I have a model CustomModel
with an IntegerField.
class CustomModel(models.Model): count = models.IntegerField()
When I create a new instance of CustomModel
in the admin, I have to do validation, so I use the clean
method and have access to the value with.
def clean(self): value = self.count ...
My problem:
When I change the instance of CustomModel, I only have access to the new, changed value but not to the original value. However, for my validation I have to compare the new value and the value before the instance got edited.
I could not found a solution how to get access. Does somebody know?
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Answer
Why not take advantage of a ModelForm
? Form data is saved in two steps:
- To the form instance
- To the model instance
So when you have a form:
class YourForm(forms.ModelForm): class Meta: model = CustomModel fields = ['count'] def clean(self): cleaned_data = super().clean() count = cleaned_data.get('count') if count < self.instance.count: self.add_error('count', 'You cannot decrease the counter') return cleanded_data
You can then override the form within the django
admin site.