Added SmartModel default __str__ method and add ordering to first/las…

…t queryset method

chamber/models/__init__.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import django
 from django.db import models, transaction, OperationalError
+from django.db.models.manager import BaseManager
 from django.db.models.base import ModelBase
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
@@ -264,11 +265,33 @@ def change_and_save(self, update_only_changed_fields=False, **changed_fields):
         bulk_change_and_save(self, update_only_changed_fields=update_only_changed_fields, **changed_fields)
         return self.filter()
 
+    def first(self, *field_names):
+        """
+        Adds possibility to set order fields to default Django first method.
+        """
+        if field_names:
+            return self.order_by(*field_names).first()
+        else:
+            return super().first()
+
+    def last(self, *field_names):
+        """
+        Adds possibility to set order fields to default Django last method.
+        """
+        if field_names:
+            return self.order_by(*field_names).last()
+        else:
+            return super().last()
+
 
 class SmartQuerySet(SmartQuerySetMixin, models.QuerySet):
     pass
 
 
+class SmartManager(BaseManager.from_queryset(SmartQuerySet)):
+    pass
+
+
 class SmartModelBase(ModelBase):
     """
     Smart model meta class that register dispatchers to the post or pre save signals.
@@ -284,7 +307,7 @@ def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
 
 class SmartModel(AuditModel, metaclass=SmartModelBase):
 
-    objects = SmartQuerySet.as_manager()
+    objects = SmartManager()
 
     dispatchers = []
 
@@ -295,6 +318,12 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.changed_fields = DynamicChangedFields(self)
         self.post_save = Signal(self)
 
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return '{} #{}'.format(self._meta.verbose_name, self.pk)
+
     @classmethod
     def from_db(cls, db, field_names, values):
         new = super().from_db(db, field_names, values)
@@ -529,9 +558,6 @@ def get_locked_instance(self):
 
         return self.__class__.objects.filter(pk=self.pk).select_for_update().get()
 
-    class Meta:
-        abstract = True
-
 
 class SmartOptions(Options):
 

docs/models.rst

@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ will assume the custom filters to be there).
 
         Changes selected fields on the selected queryset and saves it and returns changed objects in the queryset. Difference from update is that there is called save method on the instance, but it is slower. If you want to update only changed fields in the database you can use parameter ``update_only_changed_fields`` to achieve it
 
+    .. method:: first(**field_names)
 
+        Method is only shortcut to ``Model.objects.order_by('field_name').first()``. With this method you can use ``Model.objects.first('field_name')``
 
+    .. method:: last(**field_names)
 
+        Method is only shortcut to ``Model.objects.order_by('field_name').last()``. With this method you can use ``Model.objects.last('field_name')``

example/dj/apps/test_chamber/tests/models/__init__.py

@@ -317,3 +317,17 @@ def test_smart_queryset_fast_distinct(self):
         assert_equal(qs.count(), 2)
         assert_equal(tuple(qs.values_list('pk', flat=True)), (t.pk, t.pk))
         assert_equal(qs.fast_distinct().count(), 1)
+
+    def test_smart_model_first_and_last_with_order(self):
+        test3 = TestSmartModel.objects.create(name='3')
+        test2 = TestSmartModel.objects.create(name='2')
+        test1 = TestSmartModel.objects.create(name='1')
+
+        assert_equal(TestSmartModel.objects.first('id'), test3)
+        assert_equal(TestSmartModel.objects.last('id'), test1)
+
+        assert_equal(TestSmartModel.objects.first('name'), test1)
+        assert_equal(TestSmartModel.objects.last('name'), test3)
+
+        assert_equal(TestSmartModel.objects.filter(name='2').first(), test2)
+        assert_equal(TestSmartModel.objects.filter(name='2').last(), test2)