NPL-373 fix changelog registration

netbox_custom_objects/__init__.py

@@ -18,6 +18,36 @@ def is_running_migration():
     return False
 
 
+def is_in_clear_cache():
+    """
+    Check if the code is currently being called from Django's clear_cache() method.
+
+    TODO: This is fairly ugly, but in models.CustomObjectType.get_model() we call
+    meta = type() which calls clear_cache on the model which causes a call to
+    get_models() which in-turn calls get_model and therefore recurses.
+
+    This catches the specific case of a recursive call to get_models() from
+    clear_cache() which is the only case we care about, so should be relatively
+    safe.  An alternative should be found for this.
+    """
+    import inspect
+
+    frame = inspect.currentframe()
+    try:
+        # Walk up the call stack to see if we're being called from clear_cache
+        while frame:
+            if (
+                frame.f_code.co_name == "clear_cache"
+                and "django/apps/registry.py" in frame.f_code.co_filename
+            ):
+                return True
+            frame = frame.f_back
+        return False
+    finally:
+        # Clean up the frame reference
+        del frame
+
+
 def check_custom_object_type_table_exists():
     """
     Check if the CustomObjectType table exists in the database.
@@ -49,6 +79,7 @@ class CustomObjectsPluginConfig(PluginConfig):
     default_settings = {}
     required_settings = []
     template_extensions = "template_content.template_extensions"
+    _in_get_models = False  # Recursion guard
 
     def get_model(self, model_name, require_ready=True):
         try:
@@ -84,33 +115,45 @@ def get_model(self, model_name, require_ready=True):
 
     def get_models(self, include_auto_created=False, include_swapped=False):
         """Return all models for this plugin, including custom object type models."""
+
         # Get the regular Django models first
         for model in super().get_models(include_auto_created, include_swapped):
             yield model
 
-        # Suppress warnings about database calls during model loading
-        with warnings.catch_warnings():
-            warnings.filterwarnings(
-                "ignore", category=RuntimeWarning, message=".*database.*"
-            )
-            warnings.filterwarnings(
-                "ignore", category=UserWarning, message=".*database.*"
-            )
+        # Prevent recursion
+        if self._in_get_models and is_in_clear_cache():
+            # Skip dynamic model creation if we're in a recursive get_models call
+            return
 
-            # Skip custom object type model loading if running during migration
-            if is_running_migration() or not check_custom_object_type_table_exists():
-                return
-
-            # Add custom object type models
-            from .models import CustomObjectType
-
-            custom_object_types = CustomObjectType.objects.all()
-            for custom_type in custom_object_types:
-                # Only yield already cached models during discovery
-                if CustomObjectType.is_model_cached(custom_type.id):
-                    model = CustomObjectType.get_cached_model(custom_type.id)
+        self._in_get_models = True
+        try:
+            # Suppress warnings about database calls during model loading
+            with warnings.catch_warnings():
+                warnings.filterwarnings(
+                    "ignore", category=RuntimeWarning, message=".*database.*"
+                )
+                warnings.filterwarnings(
+                    "ignore", category=UserWarning, message=".*database.*"
+                )
+
+                # Skip custom object type model loading if running during migration
+                if (
+                    is_running_migration()
+                    or not check_custom_object_type_table_exists()
+                ):
+                    return
+
+                # Add custom object type models
+                from .models import CustomObjectType
+
+                custom_object_types = CustomObjectType.objects.all()
+                for custom_type in custom_object_types:
+                    model = custom_type.get_model()
                     if model:
                         yield model
+        finally:
+            # Clean up the recursion guard
+            self._in_get_models = False
 
 
 config = CustomObjectsPluginConfig