Use explicit through table for media/decision many-to-many field

api/api/migrations/0062_decision_through_tables.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.11 on 2024-05-10 19:30
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0061_convert_varchar_to_text'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='ImageDecisionThrough',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('decision', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='api.imagedecision')),
+                ('media_obj', models.ForeignKey(db_column='identifier', on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='api.image', to_field='identifier')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'abstract': False,
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='AudioDecisionThrough',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('decision', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='api.audiodecision')),
+                ('media_obj', models.ForeignKey(db_column='identifier', on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='api.audio', to_field='identifier')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'abstract': False,
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='audiodecision',
+            name='media_objs',
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='audiodecision',
+            name='media_objs',
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(help_text='The audio items being moderated.', through='api.AudioDecisionThrough', to='api.audio'),
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='imagedecision',
+            name='media_objs',
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='imagedecision',
+            name='media_objs',
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(help_text='The image items being moderated.', through='api.ImageDecisionThrough', to='api.image'),
+        ),
+    ]

api/api/models/audio.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     AbstractDeletedMedia,
     AbstractMedia,
     AbstractMediaDecision,
+    AbstractMediaDecisionThrough,
     AbstractMediaList,
     AbstractMediaReport,
     AbstractSensitiveMedia,
@@ -342,11 +343,28 @@ class AudioDecision(AbstractMediaDecision):
 
     media_objs = models.ManyToManyField(
         to="Audio",
-        db_constraint=False,
+        through="AudioDecisionThrough",
         help_text="The audio items being moderated.",
     )
 
 
+class AudioDecisionThrough(AbstractMediaDecisionThrough):
+    """
+    Many-to-many reference table for audio decisions.
+
+    This is made explicit (rather than using Django's default) so that the audio can
+    be referenced by `identifier` rather than an arbitrary `id`.
+    """
+
+    media_obj = models.ForeignKey(
+        Audio,
+        to_field="identifier",
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        db_column="identifier",
+    )
+    decision = models.ForeignKey(AudioDecision, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+
+
 class AudioList(AbstractMediaList):
     """A list of audio files. Currently unused."""
 

api/api/models/image.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     AbstractDeletedMedia,
     AbstractMedia,
     AbstractMediaDecision,
+    AbstractMediaDecisionThrough,
     AbstractMediaList,
     AbstractMediaReport,
     AbstractSensitiveMedia,
@@ -145,11 +146,28 @@ class ImageDecision(AbstractMediaDecision):
 
     media_objs = models.ManyToManyField(
         to="Image",
-        db_constraint=False,
+        through="ImageDecisionThrough",
         help_text="The image items being moderated.",
     )
 
 
+class ImageDecisionThrough(AbstractMediaDecisionThrough):
+    """
+    Many-to-many reference table for image decisions.
+
+    This is made explicit (rather than using Django's default) so that the image can
+    be referenced by `identifier` rather than an arbitrary `id`.
+    """
+
+    media_obj = models.ForeignKey(
+        Image,
+        to_field="identifier",
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        db_column="identifier",
+    )
+    decision = models.ForeignKey(ImageDecision, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+
+
 class ImageList(AbstractMediaList):
     """A list of images. Currently unused."""
 

api/api/models/media.py

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class AbstractMediaDecision(OpenLedgerModel):
 
     media_objs = models.ManyToManyField(
         to="AbstractMedia",
-        db_constraint=False,
+        through="AbstractMediaDecisionThrough",
         help_text="The media items being moderated.",
     )
     """
@@ -332,6 +332,29 @@ class Meta:
     # TODO: Implement ``clean`` and ``save``, if needed.
 
 
+class AbstractMediaDecisionThrough(models.Model):
+    """
+    Generic model for the many-to-many reference table between media and decisions.
+
+    This is made explicit (rather than using Django's default) so that the media can
+    be referenced by `identifier` rather than an arbitrary `id`.
+    """
+
+    media_class: type[models.Model] = None
+    """the model class associated with this media type e.g. ``Image`` or ``Audio``"""
+
+    media_obj = models.ForeignKey(
+        AbstractMedia,
+        to_field="identifier",
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        db_column="identifier",
+    )
+    decision = models.ForeignKey(AbstractMediaDecision, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True
+
+
 class PerformIndexUpdateMixin:
     @property
     def indexes(self):

api/latest_migrations/api

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # If you have a merge conflict in this file, it means you need to run:
 #     manage.py makemigrations --merge
 # in order to resolve the conflict between migrations.
-0061_convert_varchar_to_text
+0062_decision_through_tables

documentation/meta/media_properties/api.md

@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@ value). Note that relation fields are always nullable.
 
 ### Relations
 
-| Name                                              | Type                                                                                             | DB type | Nature       | To               |
-| ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------------ | ---------------- |
-| [`audio_report`](#Audio-audio_report-notes)       | [`ForeignKey`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#foreignkey)           | `uuid`  | One To Many  | `AudioReport`    |
-| [`audiodecision`](#Audio-audiodecision-notes)     | [`ManyToManyField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#manytomanyfield) |         | Many To Many | `AudioDecision`  |
-| [`audioset`](#Audio-audioset-notes)               | `ForeignObject`                                                                                  |         | Many To One  | `AudioSet`       |
-| [`deleted_audio`](#Audio-deleted_audio-notes)     | [`OneToOneField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#onetoonefield)     | `uuid`  | One To One   | `DeletedAudio`   |
-| [`lists`](#Audio-lists-notes)                     | [`ManyToManyField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#manytomanyfield) |         | Many To Many | `AudioList`      |
-| [`sensitive_audio`](#Audio-sensitive_audio-notes) | [`OneToOneField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#onetoonefield)     | `uuid`  | One To One   | `SensitiveAudio` |
+| Name                                                        | Type                                                                                             | DB type | Nature       | To                     |
+| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- |
+| [`audio_report`](#Audio-audio_report-notes)                 | [`ForeignKey`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#foreignkey)           | `uuid`  | One To Many  | `AudioReport`          |
+| [`audiodecision`](#Audio-audiodecision-notes)               | [`ManyToManyField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#manytomanyfield) |         | Many To Many | `AudioDecision`        |
+| [`audiodecisionthrough`](#Audio-audiodecisionthrough-notes) | [`ForeignKey`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#foreignkey)           | `uuid`  | One To Many  | `AudioDecisionThrough` |
+| [`audioset`](#Audio-audioset-notes)                         | `ForeignObject`                                                                                  |         | Many To One  | `AudioSet`             |
+| [`deleted_audio`](#Audio-deleted_audio-notes)               | [`OneToOneField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#onetoonefield)     | `uuid`  | One To One   | `DeletedAudio`         |
+| [`lists`](#Audio-lists-notes)                               | [`ManyToManyField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#manytomanyfield) |         | Many To Many | `AudioList`            |
+| [`sensitive_audio`](#Audio-sensitive_audio-notes)           | [`OneToOneField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#onetoonefield)     | `uuid`  | One To One   | `SensitiveAudio`       |
 
 ### Values
 
@@ -109,6 +110,16 @@ report.
 
 **`AudioDecision` docstring:** Moderation decisions taken for audio tracks.
 
+(Audio-audiodecisionthrough-notes)=
+
+#### `audiodecisionthrough`
+
+**`AudioDecisionThrough` docstring:** Many-to-many reference table for audio
+decisions.
+
+This is made explicit (rather than using Django's default) so that the audio can
+be referenced by `identifier` rather than an arbitrary `id`.
+
 (Audio-audioset-notes)=
 
 #### `audioset`
@@ -323,13 +334,14 @@ Note that only `name` and `accuracy` are presently surfaced in API results.
 
 ### Relations
 
-| Name                                              | Type                                                                                             | DB type | Nature       | To               |
-| ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------------ | ---------------- |
-| [`deleted_image`](#Image-deleted_image-notes)     | [`OneToOneField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#onetoonefield)     | `uuid`  | One To One   | `DeletedImage`   |
-| [`image_report`](#Image-image_report-notes)       | [`ForeignKey`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#foreignkey)           | `uuid`  | One To Many  | `ImageReport`    |
-| [`imagedecision`](#Image-imagedecision-notes)     | [`ManyToManyField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#manytomanyfield) |         | Many To Many | `ImageDecision`  |
-| [`lists`](#Image-lists-notes)                     | [`ManyToManyField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#manytomanyfield) |         | Many To Many | `ImageList`      |
-| [`sensitive_image`](#Image-sensitive_image-notes) | [`OneToOneField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#onetoonefield)     | `uuid`  | One To One   | `SensitiveImage` |
+| Name                                                        | Type                                                                                             | DB type | Nature       | To                     |
+| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- |
+| [`deleted_image`](#Image-deleted_image-notes)               | [`OneToOneField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#onetoonefield)     | `uuid`  | One To One   | `DeletedImage`         |
+| [`image_report`](#Image-image_report-notes)                 | [`ForeignKey`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#foreignkey)           | `uuid`  | One To Many  | `ImageReport`          |
+| [`imagedecision`](#Image-imagedecision-notes)               | [`ManyToManyField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#manytomanyfield) |         | Many To Many | `ImageDecision`        |
+| [`imagedecisionthrough`](#Image-imagedecisionthrough-notes) | [`ForeignKey`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#foreignkey)           | `uuid`  | One To Many  | `ImageDecisionThrough` |
+| [`lists`](#Image-lists-notes)                               | [`ManyToManyField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#manytomanyfield) |         | Many To Many | `ImageList`            |
+| [`sensitive_image`](#Image-sensitive_image-notes)           | [`OneToOneField`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/models/fields/#onetoonefield)     | `uuid`  | One To One   | `SensitiveImage`       |
 
 ### Values
 
@@ -449,6 +461,16 @@ this report.
 
 **`ImageDecision` docstring:** Moderation decisions taken for images.
 
+(Image-imagedecisionthrough-notes)=
+
+#### `imagedecisionthrough`
+
+**`ImageDecisionThrough` docstring:** Many-to-many reference table for image
+decisions.
+
+This is made explicit (rather than using Django's default) so that the image can
+be referenced by `identifier` rather than an arbitrary `id`.
+
 (Image-last_synced_with_source-notes)=
 
 #### `last_synced_with_source`