From d3677043fce0fec5d082e8cae142d5e5df35a2b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Pope Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 11:54:29 +0100 Subject: Added backward compatibility test for ConnectionHandler.databases property. The ConnectionHandler.databases property is no longer used within Django, but it is maintained for backward compatibility with 3rd party packages that have used this private API in the past. --- django/db/utils.py | 3 +++ tests/db_utils/tests.py | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/django/db/utils.py b/django/db/utils.py index 3ad83b52ff..e45f1db249 100644 --- a/django/db/utils.py +++ b/django/db/utils.py @@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ class ConnectionHandler(BaseConnectionHandler): @property def databases(self): + # Maintained for backward compatibility as some 3rd party packages have + # made use of this private API in the past. It is no longer used within + # Django itself. return self.settings def create_connection(self, alias): diff --git a/tests/db_utils/tests.py b/tests/db_utils/tests.py index fe1d1e2d60..9c0ec905cc 100644 --- a/tests/db_utils/tests.py +++ b/tests/db_utils/tests.py @@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ class ConnectionHandlerTests(SimpleTestCase): with self.assertRaisesMessage(ImproperlyConfigured, msg): conns["other"].ensure_connection() + def test_databases_property(self): + # The "databases" property is maintained for backwards compatibility + # with 3rd party packages. It should be an alias of the "settings" + # property. + conn = ConnectionHandler({}) + self.assertNotEqual(conn.settings, {}) + self.assertEqual(conn.settings, conn.databases) + def test_nonexistent_alias(self): msg = "The connection 'nonexistent' doesn't exist." conns = ConnectionHandler( -- cgit v1.2.1