Source code for cobra_component_models.orm.mixin.timestamp_mixin

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"""Provide a mixin that tracks creation and update timestamps."""


from datetime import datetime, timezone

from sqlalchemy import Column, DateTime



[docs]def timezone_aware_now():
    """Return the date and time in this moment in the universal timezone."""
    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)




[docs]class TimestampMixin:
    """
    Define creation and update time columns to be mixed in with other tables.

    Attributes
    ----------
    created_on : datetime
        By default this value is populated at instantiation with the time of
        the moment.
    updated_on : datetime
        The time is automatically populated whenever the database model is
        updated.

    """

    created_on: datetime = Column(
        DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False, default=timezone_aware_now
    )
    updated_on: datetime = Column(
        DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True, onupdate=timezone_aware_now
    )