from django.db import transaction from django.db.models.signals import pre_delete from django.dispatch import receiver from epdb.models import Node, Edge @receiver(pre_delete, sender=Node) @transaction.atomic def delete_orphan_edges(sender, instance, **kwargs): # check if the node that is about to be deleted is the only start node for edge in Edge.objects.filter(start_nodes=instance): if edge.start_nodes.count() == 1: edge.delete() # same for end_nodes for edge in Edge.objects.filter(end_nodes=instance): # check if the node that is about to be deleted is the only start node if edge.end_nodes.count() == 1: edge.delete()