Command

This class inspects an OGR-compatible data source and generates a GeoDjango model definition based on its structure. It provides extensive options for customizing field types, handling null or blank values, and specifying spatial reference identifiers. Additionally, the class can generate a mapping dictionary for use with data import utilities.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
help	string = "Inspects the given OGR-compatible data source (e.g., a shapefile) and outputs\na GeoDjango model with the given model name. For example:\n ./manage.py ogrinspect zipcode.shp Zipcode"	Inspects the given OGR-compatible data source (e.g., a shapefile) and outputs
a GeoDjango model with the given model name. For example:
./manage.py ogrinspect zipcode.shp Zipcode
requires_system_checks	list = []	A list of system checks that must be performed before the command is executed, which is empty for this command.

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Methods

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add_arguments()

@classmethod
def add_arguments(
    parser: [CommandParser](../../../../../core/management/base/commandparser.md?sid=django_core_management_base_commandparser)
) - > null

Configures the command line argument parser with options for data source inspection and model generation.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
parser	[CommandParser](../../../../../core/management/base/commandparser.md?sid=django_core_management_base_commandparser)	The argument parser instance to which OGR inspection options and flags will be added.

Returns

Type	Description
null	Nothing is returned; the parser object is modified in place.

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handle()

@classmethod
def handle(
    *args: tuple,
    **options: dict
) - > string

Inspects the specified OGR-compatible data source and generates the string representation of a GeoDjango model and optional LayerMapping dictionary.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
*args	tuple	Variable positional arguments passed to the command.
**options	dict	Parsed command line arguments including 'data_source', 'model_name', and formatting flags like 'srid' or 'mapping'.

Returns

Type	Description
string	A multi-line string containing the auto-generated Django model code and mapping dictionary.

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