def __notify_followers(act, **kwargs):
"""
Call a function that sends notifications to the Users, following
given Request or Authority, to which this request is made.
"""
p= kwargs.get('piarequest', None)
a= kwargs.get('authority', None)
if (p is None) and (a is None):
return
g= ContentType.objects.get_for_model
items= TaggedItem.objects.filter(
Q(object_id=p.id, content_type_id=g(p.__class__).id)|\
Q(object_id=a.id, content_type_id=g(a.__class__).id))
if not items:
return
for item in items:
notifications= item.notification.filter(**act)
if notifications:
for notification in notifications:
if send_notification(notification):
pass
else:
print "Cannot send notification:\n %s" %\
notification.__unicode__()
def process_notifications():
"""
Checks for notifications about events.
"""
notification_processed= 0
for notification in EventNotification.objects.filter(awaiting=True):
if notification.action == 'active':
# Process the notification of an element become 'active'.
is_active= False
try:
is_active= notification.item.content_object.active
except:
pass
if is_active:
if send_notification(notification):
notification.awaiting= False
notification.save()
notification_processed += 1
else:
print >> sys.stderr, '[%s] %s' % (datetime.now().isoformat(),
AppMessage('NotificFailed').message % notification.__unicode__())
return "Completed processing notifications: %d sent." % notification_processed
