Active Work on Generated Columns?

[cheeri...@gmail.com]

I came across this today:

https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/31300

This is essential for my domain. I understand this is a big-ticket change but there is no good workaround for it.  One could use a Model method but this sticks everything into the application layer instead. If done directly in the DB, then it bypasses the ORM -- an even worse option here in my opinion.

So, Django devs, I'd like to ask two things. 1) Are there any plans to add support for Generated Columns in the near future, and 2) If you are a user who could benefit from this feature, what have you been doing in the meantime as an alternative?

Thank you,

Denis