Merge branch 'fix-reloading-strict' of https://github.com/paularmand/mongoengine into fix-reloading-strict and bumped version.

# Conflicts:
#	AUTHORS

AUTHORS

@@ -231,4 +231,5 @@ that much better:
  * Lars Butler (https://github.com/larsbutler)
  * George Macon (https://github.com/gmacon)
  * Ashley Whetter (https://github.com/AWhetter)
+ * Paul-Armand Verhaegen (https://github.com/paularmand)
  * Steven Rossiter (https://github.com/BeardedSteve)

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-Changes in 0.10.4 - DEV
-=======================
+Changes in 0.10.5
+=================
+- Fix for reloading of strict with special fields. #1156
+
+Changes in 0.10.4
+=================
 - SaveConditionError is now importable from the top level package. #1165
 - upsert_one method added. #1157
 
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ Changes in 0.10.2
 - ReferenceFields now support abstract document types. #837
 
 Changes in 0.10.1
-=======================
+=================
 - Fix infinite recursion with CASCADE delete rules under specific conditions. #1046
 - Fix CachedReferenceField bug when loading cached docs as DBRef but failing to save them. #1047
 - Fix ignored chained options #842

mongoengine/__init__.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import errors
 __all__ = (list(document.__all__) + fields.__all__ + connection.__all__ +
            list(queryset.__all__) + signals.__all__ + list(errors.__all__))
 
-VERSION = (0, 10, 4)
+VERSION = (0, 10, 5)
 
 
 def get_version():

mongoengine/document.py

@@ -604,11 +604,16 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
             if not fields or field in fields:
                 try:
                     setattr(self, field, self._reload(field, obj[field]))
-                except KeyError:
-                    # If field is removed from the database while the object
-                    # is in memory, a reload would cause a KeyError
-                    # i.e. obj.update(unset__field=1) followed by obj.reload()
-                    delattr(self, field)
+                except (KeyError, AttributeError):
+                    try:
+                        # If field is a special field, e.g. items is stored as _reserved_items,
+                        # an KeyError is thrown. So try to retrieve the field from _data
+                        setattr(self, field, self._reload(field, obj._data.get(field)))
+                    except KeyError:
+                        # If field is removed from the database while the object
+                        # is in memory, a reload would cause a KeyError
+                        # i.e. obj.update(unset__field=1) followed by obj.reload()
+                        delattr(self, field)
 
         self._changed_fields = obj._changed_fields
         self._created = False

tests/document/instance.py

@@ -571,6 +571,28 @@ class InstanceTest(unittest.TestCase):
         except Exception:
             self.assertFalse("Threw wrong exception")
 
+    def test_reload_of_non_strict_with_special_field_name(self):
+        """Ensures reloading works for documents with meta strict == False
+        """
+        class Post(Document):
+            meta = {
+                'strict': False
+            }
+            title = StringField()
+            items = ListField()
+
+        Post.drop_collection()
+
+        Post._get_collection().insert_one({
+            "title": "Items eclipse",
+            "items": ["more lorem", "even more ipsum"]
+        })
+
+        post = Post.objects.first()
+        post.reload()
+        self.assertEqual(post.title, "Items eclipse")
+        self.assertEqual(post.items, ["more lorem", "even more ipsum"])
+
     def test_dictionary_access(self):
         """Ensure that dictionary-style field access works properly.
         """