Support hiding migrations and models when not using the DatabaseStore

debug_toolbar/apps.py

@@ -24,6 +24,35 @@ def ready(self):
         # allows panels like CachePanel to enable their instrumentation immediately.
         for cls in DebugToolbar.get_panel_classes():
             cls.ready()
+        _manage_migrations_visibility(self.name)
+
+    def import_models(self):
+        """
+        Override import models to avoid allowing users to dynamically fetch a model
+        that doesn't have a table behind it unless they are using the DatabaseStore.
+        This also prevents the command `migrate --run-syncdb` from creating tables
+        for the models.
+        """
+        dt_config = dt_settings.get_config()
+        if dt_config["TOOLBAR_STORE_CLASS"] == "debug_toolbar.store.DatabaseStore":
+            return super().import_models()
+        # Not using the database store, don't import the models
+        self.models = {}
+
+
+def _manage_migrations_visibility(app_name):
+    """
+    Adjust the toolbar's migration visibility by manipulating the
+    project's settings.
+
+    This is a hack since it's manipulating settings.
+    """
+    if (
+        dt_settings.get_config()["TOOLBAR_STORE_CLASS"]
+        != "debug_toolbar.store.DatabaseStore"
+    ):
+        # This effectively hides the migrations by telling Django they don't exist.
+        settings.MIGRATION_MODULES.setdefault(app_name, None)
 
 
 def check_template_config(config):

docs/changes.rst

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Pending
   "Django Debug Toolbar was unable to parse value." when there's a decoding
   error.
 * Updated docs to show incompatibility with Django Channels.
+* Hide the toolbar's migrations unless ``debug_toolbar.store.DatabaseStore``
+  is being used. This may change in the future.
+* Hide ``debug_toolbar.HistoryEntry`` as a model unless
+  ``debug_toolbar.store.DatabaseStore`` is being used. This may change in the
+  future.
 
 6.0.0 (2025-07-22)
 ------------------

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -196,15 +196,15 @@ Toolbar options
   The DatabaseStore provides persistence and automatically cleans up old
   entries based on the ``RESULTS_CACHE_SIZE`` setting.
 
-  Note: For full functionality, DatabaseStore requires migrations for
-  the debug_toolbar app:
+  Note: When using ``DatabaseStore`` migrations are required for
+  the ``debug_toolbar`` app:
 
   .. code-block:: bash
 
       python manage.py migrate debug_toolbar
 
-  For the DatabaseStore to work properly, you need to run migrations for the
-  debug_toolbar app. The migrations create the necessary database table to store
+  For the ``DatabaseStore`` to work properly, you need to run migrations for the
+  ``debug_toolbar`` app. The migrations create the necessary database table to store
   toolbar data.
 
 .. _TOOLBAR_LANGUAGE:

tests/settings.py

@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.AutoField"
 
+# Force the MIGRATION_MODULES to always find our migrations.
+# See debug_toolbar/apps.py::_manage_migrations_visibility
+MIGRATION_MODULES = {"debug_toolbar": "debug_toolbar.migrations"}
+
 # Debug Toolbar configuration
 
 DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG = {

tests/test_apps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.apps import apps
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase, override_settings
+
+from debug_toolbar.apps import _manage_migrations_visibility
+
+
+class AppsTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
+    @override_settings(
+        DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG={
+            "TOOLBAR_STORE_CLASS": "debug_toolbar.store.DatabaseStore"
+        }
+    )
+    @patch("debug_toolbar.apps.settings.MIGRATION_MODULES")
+    def test_migrations_are_visible(self, mocked_migration_modules):
+        _manage_migrations_visibility("debug_toolbar")
+        self.assertFalse(mocked_migration_modules.setdefault.called)
+
+    @override_settings(
+        DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG={"TOOLBAR_STORE_CLASS": "debug_toolbar.store.MemoryStore"}
+    )
+    @patch("debug_toolbar.apps.settings.MIGRATION_MODULES")
+    def test_migrations_are_hidden(self, mocked_migration_modules):
+        _manage_migrations_visibility("debug_toolbar")
+        mocked_migration_modules.setdefault.assert_called_once_with(
+            "debug_toolbar", None
+        )
+
+    @override_settings(
+        DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG={
+            "TOOLBAR_STORE_CLASS": "debug_toolbar.store.DatabaseStore"
+        }
+    )
+    def test_models_are_visible(self):
+        app_config = apps.get_app_config("debug_toolbar")
+        app_config.import_models()
+        apps.get_model("debug_toolbar", "HistoryEntry")
+
+    @override_settings(
+        DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG={"TOOLBAR_STORE_CLASS": "debug_toolbar.store.MemoryStore"}
+    )
+    def test_models_are_hidden(self):
+        app_config = apps.get_app_config("debug_toolbar")
+        app_config.import_models()
+        with self.assertRaises(LookupError):
+            apps.get_model("debug_toolbar", "HistoryEntry")

tests/test_store.py

@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ def test_get_store_with_setting(self):
         self.assertIs(store.get_store(), StubStore)
 
 
+@override_settings(
+    DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG={"TOOLBAR_STORE_CLASS": "debug_toolbar.store.DatabaseStore"}
+)
 class DatabaseStoreTestCase(TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpTestData(cls) -> None: