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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/schema.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/schema.py
index 6205ada34..f8aaac12f 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/schema.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/schema.py
@@ -522,6 +522,14 @@ class Table(SchemaItem, TableClause):
@property
def key(self):
+ """Return the 'key' for this :class:`.Table`.
+
+ This value is used as the dictionary key within the
+ :attr:`.MetaData.tables` collection. It is typically the same
+ as that of :attr:`.Table.name` for a table with no :attr:`.Table.schema`
+ set; otherwise it is typically of the form ``schemaname.tablename``.
+
+ """
return _get_table_key(self.name, self.schema)
def __repr__(self):
@@ -2719,20 +2727,11 @@ class MetaData(SchemaItem):
execution.
The :class:`.Table` objects themselves are stored in the
- ``metadata.tables`` dictionary.
-
- The ``bind`` property may be assigned to dynamically. A common pattern is
- to start unbound and then bind later when an engine is available::
-
- metadata = MetaData()
- # define tables
- Table('mytable', metadata, ...)
- # connect to an engine later, perhaps after loading a URL from a
- # configuration file
- metadata.bind = an_engine
+ :attr:`.MetaData.tables` dictionary.
- MetaData is a thread-safe object after tables have been explicitly defined
- or loaded via reflection.
+ :class:`.MetaData` is a thread-safe object for read operations. Construction
+ of new tables within a single :class:`.MetaData` object, either explicitly
+ or via reflection, may not be completely thread-safe.
.. seealso::
@@ -2788,6 +2787,20 @@ class MetaData(SchemaItem):
"with reflect=True")
self.reflect()
+ tables = None
+ """A dictionary of :class:`.Table` objects keyed to their name or "table key".
+
+ The exact key is that determined by the :attr:`.Table.key` attribute;
+ for a table with no :attr:`.Table.schema` attribute, this is the same
+ as :attr:`.Table.name`. For a table with a schema, it is typically of the
+ form ``schemaname.tablename``.
+
+ .. seealso::
+
+ :attr:`.MetaData.sorted_tables`
+
+ """
+
def __repr__(self):
return 'MetaData(bind=%r)' % self.bind
@@ -2889,12 +2902,16 @@ class MetaData(SchemaItem):
.. seealso::
- :meth:`.Inspector.sorted_tables`
+ :attr:`.MetaData.tables`
+
+ :meth:`.Inspector.get_table_names`
"""
return ddl.sort_tables(self.tables.values())
- def reflect(self, bind=None, schema=None, views=False, only=None):
+ def reflect(self, bind=None, schema=None, views=False, only=None,
+ extend_existing=False,
+ autoload_replace=True):
"""Load all available table definitions from the database.
Automatically creates ``Table`` entries in this ``MetaData`` for any
@@ -2929,6 +2946,17 @@ class MetaData(SchemaItem):
with a table name and this ``MetaData`` instance as positional
arguments and should return a true value for any table to reflect.
+ :param extend_existing: Passed along to each :class:`.Table` as
+ :paramref:`.Table.extend_existing`.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.9.1
+
+ :param autoload_replace: Passed along to each :class:`.Table` as
+ :paramref:`.Table.autoload_replace`.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.9.1
+
+
"""
if bind is None:
bind = _bind_or_error(self)
@@ -2937,7 +2965,9 @@ class MetaData(SchemaItem):
reflect_opts = {
'autoload': True,
- 'autoload_with': conn
+ 'autoload_with': conn,
+ 'extend_existing': extend_existing,
+ 'autoload_replace': autoload_replace
}
if schema is None:
@@ -2963,12 +2993,13 @@ class MetaData(SchemaItem):
if only is None:
load = [name for name, schname in
- zip(available, available_w_schema)
- if schname not in current]
+ zip(available, available_w_schema)
+ if extend_existing or schname not in current]
elif util.callable(only):
load = [name for name, schname in
zip(available, available_w_schema)
- if schname not in current and only(name, self)]
+ if (extend_existing or schname not in current)
+ and only(name, self)]
else:
missing = [name for name in only if name not in available]
if missing:
@@ -2977,7 +3008,8 @@ class MetaData(SchemaItem):
'Could not reflect: requested table(s) not available '
'in %s%s: (%s)' %
(bind.engine.url, s, ', '.join(missing)))
- load = [name for name in only if name not in current]
+ load = [name for name in only if extend_existing or
+ name not in current]
for name in load:
Table(name, self, **reflect_opts)