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diff --git a/mediagoblin/db/models_v0.py b/mediagoblin/db/models_v0.py index ec51a1f5..bdedec2e 100644 --- a/mediagoblin/db/models_v0.py +++ b/mediagoblin/db/models_v0.py @@ -18,6 +18,29 @@ TODO: indexes on foreignkeys, where useful. """ +########################################################################### +# WHAT IS THIS FILE? +# ------------------ +# +# Upon occasion, someone runs into this file and wonders why we have +# both a models.py and a models_v0.py. +# +# The short of it is: you can ignore this file. +# +# The long version is, in two parts: +# +# - We used to use MongoDB, then we switched to SQL and SQLAlchemy. +# We needed to convert peoples' databases; the script we had would +# switch them to the first version right after Mongo, convert over +# all their tables, then run any migrations that were added after. +# +# - That script is now removed, but there is some discussion of +# writing a test that would set us at the first SQL migration and +# run everything after. If we wrote that, this file would still be +# useful. But for now, it's legacy! +# +########################################################################### + import datetime import sys |