Add module base_m2m_custom_field

base_m2m_custom_field/__init__.py

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+from . import fields

base_m2m_custom_field/__manifest__.py

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+# Copyright 2019 Camptocamp SA
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl)
+{
+    "name": "Base Many2many Custom Field",
+    "summary": "Customizations of Many2many",
+    "version": "12.0.1.0.0",
+    "category": "Technical Settings",
+    "author": "Camptocamp, Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
+    "license": "AGPL-3",
+    "website": "https://github.com/OCA/server-tools",
+    "depends": [
+        "base",
+    ],
+    "installable": True,
+}

base_m2m_custom_field/fields.py

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+# Copyright 2019 Camptocamp SA
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl)
+from odoo import fields
+
+
+class Many2manyCustom(fields.Many2many):
+    """ Many2manyCustom field is intended to customize Many2many properties.
+
+        :param create_table: defines if the relational table must be created
+        at the initialization of the field (boolean)
+    """
+
+    _slots = {
+        'create_table': True
+    }
+
+    def update_db(self, model, columns):
+        if not self.create_table:
+            return
+        return super().update_db(model, columns)
+
+
+fields.Many2manyCustom = Many2manyCustom

base_m2m_custom_field/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.rst

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+* Akim Juillerat <akim.juillerat@camptocamp.com>

base_m2m_custom_field/readme/DESCRIPTION.rst

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+This module adds a new Many2many custom field with a `create_table` attribute.

base_m2m_custom_field/readme/USAGE.rst

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+Many2manyCustom field is useful when a direct access to the relational table
+is needed, for example to be editable in a dedicated tree view.
+
+Let's consider following models:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    class MyModelA(models.Model):
+
+        _name = 'my.model.a'
+
+        my_model_b_ids = fields.Many2manyCustom(
+            'my.model.b',
+            'my_model_a_b_rel',
+            'my_model_a_id',
+            'my_model_b_id',
+            create_table=False,
+        )
+
+
+    class MyModelB(models.Model):
+
+        _name = 'my.model.b'
+
+        my_model_a_ids = fields.Many2manyCustom(
+            'my.model.a',
+            'my_model_a_b_rel',
+            'my_model_b_id',
+            'my_model_a_id',
+            create_table=False,
+        )
+
+
+    class MyModelABRel(models.Model):
+
+        _name = 'my.model.a.b.rel'
+
+        my_model_a_id = fields.Many2one(
+            'my.model.a',
+            required=True,
+            index=True,  # Index is mandatory here
+        )
+        my_model_b_id = fields.Many2one(
+            'my.model.b',
+            required=True,
+            index=True,  # Index is mandatory here
+        )
+
+
+By setting `create_table=False` on the Many2manyCustom field, and using the
+relational table name, as `_name` for the relational model, we're able to
+define a dedicated tree view for `my.model.a.b.rel`.
+
+.. code-block:: xml
+
+    <record id="my_model_a_b_rel_tree_view" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">my.model.a.b.rel.tree.view</field>
+        <field name="model">my.model.a.b.rel</field>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <tree editable="top">
+                <field name="my_model_a_id" />
+                <field name="my_model_b_id" />
+            </tree>
+        </field>
+    </record>