This might sound like a duplicate, but I don't think it is.
I need to do something a bit similar to what the asker did there : django model polymorphism with proxy inheritance
My parent needs to implement a set of methods, let's call them MethodA(), MethodB(). These methods will never be used directly, they will always be called through child models (but no, abstract class is not the way to go for various reasons).
But this is where it becomes trickier :
Each child model inherits from a specific module (moduleA, moduleB), they all implement the same method names but do something different. The calls are made through the parent model, and are redirected to the childs depending on the values of a field
Since I guess it's not very clear, here is some pseudo-code to help you understand
from ModuleA import CustomClassA
from ModuleB import CustomClassB
class ParentModel(models.Model):
TYPE_CHOICES = (
('ChildModelA', 'A'),
('ChildModelB', 'B'),
)
#some fields
type = models.CharField(max_length=1, choices=TYPE_CHOICES)
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
super(ParentModel, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
if self.type:
self.__class__ = getattr(sys.modules[__name__], self.type)
def MethodA():
some_method()
def MethodB():
some_other_method()
class ChildModelA(ParentModel, CustomClassA):
class Meta:
proxy = True
class ChildModelB(ParentModel, CustomClassB):
class Meta:
proxy = True
In ModuleA :
class CustomClassA():
def some_method():
#stuff
def some_other_method():
#other stuff
In ModuleB :
class CustomClassB():
def some_method():
#stuff
def some_other_method():
#other stuff
Right now, the problem is that the class change works, but it does not inherit from ChildModelA or B.
Is this even possible? If yes, how can I make it work, and if no, how could I do this elegantly, without too much repetition?
