing a geojson style object.
+
     .. versionadded:: 0.8
     """
 
@@ -436,8 +437,8 @@ class GeoJsonBaseField(BaseField):
 
     def __init__(self, auto_index=True, *args, **kwargs):
         """
-        :param auto_index: Automatically create a "2dsphere" index. Defaults
+        :param bool auto_index: Automatically create a "2dsphere" index.\
-            to `True`.
+            Defaults to `True`.
         """
         self._name = "%sField" % self._type
         if not auto_index:

mongoengine/document.py

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
         in the database doesn't match the query.
 
         .. note:: All unsaved changes that has been made to the document are
-        rejected if the method returns True.
+            rejected if the method returns True.
 
         :param query: the update will be performed only if the document in the
             database matches the query
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
         :param _refs: A list of processed references used in cascading saves
         :param save_condition: only perform save if matching record in db
             satisfies condition(s) (e.g., version number)
+
         .. versionchanged:: 0.5
             In existing documents it only saves changed fields using
             set / unset.  Saves are cascaded and any

mongoengine/fields.py

@@ -1860,6 +1860,7 @@ class PointField(GeoJsonBaseField):
     to set the value.
 
     Requires mongodb >= 2.4
+
     .. versionadded:: 0.8
     """
     _type = "Point"
@@ -1879,6 +1880,7 @@ class LineStringField(GeoJsonBaseField):
     You can either pass a dict with the full information or a list of points.
 
     Requires mongodb >= 2.4
+
     .. versionadded:: 0.8
     """
     _type = "LineString"
@@ -1901,6 +1903,7 @@ class PolygonField(GeoJsonBaseField):
     holes.
 
     Requires mongodb >= 2.4
+
     .. versionadded:: 0.8
     """
     _type = "Polygon"
@@ -1921,6 +1924,7 @@ class MultiPointField(GeoJsonBaseField):
     to set the value.
 
     Requires mongodb >= 2.6
+
     .. versionadded:: 0.9
     """
     _type = "MultiPoint"
@@ -1941,6 +1945,7 @@ class MultiLineStringField(GeoJsonBaseField):
     You can either pass a dict with the full information or a list of points.
 
     Requires mongodb >= 2.6
+
     .. versionadded:: 0.9
     """
     _type = "MultiLineString"
@@ -1968,6 +1973,7 @@ class MultiPolygonField(GeoJsonBaseField):
     of Polygons.
 
     Requires mongodb >= 2.6
+
     .. versionadded:: 0.9
     """
     _type = "MultiPolygon"

mongoengine/queryset/base.py

@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
             will force an fsync on the primary server.
         :param _from_doc_delete: True when called from document delete therefore
             signals will have been triggered so don't loop.
+
         :returns number of deleted documents
         """
         queryset = self.clone()
@@ -989,7 +990,7 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
     def aggregate(self, *pipeline, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform a aggregate function based in your queryset params
-        :param pipeline: list of aggregation commands,
+        :param pipeline: list of aggregation commands,\
             see: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/aggregation-pipeline/
 
         .. versionadded:: 0.9