Problem: the update of custom models/fields is not fully transactional, and may
potentially lead to an inconsistent database. An other problem is creating two
custom fields by writing on a model: if the second one fails, the first one has
been committed without notice. Retrying the request will give an unexpected
error (duplicate field name).
Solution: never commit in the middle of a request. If the changes have an
impact on the registry, then mark it as invalid (with a new flag), and signal
registry invalidation after everything has been committed. If the request
fails, reset the registry. Both registry and cache invalidation are handled
the same way.
Raphael Collet
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