Fixed #23627 -- Allowed register_lookup to work as a decorator.

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/howto/custom-lookups.txt b/docs/howto/custom-lookups.txt
index c02b896071..820a2ef574 100644
--- a/docs/howto/custom-lookups.txt
+++ b/docs/howto/custom-lookups.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ it with ``Field`` directly::
   from django.db.models.fields import Field
   Field.register_lookup(NotEqual)
 
+Lookup registration can also be done using a decorator pattern::
+
+    from django.db.models.fields import Field
+
+    @Field.registerLookup
+    class NotEqualLookup(Lookup):
+        # ...
+
+.. versionchanged:: 1.8
+
+    The ability to use the decorator pattern was added.
+
 We can now use ``foo__ne`` for any field ``foo``. You will need to ensure that
 this registration happens before you try to create any querysets using it. You
 could place the implementation in a ``models.py`` file, or register the lookup
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.txt
index 0e42f1f12f..631b0bd2f0 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.txt
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ Models
 * ``extra(select={...})`` now allows you to escape a literal ``%s`` sequence
   using ``%%s``.
 
+* :doc:`Custom Lookups</howto/custom-lookups>` can now be registered using
+  a decorator pattern.
+
 Signals
 ^^^^^^^