Fixed #28462 -- Decreased memory usage with ModelAdmin.list_editable.

AUTHORS

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Abeer Upadhyay <ab.esquarer@gmail.com>
     Abhishek Gautam <abhishekg1128@yahoo.com>
     Adam Bogdał <adam@bogdal.pl>
+    Adam Donaghy
     Adam Johnson <https://github.com/adamchainz>
     Adam Malinowski <http://adammalinowski.co.uk>
     Adam Vandenberg

django/contrib/admin/options.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import copy
 import json
 import operator
+import re
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from functools import partial, reduce, update_wrapper
 from urllib.parse import quote as urlquote
@@ -1633,6 +1634,27 @@ def add_view(self, request, form_url='', extra_context=None):
     def change_view(self, request, object_id, form_url='', extra_context=None):
         return self.changeform_view(request, object_id, form_url, extra_context)
 
+    def _get_edited_object_pks(self, request, prefix):
+        """Return POST data values of list_editable primary keys."""
+        pk_pattern = re.compile('{}-\d+-{}$'.format(prefix, self.model._meta.pk.name))
+        return [value for key, value in request.POST.items() if pk_pattern.match(key)]
+
+    def _get_list_editable_queryset(self, request, prefix):
+        """
+        Based on POST data, return a queryset of the objects that were edited
+        via list_editable.
+        """
+        object_pks = self._get_edited_object_pks(request, prefix)
+        queryset = self.get_queryset(request)
+        validate = queryset.model._meta.pk.to_python
+        try:
+            for pk in object_pks:
+                validate(pk)
+        except ValidationError:
+            # Disable the optimization if the POST data was tampered with.
+            return queryset
+        return queryset.filter(pk__in=object_pks)
+
     @csrf_protect_m
     def changelist_view(self, request, extra_context=None):
         """
@@ -1713,7 +1735,8 @@ def changelist_view(self, request, extra_context=None):
             if not self.has_change_permission(request):
                 raise PermissionDenied
             FormSet = self.get_changelist_formset(request)
-            formset = cl.formset = FormSet(request.POST, request.FILES, queryset=self.get_queryset(request))
+            modified_objects = self._get_list_editable_queryset(request, FormSet.get_default_prefix())
+            formset = cl.formset = FormSet(request.POST, request.FILES, queryset=modified_objects)
             if formset.is_valid():
                 changecount = 0
                 for form in formset.forms:

docs/releases/1.11.14.txt

@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed ``WKBWriter.write()`` and ``write_hex()`` for empty polygons on
   GEOS 3.6.1+ (:ticket:`29460`).
+
+* Fixed a regression in Django 1.10 that could result in large memory usage
+  when making edits using ``ModelAdmin.list_editable`` (:ticket:`28462`).

docs/releases/2.0.6.txt

@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed ``WKBWriter.write()`` and ``write_hex()`` for empty polygons on
   GEOS 3.6.1+ (:ticket:`29460`).
+
+* Fixed a regression in Django 1.10 that could result in large memory usage
+  when making edits using ``ModelAdmin.list_editable`` (:ticket:`28462`).

tests/admin_changelist/models.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import uuid
+
 from django.db import models
 
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ class Invitation(models.Model):
 
 
 class Swallow(models.Model):
+    uuid = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
     origin = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     load = models.FloatField()
     speed = models.FloatField()

tests/admin_changelist/tests.py

@@ -732,9 +732,9 @@ def test_multiuser_edit(self):
             'form-INITIAL_FORMS': '3',
             'form-MIN_NUM_FORMS': '0',
             'form-MAX_NUM_FORMS': '1000',
-            'form-0-id': str(d.pk),
-            'form-1-id': str(c.pk),
-            'form-2-id': str(a.pk),
+            'form-0-uuid': str(d.pk),
+            'form-1-uuid': str(c.pk),
+            'form-2-uuid': str(a.pk),
             'form-0-load': '9.0',
             'form-0-speed': '9.0',
             'form-1-load': '5.0',
@@ -764,6 +764,59 @@ def test_multiuser_edit(self):
         # No new swallows were created.
         self.assertEqual(len(Swallow.objects.all()), 4)
 
+    def test_get_edited_object_ids(self):
+        a = Swallow.objects.create(origin='Swallow A', load=4, speed=1)
+        b = Swallow.objects.create(origin='Swallow B', load=2, speed=2)
+        c = Swallow.objects.create(origin='Swallow C', load=5, speed=5)
+        superuser = self._create_superuser('superuser')
+        self.client.force_login(superuser)
+        changelist_url = reverse('admin:admin_changelist_swallow_changelist')
+        m = SwallowAdmin(Swallow, custom_site)
+        data = {
+            'form-TOTAL_FORMS': '3',
+            'form-INITIAL_FORMS': '3',
+            'form-MIN_NUM_FORMS': '0',
+            'form-MAX_NUM_FORMS': '1000',
+            'form-0-uuid': str(a.pk),
+            'form-1-uuid': str(b.pk),
+            'form-2-uuid': str(c.pk),
+            'form-0-load': '9.0',
+            'form-0-speed': '9.0',
+            'form-1-load': '5.0',
+            'form-1-speed': '5.0',
+            'form-2-load': '5.0',
+            'form-2-speed': '4.0',
+            '_save': 'Save',
+        }
+        request = self.factory.post(changelist_url, data=data)
+        pks = m._get_edited_object_pks(request, prefix='form')
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(pks), sorted([str(a.pk), str(b.pk), str(c.pk)]))
+
+    def test_get_list_editable_queryset(self):
+        a = Swallow.objects.create(origin='Swallow A', load=4, speed=1)
+        Swallow.objects.create(origin='Swallow B', load=2, speed=2)
+        data = {
+            'form-TOTAL_FORMS': '2',
+            'form-INITIAL_FORMS': '2',
+            'form-MIN_NUM_FORMS': '0',
+            'form-MAX_NUM_FORMS': '1000',
+            'form-0-uuid': str(a.pk),
+            'form-0-load': 10,
+            '_save': 'Save',
+        }
+        superuser = self._create_superuser('superuser')
+        self.client.force_login(superuser)
+        changelist_url = reverse('admin:admin_changelist_swallow_changelist')
+        m = SwallowAdmin(Swallow, custom_site)
+        request = self.factory.post(changelist_url, data=data)
+        queryset = m._get_list_editable_queryset(request, prefix='form')
+        self.assertEqual(queryset.count(), 1)
+        data['form-0-uuid'] = 'INVALD_PRIMARY_KEY'
+        # The unfiltered queryset is returned if there's invalid data.
+        request = self.factory.post(changelist_url, data=data)
+        queryset = m._get_list_editable_queryset(request, prefix='form')
+        self.assertEqual(queryset.count(), 2)
+
     def test_deterministic_order_for_unordered_model(self):
         """
         The primary key is used in the ordering of the changelist's results to