Possible to specify table name

README.md

@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ Yet Another ORM library for Go, aims for developer friendly
 db, _ = Open("postgres", "user=gorm dbname=gorm sslmode=disable")
 
 type User struct {
-	Id        int64
-	Age       int64
-	Birthday  time.Time
-	Name      string
-	CreatedAt time.Time
-	UpdatedAt time.Time
+  Id        int64
+  Age       int64
+  Birthday  time.Time
+  Name      string
+  CreatedAt time.Time
+  UpdatedAt time.Time
 }
 
 // Set database pool
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ Below callbacks are defined now:
 
 Callbacks is a function defined to a model, if the function return error, will prevent the database operations.
 
-  func (u *User) BeforeUpdate() (err error) {
-      if u.readonly() {
-          err = errors.New("Read Only User")
-      }
-      return
+func (u *User) BeforeUpdate() (err error) {
+  if u.readonly() {
+    err = errors.New("Read Only User")
   }
+  return
+}
 
 // Pluck (get users's age as map)
 var ages []int64
@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ db.Where("name <> ?", "jinzhu").Where("age >= ? and role <> ?", 20, "admin").Fin
 // Create Table with struct
 db.CreateTable(&User{})
 
+// Specify Table Name
+db.Table("deleted_users").CreateTable(&User{})
+db.Table("users").Pluck("age", &ages)
+//// ages -> select age from users;
+var deleted_users []User
+db.Table("deleted_users").Find(&deleted_users)
+//// deleted_users -> select * from deleted_users;
+db.Table("deleted_users").Find(&deleted_user)
+//// deleted_user -> select * from deleted_users limit 1;
+
 // Run Raw SQL
 db.Exec("drop table users;")
 
@@ -185,6 +195,10 @@ db.Where("product_name = ?", "fancy_product").Find(&orders).Find(&shopping_cart)
 //// shopping_cart -> select * from carts where product_name = 'fancy_product'
 // Do you noticed the search table is different for above query, yay
 
+db.Where("mail_type = ?", "TEXT").Find(&users1).Table("deleted_users").First(&user2)
+//// users1 -> select * from users where mail_type = 'TEXT';
+//// users2 -> select * from deleted_users where mail_type = 'TEXT';
+
 // Open your mind, add more cool examples
 ```
 

chain.go

@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ type Chain struct {
 	Errors []error
 	Error  error
 
-	whereClause []map[string]interface{}
-	orClause    []map[string]interface{}
-	selectStr   string
-	orderStrs   []string
-	offsetStr   string
-	limitStr    string
+	whereClause        []map[string]interface{}
+	orClause           []map[string]interface{}
+	selectStr          string
+	orderStrs          []string
+	offsetStr          string
+	limitStr           string
+	specifiedTableName string
 }
 
 func (s *Chain) err(err error) {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ func (s *Chain) do(value interface{}) *Do {
 	do.orderStrs = s.orderStrs
 	do.offsetStr = s.offsetStr
 	do.limitStr = s.limitStr
+	do.specifiedTableName = s.specifiedTableName
 
 	s.value = value
 	do.setModel(value)
@@ -174,6 +176,11 @@ func (s *Chain) CreateTable(value interface{}) *Chain {
 	return s
 }
 
+func (s *Chain) Table(name string) *Chain {
+	s.specifiedTableName = name
+	return s
+}
+
 func (s *Chain) validSql(str string) (result bool) {
 	result = regexp.MustCompile("^\\s*[\\w][\\w\\s,.]*[\\w]\\s*$").MatchString(str)
 	if !result {

do.go

@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Do struct {
-	chain     *Chain
-	db        *sql.DB
-	driver    string
-	TableName string
-	Errors    []error
+	chain              *Chain
+	db                 *sql.DB
+	driver             string
+	guessedTableName   string
+	specifiedTableName string
+	Errors             []error
 
 	model     *Model
 	value     interface{}
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ type Do struct {
 	operation   string
 }
 
+func (s *Do) tableName() string {
+	if s.specifiedTableName == "" {
+		return s.guessedTableName
+	} else {
+		return s.specifiedTableName
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Do) err(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		s.Errors = append(s.Errors, err)
@@ -49,8 +58,10 @@ func (s *Do) setModel(value interface{}) {
 	s.value = value
 	s.model = &Model{Data: value, driver: s.driver}
 	var err error
-	s.TableName, err = s.model.tableName()
-	s.err(err)
+	if s.specifiedTableName == "" {
+		s.guessedTableName, err = s.model.tableName()
+		s.err(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *Do) addToVars(value interface{}) string {
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ func (s *Do) prepareCreateSql() *Do {
 
 	s.Sql = fmt.Sprintf(
 		"INSERT INTO \"%v\" (%v) VALUES (%v) %v",
-		s.TableName,
+		s.tableName(),
 		strings.Join(s.quoteMap(columns), ","),
 		strings.Join(sqls, ","),
 		s.model.returningStr(),
@@ -135,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *Do) prepareUpdateSql() *Do {
 
 	s.Sql = fmt.Sprintf(
 		"UPDATE %v SET %v %v",
-		s.TableName,
+		s.tableName(),
 		strings.Join(sets, ", "),
 		s.combinedSql(),
 	)
@@ -154,7 +165,7 @@ func (s *Do) update() *Do {
 }
 
 func (s *Do) prepareDeleteSql() *Do {
-	s.Sql = fmt.Sprintf("DELETE FROM %v %v", s.TableName, s.combinedSql())
+	s.Sql = fmt.Sprintf("DELETE FROM %v %v", s.tableName(), s.combinedSql())
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +179,7 @@ func (s *Do) delete() *Do {
 }
 
 func (s *Do) prepareQuerySql() *Do {
-	s.Sql = fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %v FROM %v %v", s.selectSql(), s.TableName, s.combinedSql())
+	s.Sql = fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %v FROM %v %v", s.selectSql(), s.tableName(), s.combinedSql())
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +227,10 @@ func (s *Do) query(where ...interface{}) {
 		columns, _ := rows.Columns()
 		var values []interface{}
 		for _, value := range columns {
-			values = append(values, dest.FieldByName(snakeToUpperCamel(value)).Addr().Interface())
+			field := dest.FieldByName(snakeToUpperCamel(value))
+			if field.IsValid() {
+				values = append(values, dest.FieldByName(snakeToUpperCamel(value)).Addr().Interface())
+			}
 		}
 		s.err(rows.Scan(values...))
 
@@ -400,10 +414,9 @@ func (s *Do) createTable() *Do {
 	for _, field := range s.model.fields("null") {
 		sqls = append(sqls, field.DbName+" "+field.SqlType)
 	}
-
 	s.Sql = fmt.Sprintf(
 		"CREATE TABLE \"%v\" (%v)",
-		s.TableName,
+		s.tableName(),
 		strings.Join(sqls, ","),
 	)
 	return s

gorm_test.go

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package gorm
 
 import (
-	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
-
 	"errors"
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
+
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -567,3 +567,52 @@ func TestNoUnExpectedHappenWithInvalidSql(t *testing.T) {
 
 	db.Where("unexisting = ?", "3").Find(&[]User{})
 }
+
+func TestSetTableDirectly(t *testing.T) {
+	var ages []int64
+	if db.Table("users").Pluck("age", &ages).Error != nil {
+		t.Errorf("No errors should happen if only set table")
+	}
+
+	if len(ages) == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Should find out some records")
+	}
+
+	var users []User
+	if db.Table("users").Find(&users).Error != nil {
+		t.Errorf("No errors should happen if set table to an existing table")
+	}
+
+	if db.Table("unexisting_users_table").Find(&users).Error == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Should got some errors if set table to an unexisting table")
+	}
+
+	if db.Table("products").Find(&users).Error == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Should got some errors if set table to an unexisting table")
+	}
+
+	db.Exec("drop table deleted_users;")
+	if db.Table("deleted_users").CreateTable(&User{}).Error != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Should create deleted_users table")
+	}
+
+	db.Table("deleted_users").Save(&User{Name: "DeletedUser"})
+
+	var deleted_users []User
+	db.Table("deleted_users").Find(&deleted_users)
+	if len(deleted_users) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Should query from deleted_users table")
+	}
+
+	var deleted_user User
+	db.Table("deleted_users").Find(&deleted_user)
+	if deleted_user.Name != "DeletedUser" {
+		t.Errorf("Should query from deleted_users table")
+	}
+
+	var user1, user2, user3 User
+	db.First(&user1).Table("deleted_users").First(&user2).Table("").First(&user3)
+	if !((user1.Name != user2.Name) && (user1.Name == user3.Name)) {
+		t.Errorf("Set Table Chain Should works well")
+	}
+}

main.go

@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ func (s *DB) Model(value interface{}) *Chain {
 	return s.buildORM().Model(value)
 }
 
+func (s *DB) Table(name string) *Chain {
+	return s.buildORM().Table(name)
+}
+
 func (s *DB) CreateTable(value interface{}) *Chain {
 	return s.buildORM().CreateTable(value)
 }

model.go

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ func (m *Model) primaryKeyZero() bool {
 }
 
 func (m *Model) primaryKeyValue() int64 {
+	if m.Data == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+
 	t := reflect.TypeOf(m.Data).Elem()
 	switch t.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Chan, reflect.Map, reflect.Ptr, reflect.Slice: