Should i use proxy models in django?

Question

im here trying to start a new project, in django and i came across this problem, while creating the models My users will be different types of users, so i was thinking, should i use proxy models for it? because here is how it´s going to be the realtionship between them. i will have a client, and a personal trainer, and the admin of course, but the problem here is that the client is going to have a ForeignKey with personal trainer, my main question is, can i create in a proxy model an extra field where i establish the relationship with personal trainer proxy model?

If not, is there any other way that i can aproach this type of situation

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

No. As far as I know a Proxy Model only changes the behavior of a model. You can add new methods only. If you want to add new fields it must be a Concrete Model.

You should create a new model class which inherits from AbstractUser . Then you can either add a type field which can be "client" or "personal_trainer" or "whatever". Or you could use a OneToOne field to have a UserProfile associated w/ your user - a different profile for "clients" or "personal_trainers" or "whatevers".