Fix filtering by embedded_doc=None

mongoengine/fields.py

@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ class EmbeddedDocumentField(BaseField):
         return self.document_type._fields.get(member_name)
 
     def prepare_query_value(self, op, value):
-        if not isinstance(value, self.document_type):
+        if value is not None and not isinstance(value, self.document_type):
             value = self.document_type._from_son(value)
         super(EmbeddedDocumentField, self).prepare_query_value(op, value)
         return self.to_mongo(value)

tests/document/indexes.py

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 import unittest
 import sys
 
+sys.path[0:0] = [""]
 
 import pymongo
+from random import randint
 
 from nose.plugins.skip import SkipTest
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -15,9 +17,11 @@ __all__ = ("IndexesTest", )
 
 
 class IndexesTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    _MAX_RAND = 10 ** 10
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.connection = connect(db='mongoenginetest')
+        self.db_name = 'mongoenginetest_IndexesTest_' + str(randint(0, self._MAX_RAND))
+        self.connection = connect(db=self.db_name)
         self.db = get_db()
 
         class Person(Document):

tests/queryset/queryset.py

@@ -1239,7 +1239,8 @@ class QuerySetTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertFalse('$orderby' in q.get_ops()[0]['query'])
 
     def test_find_embedded(self):
-        """Ensure that an embedded document is properly returned from a query.
+        """Ensure that an embedded document is properly returned from
+        a query.
         """
         class User(EmbeddedDocument):
             name = StringField()
@@ -1250,16 +1251,31 @@ class QuerySetTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         BlogPost.drop_collection()
 
-        post = BlogPost(content='Had a good coffee today...')
-        post.author = User(name='Test User')
-        post.save()
+        BlogPost.objects.create(
+            author=User(name='Test User'),
+            content='Had a good coffee today...'
+        )
 
         result = BlogPost.objects.first()
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(result.author, User))
         self.assertEqual(result.author.name, 'Test User')
 
+    def test_find_empty_embedded(self):
+        """Ensure that you can save and find an empty embedded document."""
+        class User(EmbeddedDocument):
+            name = StringField()
+
+        class BlogPost(Document):
+            content = StringField()
+            author = EmbeddedDocumentField(User)
+
         BlogPost.drop_collection()
 
+        BlogPost.objects.create(content='Anonymous post...')
+
+        result = BlogPost.objects.get(author=None)
+        self.assertEqual(result.author, None)
+
     def test_find_dict_item(self):
         """Ensure that DictField items may be found.
         """