Models
======

TimeFramedModel
---------------

An abstract base class for any model that expresses a time-range. Adds
``start`` and ``end`` nullable DateTimeFields, and a ``timeframed``
manager that returns only objects for whom the current date-time lies
within their time range.


TimeStampedModel
----------------

This abstract base class just provides self-updating ``created`` and
``modified`` fields on any model that inherits from it.


StatusModel
-----------

Pulls together :ref:`StatusField`, :ref:`MonitorField` and :ref:`QueryManager`
into an abstract base class for any model with a "status."

Just provide a ``STATUS`` class-attribute (a :ref:`Choices` object or a
list of two-tuples), and your model will have a ``status`` field with
those choices, a ``status_changed`` field containing the date-time the
``status`` was last changed, and a manager for each status that
returns objects with that status only:

.. code-block:: python

    from model_utils.models import StatusModel
    from model_utils import Choices

    class Article(StatusModel):
        STATUS = Choices('draft', 'published')

    # ...

    a = Article()
    a.status = Article.STATUS.published

    # this save will update a.status_changed
    a.save()

    # this query will only return published articles:
    Article.published.all()