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Lazy Reference to Abstract class attempts to obtain the classes `id_field`

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Description

This is a similar issue to #837, though pertaining to LazyReferenceFields as opposed to ReferenceFields

The following code should enable you to replicate the issue in mongoengine version 0.18.0

import mongoengine as me

class AbstractExample(me.Document):
    meta = {"abstract": True}

class ConcreteExample(AbstractExample):
    pass

class Referrer(me.Document):
    reference = me.LazyReferenceField(AbstractExample)

Saving a Referrer to the database will trigger a KeyError: id_field.
Replacing the LazyReferenceField with a regular ReferenceField doesn't trigger this exception.

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Research direction

Start by running the provided reproduction against mongoengine 0.18.0 and trace the LazyReferenceField save path for an abstract document. Confirm the failure is the KeyError: id_field, then add a regression test showing that saving Referrer with AbstractExample no longer raises it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
mongodb, python
Domain
backend, databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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