""" Many-to-many relationships between the same two tables In this example, a ``Person`` can have many friends, who are also ``Person`` objects. Friendship is a symmetrical relationship - if I am your friend, you are my friend. Here, ``friends`` is an example of a symmetrical ``ManyToManyField``. A ``Person`` can also have many idols - but while I may idolize you, you may not think the same of me. Here, ``idols`` is an example of a non-symmetrical ``ManyToManyField``. Only recursive ``ManyToManyField`` fields may be non-symmetrical, and they are symmetrical by default. This test validates that the many-to-many table is created using a mangled name if there is a name clash, and tests that symmetry is preserved where appropriate. """ from django.db import models class Person(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=20) friends = models.ManyToManyField("self") colleagues = models.ManyToManyField("self", symmetrical=True, through="Colleague") idols = models.ManyToManyField("self", symmetrical=False, related_name="stalkers") def __str__(self): return self.name class Colleague(models.Model): first = models.ForeignKey(Person, models.CASCADE) second = models.ForeignKey(Person, models.CASCADE, related_name="+") first_meet = models.DateField()