here's an updated DAL patch to try.....
thanks for trudging through this with us!
cfh
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 3:36:30 PM UTC-8, Scott Hunter wrote:
>
> I'm working from Version 2.3.2 (2012-12-17 15:03:30) stable
>
> Here's the table in question (I've commented-out the custom_qualifier for
> the string fields):
>
> db.define_table('t_run',
> Field('f_trial', type='reference t_trial',
> label=T('Trial')),
> Field('f_when', type='date',
> label=T('When')),
> Field('f_dog', type='reference t_dog',
> label=T('Dog')),
> Field('f_name', type='string',#custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Name')),
> Field('f_breed', type='string',#custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Breed')),
> Field('f_jump_height', type='integer',custom_qualifier={'indexed':
> False},
> label=T('Jump Height')),
> Field('f_level', type='string',#custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Level')),
> Field('f_class', type='string',#custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Class')),
> Field('f_pref', type='boolean',custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Preferred')),
> Field('f_armband', type='string',#custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Armband')),
> Field('f_yards', type='integer',custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Yards')),
> Field('f_sct', type='integer',custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('SCT')),
> Field('f_judge', type='string',#custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Judge')),
> Field('f_score', type='integer',custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Score')),
> Field('f_time', type='double',custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Time')),
> Field('f_faults', type='string',#custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Faults')),
> Field('f_handler', type='string',#custom_qualifier={'indexed':False},
> label=T('Handler')),
> Field('f_order', type='integer',
> label=T('Order')),
> auth.signature,
> format='%(f_key)s',
> migrate=settings.migrate)
>
>
> P.S. Turning off the indexes DOES make a difference; with the changes
> above, instead of using up over 30% of my quota, I'm "only" using 23%. If
> I can get the strings unindexed, and take out the web2py-supplied fields
> (created_by & _on, modified_by & _on, and maybe is_active), that should get
> it down to something manageable. (Not clear on how to handle the
> web2py-supplied fields, as I don't know what parameters were using in
> making them, making it difficult to know just how to "supply my own
> definitions".)
>
> On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:24:21 PM UTC-5, howesc wrote:
>>
>> your line numbers are off from mine so i'm having trouble making sense of
>> this. :(
>>
>> can you send your model definition so i can see what you are working
>> with? i think then i can line it up with the dal version i have here
>> (which was trunk from HG as of saturday AM PST)
>>
>> cfh
>>
>> On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 3:18:13 PM UTC-8, Scott Hunter wrote:
>>>
>>> Sorry about that. I've fixed it, and now I get the following:
>>>
>>> In FILE: /base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365574604253984974/
>>> applications/ppt_demo/models/db_wizard.py
>>>
>>>
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> File
>>> "/base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365574604253984974/gluon/restricted.py"
>>> , line 212, in restricted
>>> exec ccode in environment
>>> File
>>> "/base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365574604253984974/applications/ppt_demo/models/db_wizard.py"
>>> , line 198, in <module>
>>> migrate=settings.migrate)
>>> File
>>> "/base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365574604253984974/gluon/dal.py",line
>>> 7189, in define_table
>>> table = self.lazy_define_table(tablename,*fields,**args)
>>> File
>>> "/base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365574604253984974/gluon/dal.py",line
>>> 7225, in lazy_define_table
>>> polymodel=polymodel)
>>> File
>>> "/base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365574604253984974/gluon/dal.py",line
>>> 4368, in create_table
>>> ftype = self.types[field_type](**attr)
>>> TypeError: <lambda>() takes no arguments (1 given)
>>>
>>>
>>> This only happens if one of the fields in question is a string; I get no
>>> error when the unindexed fields are all integer, boolean or double.
>>>
>>> - Scott
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:04:12 AM UTC-5, howesc wrote:
>>>>
>>>> it looks like you have a typo.... "custom_qualifer" vs
>>>> "custom_qualifier"
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2013 6:44:14 PM UTC-8, Scott Hunter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I applied the patch, and added custom_qualifiers like so:
>>>>>
>>>>> Field('f_name', type='string',custom_qualifer={'indexed':False},
>>>>> label=T('Name')),
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> and this is the error I got:
>>>>>
>>>>> In FILE: /base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365567821359373728/
>>>>> applications/ppt_demo/models/db_wizard.py
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>> File
>>>>> "/base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365567821359373728/gluon/restricted.py"
>>>>> , line 212, in restricted
>>>>> exec ccode in environment
>>>>> File
>>>>> "/base/data/home/apps/s~sbhweb2py/1.365567821359373728/applications/ppt_demo/models/db_wizard.py"
>>>>> , line 165, in <module>
>>>>> label=T('Name')),
>>>>> TypeError: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument
>>>>> 'custom_qualifer'
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday, February 23, 2013 12:30:48 PM UTC-5, howesc wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> this is *completely* untested, but here's a proposal:
>>>>>> - use the (undocumented) field.custom_qualifier property in GAE
>>>>>> field definitions
>>>>>> - if you want a field to be unindexed set
>>>>>> custom_qualifier={'indexed':False}
>>>>>> - for "properties that don't get listed explicitly"....override
>>>>>> those default properties with what you want (there are a few techniques
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> not explicitly listing fields, depending on which technique you are
>>>>>> using
>>>>>> the answer here is different.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> this patch against HG trunk this AM might work (i say might cause i
>>>>>> have not tested it). are you willing to experiment with it and let us
>>>>>> know?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> christian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Friday, February 22, 2013 3:53:33 PM UTC-8, Scott Hunter wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I had to guess, I'd say a patch is needed in the loop over the
>>>>>>> fields in create_table, that would add a new entry to the dict for the
>>>>>>> field definition based on a new attribute (which would be ignored for
>>>>>>> anything other than Google's Datastore) which gets added to sql_fields;
>>>>>>> then migrate_table, which seems to build the table building/altering
>>>>>>> commands would need to be made to recognize the new entry & add the
>>>>>>> disable
>>>>>>> index command. There's not a lot of comments in the code, and I'd be
>>>>>>> afraid to break something, but might give it a try.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - Scott
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> P.S. Not sure of the best way to handle this (what's describe above
>>>>>>> wouldn't handle it), but it would be nice to be able to turn off the
>>>>>>> indexes for the fields that don't get listed explicitly in models.db
>>>>>>> (things like created by & when, modified by & when).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Friday, February 22, 2013 6:14:28 PM UTC-5, howesc wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thanks for the link. i'll try and take a look this weekend and see
>>>>>>>> if there is a place for that in the DAL (feel free to open
>>>>>>>> gluon/dal.py
>>>>>>>> yourself too).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> yup, i'm paying more for writes right now then i am for instance
>>>>>>>> hours per day on my largest paid application. :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> cfh
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 21, 2013 5:59:06 PM UTC-8, Scott Hunter wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> According to
>>>>>>>>> https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/python/datastore/indexes#Unindexed_Properties,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "You declare a property unindexed by setting indexed=False in the
>>>>>>>>> property
>>>>>>>>> constructor".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> One incurs the cost of a write (or 2?) for every property of a
>>>>>>>>> record that gets written; so, for a table with about 25 fields (once
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> include all of the ones web2py adds), inserting 300 records incurs
>>>>>>>>> the cost
>>>>>>>>> of 14K+ writes; as the free account has a limit of 50K writes per
>>>>>>>>> day, that
>>>>>>>>> is rather limiting. It is easy to turn such indicies back on, but
>>>>>>>>> you have
>>>>>>>>> to re-write every record in order to repopulate them.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> - Scott
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 21, 2013 4:51:59 PM UTC-5, howesc wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> i'm being lazy here....do you have the instructions (or link to
>>>>>>>>>> instructions) from GAE for disabling indexes? i don't have it handy
>>>>>>>>>> right
>>>>>>>>>> now....
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> we can check if the DAL has a secret way to handle it, and/or
>>>>>>>>>> create a patch to allow it.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> may i ask what advantage you are hoping to achieve by skipping
>>>>>>>>>> those indexes? i've left them on for fear of making a bad choice
>>>>>>>>>> that i
>>>>>>>>>> can't revert.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> christian
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 21, 2013 5:56:07 AM UTC-8, Scott Hunter
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> As I understand it, the GAE datastore will automatically create
>>>>>>>>>>> an index for every field of every table (to facilitate queries
>>>>>>>>>>> using single
>>>>>>>>>>> fields); those requiring multiple fields also get generated, but
>>>>>>>>>>> will get
>>>>>>>>>>> added to index.yaml by the SDK when tested locally. Since these
>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>> created outside of the DAL, I wouldn't expect to be able to remove
>>>>>>>>>>> them
>>>>>>>>>>> using it. I also understand that there is a way, with the GAE SDK,
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> disable the index for any given field (by a parameter in the field
>>>>>>>>>>> definition); is there any way to accomplish this through the DAL,
>>>>>>>>>>> and if
>>>>>>>>>>> so, what is it?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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diff -r 87162e3fcd8c gluon/dal.py
--- a/gluon/dal.py Fri Feb 22 18:45:26 2013 -0600
+++ b/gluon/dal.py Tue Feb 26 17:48:11 2013 -0800
@@ -4460,7 +4460,7 @@
adapter_args={}, do_connect=True, after_connection=None):
self.types.update({
'boolean': gae.BooleanProperty,
- 'string': (lambda: gae.StringProperty(multiline=True)),
+ 'string': (lambda **kwargs: gae.StringProperty(multiline=True,
**kwargs)),
'text': gae.TextProperty,
'json': gae.TextProperty,
'password': gae.StringProperty,
@@ -4476,9 +4476,9 @@
'datetime': gae.DateTimeProperty,
'id': None,
'reference': gae.IntegerProperty,
- 'list:string': (lambda: gae.StringListProperty(default=None)),
- 'list:integer': (lambda: gae.ListProperty(int,default=None)),
- 'list:reference': (lambda: gae.ListProperty(int,default=None)),
+ 'list:string': (lambda **kwargs:
gae.StringListProperty(default=None, **kwargs)),
+ 'list:integer': (lambda **kwargs:
gae.ListProperty(int,default=None, **kwargs)),
+ 'list:reference': (lambda **kwargs:
gae.ListProperty(int,default=None, **kwargs)),
})
self.db = db
self.uri = uri
@@ -4501,6 +4501,9 @@
if isinstance(polymodel,Table) and field.name in
polymodel.fields():
continue
attr = {}
+ if isinstance(field.custom_qaulifier, dict):
+ #this is custom properties to add to the GAE field declartion
+ attr = field.custom_qualifier
field_type = field.type
if isinstance(field_type, SQLCustomType):
ftype = self.types[field_type.native or
field_type.type](**attr)
@@ -4517,10 +4520,10 @@
if field.notnull:
attr = dict(required=True)
referenced = field_type[10:].strip()
- ftype = self.types[field_type[:9]](referenced)
+ ftype = self.types[field_type[:9]](referenced, **attr)
elif field_type.startswith('list:reference'):
if field.notnull:
- attr = dict(required=True)
+ attr['required'] = True
referenced = field_type[15:].strip()
ftype = self.types[field_type[:14]](**attr)
elif field_type.startswith('list:'):
