encode · aminalaee · Sep 11, 2021 · Sep 8, 2021 · Sep 9, 2021
diff --git a/docs/making_queries.md b/docs/making_queries.md
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ await Note.objects.order_by("id").limit(1).offset(1).all()
 await Note.objects.filter(text__icontains="mum").limit(2).all()
 ```
 
+#### .exists()
+
+To check if any instances matching the query exist. Returns `True` or `False`.
+
+```python
+await Note.objects.filter(completed=True).exists()
+```
+
 ### Updating instances
 
 `.update()` method is defined on model instances.
@@ -169,3 +177,16 @@ Then delete the instance:
 ```python
 await note.delete()
 ```
+
+### Convenience methods
+
+#### get_or_create()
+
+To get an existing instance matching the query, or create a new one.
+This will retuurn a tuple of `instance` and `created`.
+
+```python
+note, created = await Note.objects.get_or_create(text="Going to car wash")
+```
+
+**Note**: Since this is doing a [get()](#get), it can raise `MultipleMatches` exception.
diff --git a/orm/models.py b/orm/models.py
@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ async def create(self, **kwargs):
         instance.pk = await self.database.execute(expr)
         return instance
 
+    async def get_or_create(self, **kwargs) -> typing.Tuple[typing.Any, bool]:
+        try:
+            instance = await self.get(**kwargs)
+            return instance, False
+        except NoMatch:
+            instance = await self.create(**kwargs)
+            return instance, True
+
     def _prepare_order_by(self, order_by: str):
         reverse = order_by.startswith("-")
         order_by = order_by.lstrip("-")

diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -246,3 +246,14 @@ async def test_model_first():
         assert await User.objects.first(name="Jane") == jane
         assert await User.objects.filter(name="Jane").first() == jane
         assert await User.objects.filter(name="Lucy").first() is None
+
+
+async def test_model_get_or_create():
+    async with database:
+        user, created = await User.objects.get_or_create(name="Tom")
+
+        assert created is True
+        assert await User.objects.get(pk=user.id) == user
+
+        user, created = await User.objects.get_or_create(name="Tom")
+        assert created is False