Question

I can't find any proper documentation on how to specify relations using the declarative syntax of SQLAlchemy.. Is it unsupported? That is, should I use the "traditional" syntax?
I am looking for a way to specify relations at a higher level, avoiding having to mess with foreign keys etc.. I'd like to just declare "addresses = OneToMany(Address)" and let the framework handle the details.. I know that Elixir can do that, but I was wondering if "plain" SQLA could do it too.
Thanks for your help!

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Solution

Assuming you are referring to the declarative plugin, where everything I am about to say is documented with examples:

class User(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'users'

    id = Column('id', Integer, primary_key=True)
    addresses = relation("Address", backref="user")

class Address(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'addresses'

    id = Column('id', Integer, primary_key=True)
    user_id = Column('user_id', Integer, ForeignKey('users.id'))

OTHER TIPS

Look at the "Configuring Relations" section of the Declarative docs. Not quite as high level as "OneToMany" but better than fully specifying the relation.

class Address(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'addresses'

    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = Column(String(50))
    user_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('users.id'))
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