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docs: Update README and add comprehensive async documentation
- Update README.rst with complete async support information - Replace outdated "experimental" async section with comprehensive features - Document intentionally deferred features with clear reasoning - Add docs/guide/async-support.rst with 700+ lines of detailed async usage guide - Include migration guide, limitations, workarounds, and best practices - Add async-support to docs/guide/index.rst toctree 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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>>> BlogPost.objects(tags='mongodb').count()
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Async Support (Experimental)
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MongoEngine now supports asynchronous operations using PyMongo's AsyncMongoClient.
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This allows you to use async/await syntax for database operations:
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Async Support
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=============
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MongoEngine provides comprehensive asynchronous support using PyMongo's AsyncMongoClient.
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All major database operations are available with async/await syntax:
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.. code :: python
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# Connect asynchronously
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await connect_async('mydb')
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# All document operations have async equivalents
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# Document operations
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post = TextPost(title='Async Post', content='Async content')
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await post.async_save()
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# Async queries
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post = await TextPost.objects.async_get(title='Async Post')
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await post.async_reload()
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await post.async_delete()
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# Async reload
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await post.async_reload()
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# QuerySet operations
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post = await TextPost.objects.async_get(title='Async Post')
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posts = await TextPost.objects.filter(tags='python').async_to_list()
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count = await TextPost.objects.async_count()
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# Async iteration
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async for post in TextPost.objects.filter(published=True):
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print(post.title)
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# Bulk operations
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await TextPost.objects.filter(draft=True).async_update(published=True)
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await TextPost.objects.filter(old=True).async_delete()
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# Reference field async fetching
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# In async context, references return AsyncReferenceProxy
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if hasattr(post, 'author'):
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author = await post.author.async_fetch()
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# Transactions
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from mongoengine import async_run_in_transaction
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async with async_run_in_transaction():
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await post1.async_save()
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await post2.async_save()
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# GridFS async operations
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from mongoengine import FileField
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class MyDoc(Document):
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file = FileField()
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doc = MyDoc()
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await MyDoc.file.async_put(file_data, instance=doc)
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# Context managers
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from mongoengine import async_switch_db
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async with async_switch_db(MyDoc, 'other_db'):
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await doc.async_save()
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# Run the async function
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asyncio.run(main())
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Note: Async support is experimental and currently includes basic CRUD operations.
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QuerySet async methods and advanced features are still under development.
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**Supported Async Features:**
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- **Document Operations**: async_save(), async_delete(), async_reload()
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- **QuerySet Operations**: async_get(), async_first(), async_count(), async_create()
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- **Bulk Operations**: async_update(), async_delete(), async_update_one()
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- **Async Iteration**: Support for ``async for`` with QuerySets
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- **Reference Fields**: async_fetch() for explicit dereferencing
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- **GridFS**: async_put(), async_get(), async_read(), async_delete()
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- **Transactions**: async_run_in_transaction() context manager
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- **Context Managers**: async_switch_db(), async_switch_collection()
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- **Aggregation**: async_aggregate(), async_distinct()
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- **Cascade Operations**: Full support for all delete rules (CASCADE, NULLIFY, etc.)
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**Current Limitations:**
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The following features are intentionally not implemented due to low priority or complexity:
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- **async_values()**, **async_values_list()**: Field projection methods
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*Reason*: Low usage frequency in typical applications. Can be implemented if needed.
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- **async_explain()**: Query execution plan analysis
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*Reason*: Debugging/optimization feature with limited general use.
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- **Hybrid Signal System**: Automatic sync/async signal handling
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*Reason*: High complexity due to backward compatibility requirements.
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Consider as separate project if needed.
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- **ListField with ReferenceField**: Automatic AsyncReferenceProxy conversion
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*Reason*: Complex implementation requiring deep changes to ListField.
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Manual async dereferencing is required for now.
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**Migration Guide:**
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- Use ``connect_async()`` instead of ``connect()``
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- Add ``async_`` prefix to all database operations: ``save()`` → ``async_save()``
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- Use ``async for`` for QuerySet iteration
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- Explicitly fetch references with ``await ref.async_fetch()`` in async context
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- Existing synchronous code remains 100% compatible when using ``connect()``
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Tests
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