[v0.5.54] — ORM Write & Relation Correctness

[nagarjuna-tella]

v0.5.54 addresses the cross-path inconsistency identified in the ORM correctness audit: bulk_create, QuerySet.update, and relation configuration producing different behavior than equivalent save() calls for the same data.

The rule this release enforces: if save() does it, every write path should do it. Same validation, same field preparation, same auto-field behavior. No surprises depending on which write path you used.

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Foundation hardening sequence

Version	Area
v0.5.50	Migration safety
v0.5.51	ORM primitive field correctness
v0.5.52	Admin correctness & permissions
v0.5.53	ORM query semantics & migration generation
v0.5.54	ORM write-path & relation correctness

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Validation

• Full test suite: passing
• Write-path regression suite: passing
• Relation test suite: passing
• Migration operation suite: passing
• Security suite: passing
• Diagnostics suite: passing
• MkDocs strict build: passing
• pip-audit: passing, no known vulnerabilities

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Install

pip install aksara-framework==0.5.54

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What's Next

The remaining ORM correctness work:

• Array item typing and nested array policy
• Vector precision policy
• FileField / ImageField .to_python() contract
• JSON scalar behavior
• Lazy forward FK object loading, if added
• Custom through model support, if added
• Additional relation manager features

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Aksara is pre-1.0 and does not claim production readiness.

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