Implemented Choices for GenericEmbeddedDocuments

Refs mongoengine/mongoengine#13

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ Changelog
 
 Changes in 0.6.X
 ================
+- Added choices for GenericEmbeddedDocuments
 - Fixed Django 1.4 sessions first save data loss
 - FileField now automatically delete files on .delete()
 - Fix for GenericReference to_mongo method
 - Fixed connection regression
-- Django User document allows inheritance
+- Updated Django User document, now allows inheritance
 
 Changes in 0.6.7
 ================

mongoengine/base.py

@@ -223,16 +223,19 @@ class BaseField(object):
         pass
 
     def _validate(self, value):
+        from mongoengine import EmbeddedDocument
 
         # check choices
         if self.choices:
+            is_cls = isinstance(value, EmbeddedDocument)
+            value_to_check = value.__class__ if is_cls else value
+            err_msg = 'an instance' if is_cls else 'one'
             if isinstance(self.choices[0], (list, tuple)):
                 option_keys = [option_key for option_key, option_value in self.choices]
-                if value not in option_keys:
-                    self.error('Value must be one of %s' % unicode(option_keys))
-            else:
-                if value not in self.choices:
-                    self.error('Value must be one of %s' % unicode(self.choices))
+                if value_to_check not in option_keys:
+                    self.error('Value must be %s of %s' % (err_msg, unicode(option_keys)))
+            elif value_to_check not in self.choices:
+                self.error('Value must be %s of %s' % (err_msg, unicode(self.choices)))
 
         # check validation argument
         if self.validation is not None:
@@ -400,7 +403,7 @@ class ComplexBaseField(BaseField):
                 sequence = enumerate(value)
             for k, v in sequence:
                 try:
-                    self.field.validate(v)
+                    self.field._validate(v)
                 except (ValidationError, AssertionError), error:
                     if hasattr(error, 'errors'):
                         errors[k] = error.errors

tests/fields.py

@@ -1877,6 +1877,8 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
             name = StringField()
             like = GenericEmbeddedDocumentField()
 
+        Person.drop_collection()
+
         person = Person(name='Test User')
         person.like = Car(name='Fiat')
         person.save()
@@ -1890,6 +1892,54 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
         person = Person.objects.first()
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(person.like, Dish))
 
+    def test_generic_embedded_document_choices(self):
+        class Car(EmbeddedDocument):
+            name = StringField()
+
+        class Dish(EmbeddedDocument):
+            food = StringField(required=True)
+            number = IntField()
+
+        class Person(Document):
+            name = StringField()
+            like = GenericEmbeddedDocumentField(choices=(Dish,))
+
+        Person.drop_collection()
+
+        person = Person(name='Test User')
+        person.like = Car(name='Fiat')
+        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, person.validate)
+
+        person.like = Dish(food="arroz", number=15)
+        person.save()
+
+        person = Person.objects.first()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(person.like, Dish))
+
+    def test_generic_list_embedded_document_choices(self):
+        class Car(EmbeddedDocument):
+            name = StringField()
+
+        class Dish(EmbeddedDocument):
+            food = StringField(required=True)
+            number = IntField()
+
+        class Person(Document):
+            name = StringField()
+            likes = ListField(GenericEmbeddedDocumentField(choices=(Dish,)))
+
+        Person.drop_collection()
+
+        person = Person(name='Test User')
+        person.likes = [Car(name='Fiat')]
+        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, person.validate)
+
+        person.likes = [Dish(food="arroz", number=15)]
+        person.save()
+
+        person = Person.objects.first()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(person.likes[0], Dish))
+
     def test_recursive_validation(self):
         """Ensure that a validation result to_dict is available.
         """