Custom django checks using Django check framework, inspect and ast.

custom_django_checks.py

"""
Custom django checks.

    H001: Field has no verbose name.
    H002: Verbose name should use gettext.
    H003: Words in verbose name must be all upper case or all lower case.
    H004: Help text should use gettext.
    H005: Model must define class Meta.
    H006: Model has no verbose name.
    H007: Model has no verbose name plural.
    H008: Must set db_index explicitly on a ForeignKey field.
"""
import inspect
import ast

import django.apps
import django.core.checks
from django.db.models import FieldDoesNotExist


def get_argument(node, arg):
    for kw in node.value.keywords:
        if kw.arg == arg:
            return kw
    return None


def is_gettext_node(node):
    if not isinstance(node, ast.Call):
        return False

    # We assume gettext is aliased '_'.
    if not node.func.id == '_':  # type: ignore
        return False

    return True


def check_model(model):
    """Check a single model.

    Yields (django.checks.CheckMessage)
    """
    model_source = inspect.getsource(model)
    model_node = ast.parse(model_source)
    assert isinstance(model_node, ast.Module)

    class_meta = None
    for node in model_node.body[0].body:  # type: ignore
        if isinstance(node, ast.ClassDef):
            # class Meta
            if node.name == 'Meta':
                class_meta = node

        # Fields
        elif isinstance(node, ast.Assign):
            if len(node.targets) != 1:
                continue

            if not isinstance(node.targets[0], ast.Name):
                continue

            field_name = node.targets[0].id
            try:
                field = model._meta.get_field(field_name)
            except FieldDoesNotExist:
                continue

            verbose_name = get_argument(node, 'verbose_name')
            if verbose_name is None:
                yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                    'Field has no verbose name',
                    hint='Set verbose name on the field.',
                    obj=field,
                    id='H001',
                )

            else:
                if not is_gettext_node(verbose_name.value):
                    yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                        'Verbose name should use gettext',
                        hint='Use gettext on the verbose name.',
                        obj=field,
                        id='H002',
                    )

                else:
                    value = verbose_name.value.args[0].s  # type: ignore
                    if not all(w.islower() or w.isupper() or w.isdigit() for w in value.split(' ')):
                        yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                            'Words in verbose name must be all upper case or all lower case',
                            hint='Change verbose name to "{}".'.format(value.lower()),
                            obj=field,
                            id='H003',
                        )


            help_text = get_argument(node, 'help_text')
            if help_text is not None:
                if not is_gettext_node(help_text.value):
                    yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                        'Help text should use gettext',
                        hint='Use gettext on the help text.',
                        obj=field,
                        id='H004',
                    )


            if field.many_to_one:
                db_index = get_argument(node, 'db_index')
                if db_index is None:
                    yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                        'Must set db_index explicitly on a ForeignKey field',
                        hint='Set db_index on the field.',
                        obj=field,
                        id='H008',
                    )

    if class_meta is None:
        yield django.core.checks.Warning(
            'Model "{}" must define class Meta'.format(model._meta.model_name),
            hint='Add class Meta to model "{}".'.format(model._meta.model_name),
            obj=model,
            id='H005',
        )

    else:
        verbose_name = None
        verbose_name_plural = None

        for node in ast.iter_child_nodes(class_meta):
            if not isinstance(node, ast.Assign):
                continue

            if not isinstance(node.targets[0], ast.Name):
                continue

            attr = node.targets[0].id

            if attr == 'verbose_name':
                verbose_name = node

            if attr == 'verbose_name_plural':
                verbose_name_plural = node

        if verbose_name is None:
            yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                'Model has no verbose name',
                hint='Add verbose_name to class Meta.',
                obj=model,
                id='H006',
            )

        elif not is_gettext_node(verbose_name.value):
            yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                'Verbose name in class Meta should use gettext',
                hint='Use gettext on the verbose_name of class Meta "{}".'.format(model._meta.model_name),
                obj=model,
                id='H002',
            )

        if verbose_name_plural is None:
            yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                'Model has no verbose name plural',
                hint='Add verbose_name_plural to class Meta.',
                obj=model,
                id='H007',
            )

        elif not is_gettext_node(verbose_name_plural.value):
            yield django.core.checks.Warning(
                'Verbose name plural in class Meta should use gettext',
                hint='Use gettext on the verbose_name_plural of class Meta "{}".'.format(model._meta.model_name),
                obj=model,
                id='H002',
            )


@django.core.checks.register(django.core.checks.Tags.models)
def check_models(app_configs, **kwargs):
    errors = []
    for app in django.apps.apps.get_app_configs():
        # Skip third party apps.
        if app.path.find('site-packages') > -1:
            continue

        for model in app.get_models():
            for check_message in check_model(model):
                errors.append(check_message)

    return errors

Source where it was mentioned: https://hakibenita.com/automating-the-boring-stuff-in-django-using-the-check-framework#putting-it-all-together