Django Design Patterns and Best Practices - Second Edition

The model hunt

Here is a first cut at identifying the models in SuperBook. As typical for an early attempt, we have represented only the essential models and their relationships in the form of a simplistic class diagram:

An early attempt at the SuperBook class diagram

Let's forget models for a moment and talk in terms of the objects we are modeling. Each user has a profile. A user can make several comments or several posts. A Like can be related to a single user/post combination.

Drawing a class diagram of your models like this is recommended. Class attributes might be missing at this stage, but you can detail them later. Once the entire project ...