Database migration operationsLink to this heading#

Creating extension using migrationsLink to this heading#

You can create a PostgreSQL extension in your database using a migration file. This example creates an hstore extension, but the same principles apply for other extensions.

Set up the hstore extension in PostgreSQL before the first CreateModel or AddField operation that involves HStoreField by adding a migration with the HStoreExtension operation. For example:

from django.contrib.postgres.operations import HStoreExtension

class Migration(migrations.Migration):
    ...

    operations = [
        HStoreExtension(),
        ...
    ]

The operation skips adding the extension if it already exists.

For most extensions, this requires a database user with superuser privileges. If the Django database user doesn't have the appropriate privileges, you'll have to create the extension outside of Django migrations with a user that has them. In that case, connect to your Django database and run the query CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS hstore;.

CreateExtensionLink to this heading#

class CreateExtension(name)Link to this definition#

An Operation subclass which installs a PostgreSQL extension. For common extensions, use one of the more specific subclasses below.

nameLink to this definition#

This is a required argument. The name of the extension to be installed.

BloomExtensionLink to this heading#

class BloomExtensionLink to this definition#

Installs the bloom extension.

BtreeGinExtensionLink to this heading#

class BtreeGinExtensionLink to this definition#

Installs the btree_gin extension.

BtreeGistExtensionLink to this heading#

class BtreeGistExtensionLink to this definition#

Installs the btree_gist extension.

CITextExtensionLink to this heading#

class CITextExtensionLink to this definition#

Installs the citext extension.

CryptoExtensionLink to this heading#

class CryptoExtensionLink to this definition#

Installs the pgcrypto extension.

HStoreExtensionLink to this heading#

class HStoreExtensionLink to this definition#

Installs the hstore extension and also sets up the connection to interpret hstore data for possible use in subsequent migrations.

TrigramExtensionLink to this heading#

class TrigramExtensionLink to this definition#

Installs the pg_trgm extension.

UnaccentExtensionLink to this heading#

class UnaccentExtensionLink to this definition#

Installs the unaccent extension.

Managing collations using migrationsLink to this heading#

If you need to filter or order a column using a particular collation that your operating system provides but PostgreSQL does not, you can manage collations in your database using a migration file. These collations can then be used with the db_collation parameter on CharField, TextField, and their subclasses.

For example, to create a collation for German phone book ordering:

from django.contrib.postgres.operations import CreateCollation

class Migration(migrations.Migration):
    ...

    operations = [
        CreateCollation(
            'german_phonebook',
            provider='icu',
            locale='und-u-ks-level2',
        ),
        ...
    ]

class CreateCollation(name, locale, *, provider='libc', deterministic=True)Link to this definition#

Creates a collation with the given name, locale and provider.

Set the deterministic parameter to False to create a non-deterministic collation, such as for case-insensitive filtering.

class RemoveCollation(name, locale, *, provider='libc', deterministic=True)Link to this definition#

Removes the collations named name.

When reversed this is creating a collation with the provided locale, provider, and deterministic arguments. Therefore, locale is required to make this operation reversible.

Concurrent index operationsLink to this heading#

PostgreSQL supports the CONCURRENTLY option to CREATE INDEX and DROP INDEX statements to add and remove indexes without locking out writes. This option is useful for adding or removing an index in a live production database.

class AddIndexConcurrently(model_name, index)Link to this definition#

Like AddIndex, but creates an index with the CONCURRENTLY option. This has a few caveats to be aware of when using this option, see the PostgreSQL documentation of building indexes concurrently.

class RemoveIndexConcurrently(model_name, name)Link to this definition#

Like RemoveIndex, but removes the index with the CONCURRENTLY option. This has a few caveats to be aware of when using this option, see the PostgreSQL documentation.