Using Django bulk_create objects in foreign keys?

Question

I was reading up on Django bulk_create and a few of its \"flaws\":

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This has a number of caveats though:

1. The model\'s save() method will not be called, and         


        

Answer 1

Try setting the ids manually. To prevent race conditions, make sure to wrap the function as a single transaction.

from django.db import transaction, models

@transaction.commit_on_success
def bulk_create_with_manual_ids(foo_list):
    id_start = (Foo.objects.all().aggregate(models.Max('id'))['id__max'] or 0) + 1
    for i,foo in enumerate(foo_list): foo.id = id_start + i
    return Foo.objects.bulk_create(foo_list)

objList = [Foo(),Foo(),Foo()]
foo_objects = bulk_create_with_manual_ids(objList)
Bar(foo=foo_objects[0]).save()

Note that this approach is unsuitable for any table that has a serial field or other auto-incrementing in-database generated key. The key will not be incremented by the bulk create since IDs are being generated on the Django side.