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How do I display notifications from `django-notification`?


I've been reading the docs for django-notification, and they seem to cover creating notifications just fine, but not how to display them to users. Is there a good reference for this out there, and my Google-fu has just failed me? If not, can someone give me some pointers here? Thanks.


Solution

  • The answer is you have to build it into your own templates. This can be as simple as the following snippet:

    <table>
        <caption>{% trans "Notices" %}</caption> 
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>{% trans "Type" %}</th>
                <th>{% trans "Message" %}</th>
                <th>{% trans "Date of the Notice" %}</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            {% for notice in notices %}
                {% if notice.is_unseen %}
                    <tr class="unseen_notice">
                {% else %}
                    <tr class="notice">
                {% endif %}
                    <td class="notice_type">[{% trans notice.notice_type.display %}]</td>
                    <td class="notice_message">{{ notice.message|safe }}</td>
                    <td class="notice_time">{{ notice.added|timesince }} {% trans "ago" %}</td>
                </tr>
            {% endfor %}
        </tbody>
    </table>
    

    As @googletorp answered, Pinax is the goto place for figuring out how the authors are using django-notification. In particular, there is a notification administration page that can serve as a handy guide.