def query(self, value, prefix=None):
        if not value is None:
            lookup_type, lookup_value = value
            lookup_fieldname = self.model_field.get_attname()
            if not prefix is None:
                lookup_fieldname = prefix + '__' + lookup_fieldname
            
            from models import UncertainDateTimeField as UncertainDateTimeModelField
            if lookup_type == 'maybe_during':
                return UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_sametime_q(lookup_value, lookup_fieldname)
            elif lookup_type == 'maybe_before':
                return UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_before_q(lookup_value, lookup_fieldname)
            elif lookup_type == 'maybe_after':
                return UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_after_q(lookup_value, lookup_fieldname)
            elif lookup_type == 'maybe_between':
                q = UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_after_q(lookup_value[0], lookup_fieldname)
                q &= UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_before_q(lookup_value[1], lookup_fieldname)
                return q
            elif lookup_type == 'before':
                return UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_definite_before_q(lookup_value, lookup_fieldname)
            elif lookup_type == 'after':
                return UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_definite_after_q(lookup_value, lookup_fieldname)
            elif lookup_type == 'between':
                q = UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_definite_after_q(lookup_value[0], lookup_fieldname)
                q &= UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_definite_before_q(lookup_value[1], lookup_fieldname)
                return q

        return Q()
 def test_maybe_before_q(self):
     # just testing for exception-throwing for now
     UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_before_q(self.blank, 'fieldname')
     UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_before_q(self.just_year, 'fieldname')
     UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_before_q(self.date, 'fieldname')
     UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_before_q(self.time, 'fieldname')
     UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_before_q(self.full, 'fieldname')
     UncertainDateTimeModelField.get_maybe_before_q(self.leap_year, 'fieldname')