SQLModel JSON schema missing relationship fields

[imrnck]

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Example Code

class Team(SQLModel, table=True):
    id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
    name: str


class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
    id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
    name: str
    team_id: int = Field(foreign_key="team.id")

    team: Team = Relationship()


sqlite_file_name = "database.db"
sqlite_url = f"sqlite:///{sqlite_file_name}"

engine = create_engine(sqlite_url, echo=True)

SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)

print(Hero.model_json_schema())

Description

I'm running into a limitation with SQLModel and would appreciate some clarification or guidance.

When I call Hero.model_json_schema(), the generated JSON schema doesn't include the team relationship field. Since Team is a SQLModel (and therefore a valid Pydantic model), I'd naturally expect it to appear in the schema.

Questions

• Is there currently a way to include relationship fields like team in the generated schema without duplicating or separating model definitions (e.g., by creating separate "response" models)?
• If not, could you share the reasoning behind this design decision?

Operating System

Linux

Operating System Details

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SQLModel Version

0.0.24

Python Version

3.12.1

Additional Context

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[YuriiMotov]

The solution is to create new model (use inheritance to reduce duplication) and use it as response model:

class HeroBase(SQLModel):
    id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
    name: str

class Hero(HeroBase, table=True):
    team_id: int = Field(foreign_key="team.id")
    team: Team = Relationship()

class HeroPublic(HeroBase):
    team: Team

Read more: https://sqlmodel.tiangolo.com/tutorial/fastapi/relationships/#dont-include-all-the-data