Ticket #12107: 12107.model_meta_serialize.1.diff

django/db/models/options.py

@@ -21 +21 @@
 DEFAULT_NAMES = ('verbose_name', 'db_table', 'ordering',
                  'unique_together', 'permissions', 'get_latest_by',
                  'order_with_respect_to', 'app_label', 'db_tablespace',
-                 'abstract', 'managed', 'proxy')
+                 'abstract', 'managed', 'proxy', 'serialize')
 
 class Options(object):
     def __init__(self, meta, app_label=None):
@@ -45 +45 @@
         self.managed = True
         self.proxy = False
         self.proxy_for_model = None
+        self.serialize = True
         self.parents = SortedDict()
         self.duplicate_targets = {}
 

django/core/management/commands/dumpdata.py

@@ -73 +73 @@
                 model_list = get_models(app)
 
             for model in model_list:
-                if not model._meta.proxy:
+                if not model._meta.proxy and model._meta.serialize:
                     objects.extend(model._default_manager.all())
 
         try:

docs/ref/models/options.txt

@@ -200 +200 @@
 If set to ``True``, a model which subclasses another model will be treated as
 a :ref:`proxy model <proxy-models>`.
 
+``serialize``
+-------------
+
+.. attribute:: Options.serialize
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+If set to ``False``, the model will not be serialized by ``django-admin.py dumpdata``. Defaults to ``True``.
+
 ``unique_together``
 -------------------