[Django] #36275: Update auto_now fields when using bulk_update

[Django]

#36275: Update auto_now fields when using bulk_update
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Reporter: Rodolfo Becerra | Type: New
| feature
Status: new | Component: Database
| layer (models, ORM)
Version: 5.1 | Severity: Normal
Keywords: auto_now, | Triage Stage:
bulk_update | Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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I have seen an [[https://github.com/aykut/django-bulk-
update/issues/25|issue]] and I know that currently `bulk_update` does not
update the date fields that have the `auto_now=True` parameter when
calling
I have a suggestion to add a new parameter to the bulk_update method
`update_auto_now=True` or `auto_now=True` that updates the field if the
parameter is True (which by default it would be) and if the field has not
been previously updated before calling the method.

I would love to try this update if you guys see it viable.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36275>
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[Django]

#36275: Update auto_now fields when using bulk_update
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------

Reporter: Rodolfo Becerra | Owner: Rodolfo
| Becerra
Type: New feature | Status: assigned
Component: Database layer | Version: 5.1
(models, ORM) |
Severity: Normal | Resolution:

Keywords: auto_now, | Triage Stage:
bulk_update | Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Rodolfo Becerra):

* owner: (none) => Rodolfo Becerra
* status: new => assigned

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36275#comment:1>

[Django]

#36275: Update auto_now fields when using bulk_update
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Rodolfo Becerra | Owner: Rodolfo
| Becerra

Type: New feature | Status: closed

Component: Database layer | Version: 5.1
(models, ORM) |

Severity: Normal | Resolution: invalid

Keywords: auto_now, | Triage Stage:
bulk_update | Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Simon Charette):

* resolution: => invalid
* status: assigned => closed

Comment:

For the same reasons `update` (#15566) and `update_or_create`
(ticket:35890#comment:6) don't implicitly cover `auto_now` fields in call
cases I wouldn't expect `bulk_update` do to so either.

Given there's an open ticket to deprecate `auto_now` #22995 altogether I'm
going to close this ticket.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36275#comment:2>