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You’re absolutely right—using an additional field like next_record is unnecessary when the records are inherently ordered and sequential by their IDs or another order field. Let’s streamline the solution to work directly with this natural order.

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Updated Solution: Leveraging Sequential IDs

If the rows are ordered by id (or another field like order), you can directly query the subsequent records during cascading updates without any extra fields.

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1. Model Design

Keep the model simple, without any extra fields for relationships:

from django.db import models

class Record(models.Model):
    value = models.FloatField()

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2. Cascading Update Logic

The cascading logic can fetch and update all records starting from a specific row based on the natural order (id):

def cascading_update(record_id, new_value):
    """
    Update the given record and all subsequent records based on their natural order.
    """
    # Get the record to update
    current_record = Record.objects.get(id=record_id)
    current_record.value = new_value
    current_record.save()

    # Fetch all subsequent records in order
    subsequent_records = Record.objects.filter(id__gt=record_id).order_by('id')

    # Cascade updates to subsequent records
    for record in subsequent_records:
        new_value = some_function(new_value)
        record.value = new_value
        record.save()

def some_function(value):
    """
    Example cascading logic.
    """
    return value * 2

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3. Example Usage

Here’s how you can test the solution:

# Create records sequentially (IDs are assigned automatically)
Record.objects.create(value=10)  # ID 1
Record.objects.create(value=20)  # ID 2
Record.objects.create(value=30)  # ID 3

# Trigger cascading update starting from record ID 2
cascading_update(record_id=2, new_value=25)

Expected Output:

Updating record 2 from 20 to 25
Updating record 3 from 30 to 50

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Advantages of This Approach

1. No Extra Fields:

   • Eliminates the need for next_record or any relationship fields.

2. Natural Order:

   • Leverages the inherent sequential order of id or another ordering field.

3. Efficiency:

   • Fetches only the relevant records using id__gt or similar queries, ensuring minimal overhead.

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4. Optimizations

a. Prefetch Related Data

Minimize database queries during the cascade:

subsequent_records = list(Record.objects.filter(id__gt=record_id).order_by('id'))

b. Bulk Updates

If many records need updates, use bulk_update to reduce the number of save operations:

def cascading_update(record_id, new_value):
    # Fetch all subsequent records
    records = list(Record.objects.filter(id__gte=record_id).order_by('id'))

    # Update records in memory
    for record in records:
        record.value = new_value
        new_value = some_function(new_value)

    # Bulk save all updated records
    Record.objects.bulk_update(records, ['value'])

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This approach aligns with your preference for simplicity and uses the natural order of records effectively, ensuring minimal changes to your existing data model.