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ModelView

Bases: BaseModelView

A view for managing SQLAlchemy models.

Source code in starlette_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py
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class ModelView(BaseModelView):
    """A view for managing SQLAlchemy models."""

    sortable_field_mapping: ClassVar[Dict[str, InstrumentedAttribute]] = {}
    """A dictionary for overriding the default model attribute used for sorting.

    Example:
        ```python
        class Post(Base):
            __tablename__ = "post"

            id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
            title: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
            user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"))
            user: Mapped[User] = relationship(back_populates="posts")


        class PostView(ModelView):
            sortable_field = ["id", "title", "user"]
            sortable_field_mapping = {
                "user": User.age,  # Sort by the age of the related user
            }
        ```
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        model: Type[Any],
        icon: Optional[str] = None,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
        label: Optional[str] = None,
        identity: Optional[str] = None,
        converter: Optional[BaseSQLAModelConverter] = None,
    ):
        try:
            mapper: Mapper = inspect(model)  # type: ignore
        except NoInspectionAvailable:
            raise InvalidModelError(  # noqa B904
                f"Class {model.__name__} is not a SQLAlchemy model."
            )
        self.model = model
        self.identity = (
            identity or self.identity or slugify_class_name(self.model.__name__)
        )
        self.label = (
            label or self.label or prettify_class_name(self.model.__name__) + "s"
        )
        self.name = name or self.name or prettify_class_name(self.model.__name__)
        self.icon = icon
        if self.fields is None or len(self.fields) == 0:
            self.fields = [
                self.model.__dict__[f].key
                for f in self.model.__dict__
                if type(self.model.__dict__[f]) is InstrumentedAttribute
            ]
        self.fields = (converter or ModelConverter()).convert_fields_list(
            fields=self.fields, model=self.model, mapper=mapper
        )
        self._setup_primary_key()
        self.exclude_fields_from_list = normalize_list(self.exclude_fields_from_list)  # type: ignore
        self.exclude_fields_from_detail = normalize_list(self.exclude_fields_from_detail)  # type: ignore
        self.exclude_fields_from_create = normalize_list(self.exclude_fields_from_create)  # type: ignore
        self.exclude_fields_from_edit = normalize_list(self.exclude_fields_from_edit)  # type: ignore
        _default_list = [
            field.name
            for field in self.fields
            if not isinstance(field, (RelationField, FileField))
        ]
        self.searchable_fields = normalize_list(
            self.searchable_fields
            if (self.searchable_fields is not None)
            else _default_list
        )
        self.sortable_fields = normalize_list(
            self.sortable_fields
            if (self.sortable_fields is not None)
            else _default_list
        )
        self.export_fields = normalize_list(self.export_fields)
        self.fields_default_sort = normalize_list(
            self.fields_default_sort, is_default_sort_list=True
        )
        super().__init__()

    def _setup_primary_key(self) -> None:
        # Detect the primary key attribute(s) of the model
        _pk_attrs = []
        self._pk_column: Union[
            Tuple[InstrumentedAttribute, ...], InstrumentedAttribute
        ] = ()
        self._pk_coerce: Union[Tuple[type, ...], type] = ()
        for key in self.model.__dict__:
            attr = getattr(self.model, key)
            if isinstance(attr, InstrumentedAttribute) and getattr(
                attr, "primary_key", False
            ):
                _pk_attrs.append(key)
        if len(_pk_attrs) > 1:
            self._pk_column = tuple(getattr(self.model, attr) for attr in _pk_attrs)
            self._pk_coerce = tuple(
                extract_column_python_type(c) for c in self._pk_column
            )
            self.pk_field: BaseField = MultiplePKField(_pk_attrs)
        else:
            assert (
                len(_pk_attrs) == 1
            ), f"No primary key found in model {self.model.__name__}"
            self._pk_column = getattr(self.model, _pk_attrs[0])
            self._pk_coerce = extract_column_python_type(self._pk_column)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
            try:
                # Try to find the primary key field among the fields
                self.pk_field = next(f for f in self.fields if f.name == _pk_attrs[0])
            except StopIteration:
                # If the primary key is not among the fields, treat its value as a string
                self.pk_field = StringField(_pk_attrs[0])
        self.pk_attr = self.pk_field.name

    async def handle_action(
        self, request: Request, pks: List[Any], name: str
    ) -> Union[str, Response]:
        try:
            return await super().handle_action(request, pks, name)
        except SQLAlchemyError as exc:
            raise ActionFailed(str(exc)) from exc

    async def handle_row_action(
        self, request: Request, pk: Any, name: str
    ) -> Union[str, Response]:
        try:
            return await super().handle_row_action(request, pk, name)
        except SQLAlchemyError as exc:
            raise ActionFailed(str(exc)) from exc

    def get_list_query(self, request: Request) -> Select:
        """
        Return a Select expression which is used as base statement for
        [find_all][starlette_admin.views.BaseModelView.find_all] method.

        Examples:
            ```python  hl_lines="3-4"
            class PostView(ModelView):

                    def get_list_query(self, request: Request):
                        return super().get_list_query().where(Post.published == true())

                    def get_count_query(self, request: Request):
                        return super().get_count_query().where(Post.published == true())
            ```

        If you override this method, don't forget to also override
        [get_count_query][starlette_admin.contrib.sqla.ModelView.get_count_query],
        for displaying the correct item count in the list view.
        """
        return select(self.model)

    def get_count_query(self, request: Request) -> Select:
        """
        Return a Select expression which is used as base statement for
        [count][starlette_admin.views.BaseModelView.count] method.

        Examples:
            ```python hl_lines="6-7"
            class PostView(ModelView):

                    def get_list_query(self, request: Request):
                        return super().get_list_query().where(Post.published == true())

                    def get_count_query(self, request: Request):
                        return super().get_count_query().where(Post.published == true())
            ```
        """
        return select(func.count()).select_from(self.model)

    def get_search_query(self, request: Request, term: str) -> Any:
        """
        Return SQLAlchemy whereclause to use for full text search

        Args:
           request: Starlette request
           term: Filtering term

        Examples:
           ```python
           class PostView(ModelView):

                def get_search_query(self, request: Request, term: str):
                    return Post.title.contains(term)
           ```
        """
        clauses = []
        for field in self.get_fields_list(request):
            if field.searchable and type(field) in [
                StringField,
                TextAreaField,
                EmailField,
                URLField,
                PhoneField,
                ColorField,
            ]:
                attr = getattr(self.model, field.name)
                clauses.append(cast(attr, String).ilike(f"%{term}%"))
        return or_(*clauses)

    async def count(
        self,
        request: Request,
        where: Union[Dict[str, Any], str, None] = None,
    ) -> int:
        session: Union[Session, AsyncSession] = request.state.session
        stmt = self.get_count_query(request)
        if where is not None:
            if isinstance(where, dict):
                where = build_query(where, self.model)
            else:
                where = await self.build_full_text_search_query(
                    request, where, self.model
                )
            stmt = stmt.where(where)  # type: ignore
        if isinstance(session, AsyncSession):
            return (await session.execute(stmt)).scalar_one()
        return (await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.execute, stmt)).scalar_one()  # type: ignore[arg-type]

    async def find_all(
        self,
        request: Request,
        skip: int = 0,
        limit: int = 100,
        where: Union[Dict[str, Any], str, None] = None,
        order_by: Optional[List[str]] = None,
    ) -> Sequence[Any]:
        session: Union[Session, AsyncSession] = request.state.session
        stmt = self.get_list_query(request).offset(skip)
        if limit > 0:
            stmt = stmt.limit(limit)
        if where is not None:
            if isinstance(where, dict):
                where = build_query(where, self.model)
            else:
                where = await self.build_full_text_search_query(
                    request, where, self.model
                )
            stmt = stmt.where(where)  # type: ignore
        stmt = self.build_order_clauses(request, order_by or [], stmt)
        for field in self.get_fields_list(request, RequestAction.LIST):
            if isinstance(field, RelationField):
                stmt = stmt.options(joinedload(getattr(self.model, field.name)))
        if isinstance(session, AsyncSession):
            return (await session.execute(stmt)).scalars().unique().all()
        return (
            (await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.execute, stmt))  # type: ignore[arg-type]
            .scalars()
            .unique()
            .all()
        )

    async def find_by_pk(self, request: Request, pk: Any) -> Any:
        session: Union[Session, AsyncSession] = request.state.session
        if isinstance(self._pk_column, tuple):
            """
            For composite primary keys, the pk parameter is a comma-separated string
            representing the values of each primary key attribute.

            For example, if the model has two primary keys (id1, id2):
            - the `pk` will be: "val1,val2"
            - the generated query: (id1 == val1 AND id2 == val2)
            """
            assert isinstance(self._pk_coerce, tuple)
            clause = and_(
                (
                    _pk_col == _coerce(_pk)
                    if _coerce is not bool
                    else _pk_col
                    == (_pk == "True")  # to avoid bool("False") which is True
                )
                for _pk_col, _coerce, _pk in zip(
                    self._pk_column, self._pk_coerce, iterdecode(pk)  # type: ignore[type-var,arg-type]
                )
            )
        else:
            assert isinstance(self._pk_coerce, type)
            clause = self._pk_column == self._pk_coerce(pk)
        stmt = select(self.model).where(clause)
        for field in self.get_fields_list(request, request.state.action):
            if isinstance(field, RelationField):
                stmt = stmt.options(joinedload(getattr(self.model, field.name)))
        if isinstance(session, AsyncSession):
            return (await session.execute(stmt)).scalars().unique().one_or_none()
        return (
            (await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.execute, stmt))  # type: ignore[arg-type]
            .scalars()
            .unique()
            .one_or_none()
        )

    async def find_by_pks(self, request: Request, pks: List[Any]) -> Sequence[Any]:
        has_multiple_pks = isinstance(self._pk_column, tuple)
        try:
            return await self._exec_find_by_pks(request, pks)
        except DBAPIError:  # pragma: no cover
            if has_multiple_pks:
                # Retry for multiple primary keys in case of an error related to the composite IN construct
                # This section is intentionally not covered by the test suite because SQLite, MySQL, and
                # PostgreSQL support composite IN construct.
                return await self._exec_find_by_pks(request, pks, False)
            raise

    async def _exec_find_by_pks(
        self, request: Request, pks: List[Any], use_composite_in: bool = True
    ) -> Sequence[Any]:
        session: Union[Session, AsyncSession] = request.state.session
        has_multiple_pks = isinstance(self._pk_column, tuple)

        if has_multiple_pks:
            """Handle composite primary keys"""
            clause = await self._get_multiple_pks_in_clause(pks, use_composite_in)
        else:
            clause = self._pk_column.in_(map(self._pk_coerce, pks))  # type: ignore
        stmt = select(self.model).where(clause)
        for field in self.get_fields_list(request, request.state.action):
            if isinstance(field, RelationField):
                stmt = stmt.options(joinedload(getattr(self.model, field.name)))
        if isinstance(session, AsyncSession):
            return (await session.execute(stmt)).scalars().unique().all()
        return (
            (await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.execute, stmt))  # type: ignore[arg-type]
            .scalars()
            .unique()
            .all()
        )

    async def _get_multiple_pks_in_clause(
        self, pks: List[Any], use_composite_in: bool
    ) -> Any:
        """
        Constructs the WHERE clause for models with multiple primary keys.

        Args:
            pks: A list of comma-separated values
                Example: ["val1,val2", "val3,val4"]
            use_composite_in: A flag indicating whether to use the composite IN construct.

        The generated query depends on the value of `use_composite_in`:

        - When `use_composite_in` is True:
            WHERE (id1, id2) IN ((val1, val2), (val3, val4))

            Note: The composite IN construct may not be supported by all database backends.
                Read https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/core/sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.tuple_

        - When `use_composite_in` is False:
            WHERE (id1 == val1 AND id2 == val2) OR (id1 == val3 AND id2 == val4)
        """
        assert isinstance(self._pk_coerce, tuple)
        decoded_pks = tuple(iterdecode(pk) for pk in pks)
        if use_composite_in:
            return tuple_(*self._pk_column).in_(
                tuple(
                    (_coerce(_pk) if _coerce is not bool else _pk == "True")
                    for _coerce, _pk in zip(
                        self._pk_coerce, decoded_pk  # type: ignore[type-var,arg-type]
                    )
                )
                for decoded_pk in decoded_pks
            )
        else:  # noqa: RET505, pragma: no cover
            clauses = []
            for decoded_pk in decoded_pks:
                clauses.append(
                    and_(
                        (
                            _pk_col == _coerce(_pk)
                            if _coerce is not bool
                            else (_pk_col == (_pk == "True"))
                        )  # to avoid bool("False") which is True
                        for _pk_col, _coerce, _pk in zip(
                            self._pk_column, self._pk_coerce, decoded_pk  # type: ignore[type-var,arg-type]
                        )
                    )
                )
            return or_(*clauses)

    async def validate(self, request: Request, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
        """
        Inherit this method to validate your data.

        Args:
            request: Starlette request
            data: Submitted data

        Raises:
            FormValidationError: to display errors to users

        Examples:
            ```python
            from starlette_admin.contrib.sqla import ModelView
            from starlette_admin.exceptions import FormValidationError


            class Post(Base):
                __tablename__ = "post"

                id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
                title = Column(String(100), nullable=False)
                text = Column(Text, nullable=False)
                date = Column(Date)


            class PostView(ModelView):

                async def validate(self, request: Request, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
                    errors: Dict[str, str] = dict()
                    _2day_from_today = date.today() + timedelta(days=2)
                    if data["title"] is None or len(data["title"]) < 3:
                        errors["title"] = "Ensure this value has at least 03 characters"
                    if data["text"] is None or len(data["text"]) < 10:
                        errors["text"] = "Ensure this value has at least 10 characters"
                    if data["date"] is None or data["date"] < _2day_from_today:
                        errors["date"] = "We need at least one day to verify your post"
                    if len(errors) > 0:
                        raise FormValidationError(errors)
                    return await super().validate(request, data)
            ```

        """

    async def create(self, request: Request, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
        try:
            data = await self._arrange_data(request, data)
            await self.validate(request, data)
            session: Union[Session, AsyncSession] = request.state.session
            obj = await self._populate_obj(request, self.model(), data)
            session.add(obj)
            await self.before_create(request, data, obj)
            if isinstance(session, AsyncSession):
                await session.commit()
                await session.refresh(obj)
            else:
                await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.commit)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
                await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.refresh, obj)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
            await self.after_create(request, obj)
            return obj
        except Exception as e:
            return self.handle_exception(e)

    async def edit(self, request: Request, pk: Any, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
        try:
            data = await self._arrange_data(request, data, True)
            await self.validate(request, data)
            session: Union[Session, AsyncSession] = request.state.session
            obj = await self.find_by_pk(request, pk)
            await self._populate_obj(request, obj, data, True)
            session.add(obj)
            await self.before_edit(request, data, obj)
            if isinstance(session, AsyncSession):
                await session.commit()
                await session.refresh(obj)
            else:
                await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.commit)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
                await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.refresh, obj)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
            await self.after_edit(request, obj)
            return obj
        except Exception as e:
            self.handle_exception(e)

    async def _arrange_data(
        self,
        request: Request,
        data: Dict[str, Any],
        is_edit: bool = False,
    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """
        This function will return a new dict with relationships loaded from
        database.
        """
        arranged_data: Dict[str, Any] = {}
        for field in self.get_fields_list(request, request.state.action):
            if isinstance(field, RelationField) and data[field.name] is not None:
                foreign_model = self._find_foreign_model(field.identity)  # type: ignore
                if not field.multiple:
                    arranged_data[field.name] = await foreign_model.find_by_pk(
                        request, data[field.name]
                    )
                else:
                    arranged_data[field.name] = await foreign_model.find_by_pks(
                        request, data[field.name]
                    )
            else:
                arranged_data[field.name] = data[field.name]
        return arranged_data

    async def _populate_obj(
        self,
        request: Request,
        obj: Any,
        data: Dict[str, Any],
        is_edit: bool = False,
    ) -> Any:
        for field in self.get_fields_list(request, request.state.action):
            name, value = field.name, data.get(field.name, None)
            if isinstance(field, FileField):
                value, should_be_deleted = value
                if should_be_deleted:
                    setattr(obj, name, None)
                elif (not field.multiple and value is not None) or (
                    field.multiple and isinstance(value, list) and len(value) > 0
                ):
                    setattr(obj, name, value)
            else:
                setattr(obj, name, value)
        return obj

    async def delete(self, request: Request, pks: List[Any]) -> Optional[int]:
        session: Union[Session, AsyncSession] = request.state.session
        objs = await self.find_by_pks(request, pks)
        if isinstance(session, AsyncSession):
            for obj in objs:
                await self.before_delete(request, obj)
                await session.delete(obj)
            await session.commit()
        else:
            for obj in objs:
                await self.before_delete(request, obj)
                await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.delete, obj)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
            await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(session.commit)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
        for obj in objs:
            await self.after_delete(request, obj)
        return len(objs)

    async def build_full_text_search_query(
        self, request: Request, term: str, model: Any
    ) -> Any:
        return self.get_search_query(request, term)

    def build_order_clauses(
        self, request: Request, order_list: List[str], stmt: Select
    ) -> Select:
        for value in order_list:
            attr_key, order = value.strip().split(maxsplit=1)
            model_attr = getattr(self.model, attr_key, None)
            if model_attr is not None and isinstance(
                model_attr.property, RelationshipProperty
            ):
                stmt = stmt.outerjoin(model_attr)
            sorting_attr = self.sortable_field_mapping.get(attr_key, model_attr)
            stmt = stmt.order_by(
                not_none(sorting_attr).desc()
                if order.lower() == "desc"
                else sorting_attr
            )
        return stmt

    async def get_pk_value(self, request: Request, obj: Any) -> Any:
        return await self.pk_field.parse_obj(request, obj)

    async def get_serialized_pk_value(self, request: Request, obj: Any) -> Any:
        value = await self.get_pk_value(request, obj)
        return await self.pk_field.serialize_value(request, value, request.state.action)

    def handle_exception(self, exc: Exception) -> None:
        try:
            """Automatically handle sqlalchemy_file error"""
            from sqlalchemy_file.exceptions import ValidationError

            if isinstance(exc, ValidationError):
                raise FormValidationError({exc.key: exc.msg})
        except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
            pass
        raise exc  # pragma: no cover

sortable_field_mapping: Dict[str, InstrumentedAttribute] = {} class-attribute

A dictionary for overriding the default model attribute used for sorting.

Example
class Post(Base):
    __tablename__ = "post"

    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
    title: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
    user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"))
    user: Mapped[User] = relationship(back_populates="posts")


class PostView(ModelView):
    sortable_field = ["id", "title", "user"]
    sortable_field_mapping = {
        "user": User.age,  # Sort by the age of the related user
    }

get_count_query(request)

Return a Select expression which is used as base statement for count method.

Examples:

class PostView(ModelView):

        def get_list_query(self, request: Request):
            return super().get_list_query().where(Post.published == true())

        def get_count_query(self, request: Request):
            return super().get_count_query().where(Post.published == true())
Source code in starlette_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py
def get_count_query(self, request: Request) -> Select:
    """
    Return a Select expression which is used as base statement for
    [count][starlette_admin.views.BaseModelView.count] method.

    Examples:
        ```python hl_lines="6-7"
        class PostView(ModelView):

                def get_list_query(self, request: Request):
                    return super().get_list_query().where(Post.published == true())

                def get_count_query(self, request: Request):
                    return super().get_count_query().where(Post.published == true())
        ```
    """
    return select(func.count()).select_from(self.model)

get_list_query(request)

Return a Select expression which is used as base statement for find_all method.

Examples:

class PostView(ModelView):

        def get_list_query(self, request: Request):
            return super().get_list_query().where(Post.published == true())

        def get_count_query(self, request: Request):
            return super().get_count_query().where(Post.published == true())

If you override this method, don't forget to also override get_count_query, for displaying the correct item count in the list view.

Source code in starlette_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py
def get_list_query(self, request: Request) -> Select:
    """
    Return a Select expression which is used as base statement for
    [find_all][starlette_admin.views.BaseModelView.find_all] method.

    Examples:
        ```python  hl_lines="3-4"
        class PostView(ModelView):

                def get_list_query(self, request: Request):
                    return super().get_list_query().where(Post.published == true())

                def get_count_query(self, request: Request):
                    return super().get_count_query().where(Post.published == true())
        ```

    If you override this method, don't forget to also override
    [get_count_query][starlette_admin.contrib.sqla.ModelView.get_count_query],
    for displaying the correct item count in the list view.
    """
    return select(self.model)

get_search_query(request, term)

Return SQLAlchemy whereclause to use for full text search

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
request Request

Starlette request

required
term str

Filtering term

required

Examples:

class PostView(ModelView):

     def get_search_query(self, request: Request, term: str):
         return Post.title.contains(term)
Source code in starlette_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py
def get_search_query(self, request: Request, term: str) -> Any:
    """
    Return SQLAlchemy whereclause to use for full text search

    Args:
       request: Starlette request
       term: Filtering term

    Examples:
       ```python
       class PostView(ModelView):

            def get_search_query(self, request: Request, term: str):
                return Post.title.contains(term)
       ```
    """
    clauses = []
    for field in self.get_fields_list(request):
        if field.searchable and type(field) in [
            StringField,
            TextAreaField,
            EmailField,
            URLField,
            PhoneField,
            ColorField,
        ]:
            attr = getattr(self.model, field.name)
            clauses.append(cast(attr, String).ilike(f"%{term}%"))
    return or_(*clauses)

validate(request, data) async

Inherit this method to validate your data.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
request Request

Starlette request

required
data Dict[str, Any]

Submitted data

required

Raises:

Type Description
FormValidationError

to display errors to users

Examples:

from starlette_admin.contrib.sqla import ModelView
from starlette_admin.exceptions import FormValidationError


class Post(Base):
    __tablename__ = "post"

    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    title = Column(String(100), nullable=False)
    text = Column(Text, nullable=False)
    date = Column(Date)


class PostView(ModelView):

    async def validate(self, request: Request, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
        errors: Dict[str, str] = dict()
        _2day_from_today = date.today() + timedelta(days=2)
        if data["title"] is None or len(data["title"]) < 3:
            errors["title"] = "Ensure this value has at least 03 characters"
        if data["text"] is None or len(data["text"]) < 10:
            errors["text"] = "Ensure this value has at least 10 characters"
        if data["date"] is None or data["date"] < _2day_from_today:
            errors["date"] = "We need at least one day to verify your post"
        if len(errors) > 0:
            raise FormValidationError(errors)
        return await super().validate(request, data)
Source code in starlette_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py
async def validate(self, request: Request, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
    """
    Inherit this method to validate your data.

    Args:
        request: Starlette request
        data: Submitted data

    Raises:
        FormValidationError: to display errors to users

    Examples:
        ```python
        from starlette_admin.contrib.sqla import ModelView
        from starlette_admin.exceptions import FormValidationError


        class Post(Base):
            __tablename__ = "post"

            id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
            title = Column(String(100), nullable=False)
            text = Column(Text, nullable=False)
            date = Column(Date)


        class PostView(ModelView):

            async def validate(self, request: Request, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
                errors: Dict[str, str] = dict()
                _2day_from_today = date.today() + timedelta(days=2)
                if data["title"] is None or len(data["title"]) < 3:
                    errors["title"] = "Ensure this value has at least 03 characters"
                if data["text"] is None or len(data["text"]) < 10:
                    errors["text"] = "Ensure this value has at least 10 characters"
                if data["date"] is None or data["date"] < _2day_from_today:
                    errors["date"] = "We need at least one day to verify your post"
                if len(errors) > 0:
                    raise FormValidationError(errors)
                return await super().validate(request, data)
        ```

    """