Allow specification of a global database table name prefix.
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Some (external) projects automatically use a database prefix for interaction with a database. This is particularly common in implementations of the Active Record pattern.
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It is possible to define an explicit database table name in the Meta class on a model; however, this is not as easily accomplished when dealing with a third-party application. By providing a high-level interface for adding prefixes there is a simple, consistent way to achieve this goal other than forking the code or ad-hoc monkey patching.
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Install using pip:
pip install django-db-prefix -
Add django_db_prefix at the top of your INSTALLED_APPS list. It is recommended that django_db_prefix is the first listed application, but it is essential that it be loaded before the initialization of any model you expect to be modified.
INSTALLED_APPS = ['django_db_prefix',] + INSTALLED_APPS
To add a common prefix to all models simply set DB_PREFIX to the string that
you want to be prepended.
DB_PREFIX = "foo_"
For example, for the model bar_app.models.Baz the default table would be:
bar_app_baz
By setting DB_PREFIX to foo_, the table would be foo_bar_app_baz.