added table.exists()

3 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 564eef21f..d6e2e8463 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ aware of their "inherited" status if so.
 relationships to an inheriting mapper (which is also self-referential)
 - reduced bind param size in query._get to appease the picky oracle 
 [ticket:244]
-- added 'checkfirst' argument to table.create()/table.drop()
+- added 'checkfirst' argument to table.create()/table.drop(), as 
+well as table.exists() [ticket:234]
 
 0.2.5
 - fixed endless loop bug in select_by(), if the traversal hit
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/schema.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/schema.py
index 8fce1665d..6b44cda29 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/schema.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/schema.py
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ class Table(SchemaItem, sql.TableClause):
         this does not issue a SQL DROP statement."""
         key = _get_table_key(self.name, self.schema)
         del self.metadata.tables[key]
+        
+    def exists(self, engine=None):
+        if engine is None and self.metadata.is_bound():
+            engine = self.engine
+
+        def do(conn):
+            e = conn.engine
+            return e.dialect.has_table(conn, self.name)
+        return engine.run_callable(do)
+
     def create(self, connectable=None, checkfirst=False):
         if connectable is not None:
             connectable.create(self, checkfirst=checkfirst)
diff --git a/test/engine/reflection.py b/test/engine/reflection.py
index 64a645d0f..582920b30 100644
--- a/test/engine/reflection.py
+++ b/test/engine/reflection.py
@@ -162,10 +162,13 @@ class ReflectionTest(PersistTest):
             Column('col1', Integer, primary_key=True),
             Column('col2', String(40)))
         try:
+            assert not table.exists()
             table.create()
+            assert table.exists()
             table.create(checkfirst=True)
             table.drop()
             table.drop(checkfirst=True)
+            assert not table.exists()
             table.create(checkfirst=True)
             table.drop()
         finally: