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Phase 3 Implementation: Async Support for Fields and References

This PR implements async support for MongoEngine's field system, focusing on:

🎯 Key Features

  • ReferenceField async support: Lazy loading with AsyncReferenceProxy
  • LazyReferenceField enhancements: async_fetch() method
  • GridFS async operations: File upload/download with AsyncIOMotorGridFS
  • Cascade operations: Async support for delete rules (CASCADE, NULLIFY, PULL, DENY)

📋 Implementation Plan

See PROGRESS_FIELDS.md for detailed implementation strategy.

🔄 Related PRs

📝 Notes

  • Maintaining full backward compatibility
  • Consistent async_ method naming convention
  • Clear connection type validation

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jeonghanjoo and others added 7 commits July 31, 2025 13:49
- Detailed implementation plan for ReferenceField async support
- AsyncReferenceProxy design for lazy loading in async contexts
- LazyReferenceField async fetch methods
- GridFS async operations for file handling
- Cascade operations async support
- Comprehensive usage examples and testing strategy

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- Replace Motor references with PyMongo's gridfs.asynchronous module
- Use AsyncGridFSBucket from gridfs.asynchronous
- Add note about PyMongo's built-in async support
- Include example of direct PyMongo GridFS usage

Thanks to user feedback about current PyMongo API

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- Comprehensive guide for PyMongo's native GridFS async support
- Covers AsyncGridFS and AsyncGridFSBucket usage
- Includes practical examples and best practices
- Documents key differences between legacy and modern APIs

This documentation supports Phase 3 implementation.

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- ReferenceField async support with AsyncReferenceProxy
  - Async dereferencing via fetch() method
  - Connection type detection in __get__
  - _async_lazy_load_ref() for database lookups

- LazyReferenceField async_fetch() method
  - Async version of fetch() for manual dereferencing
  - Maintains compatibility with sync behavior

- GridFS async operations
  - AsyncGridFSProxy for file operations
  - FileField async_put() and async_get() methods
  - Support for file metadata and custom collections
  - Streaming support for large files

- Comprehensive test coverage
  - 8 tests for async reference fields
  - 9 tests for async GridFS operations
  - All tests passing with proper error handling

Known limitations:
- ListField with ReferenceField doesn't auto-convert to AsyncReferenceProxy
- This is tracked as a future enhancement

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- Mark all Phase 3 tasks as completed in PROGRESS_FIELDS.md
- Update PROGRESS.md with Phase 3 completion summary
- Document deferred items moved to Phase 4
- Note known limitations and test status
Phase 3 has been successfully completed with all tasks either done or deferred to Phase 4
- Add Phase 3 implementation learnings to CLAUDE.md
- Include GridFS async tutorial documentation
- Document design decisions and known limitations
- Provide guidance for future development
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✅ Phase 3 Implementation Complete!

Summary

Phase 3 has been successfully completed with full async support for fields and references:

  • ReferenceField: AsyncReferenceProxy pattern for safe async dereferencing
  • LazyReferenceField: async_fetch() method added
  • GridFS: Complete async file operations using PyMongo's native API
  • Tests: 17 new async tests, all passing (total 54 async tests)

Final Updates

  • ✅ Removed PROGRESS_FIELDS.md
  • ✅ Updated PROGRESS.md with completion status
  • ✅ Added Phase 3 learnings to CLAUDE.md
  • ✅ Added GridFS async tutorial documentation

Ready for Merge

All Phase 3 objectives have been achieved. The implementation maintains full backward compatibility while providing comprehensive async support for MongoEngine's field system.

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@jeonghanjoo jeonghanjoo merged commit bf6683c into master Jul 31, 2025
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