Django Synonyms

Django Synonyms provides the ability to reference a field in a model by any number of synonyms while retaining the ability to search the original field.

For example, a model of an academic journal might include a name field. 'Physical Review B' is the official name, but it is often referred to as 'Phys Rev B' or 'prb'.

Installation

1. Update your settings file:

   INSTALLED_APPS += ('synonyms',)
   

2. Sync the databse:

   $ python manage.py syncdb
   

Usage

1. Your model might looks something like:

   class Journal(models.Model):
       objects = SynonymManager(target_field='name')
       name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
       ...
   

2. Your view would then contain the following code:

   journal = Journal.objects.get(name='prb')
   

3. Your admin layout could be extended with:

   from synonyms.admin import SynonymInline
   
   class JournalAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
       inlines = (SynonymInline, ...)
       ...
   

Known Limitations

1. In the current version it is only possible to use Synonyms on one field per model.