def add(actor, type_desc, **kwargs):
type, subtype = type_desc
action = Action(actor=actor, type=type, subtype=subtype, **kwargs)
# can this be DRY-ed somehow?
# ----- global -----
if action.action_object:
if hasattr(action.action_object, "name"):
action.action_object_cache = action.action_object.name
elif hasattr(action.action_object, "username"):
action.action_object_cache = action.action_object.username
elif hasattr(action.action_object, "value"): # rating
action.action_object_cache = str(action.action_object.value)
if action.target:
if hasattr(action.target, "name"):
action.target_cache = action.target.name
elif hasattr(action.target, "username"):
action.target_cache = action.target.username
elif action.target._meta.app_label == 'solution' and action.target._meta.module_name == 'solution':
data = [
action.target.author_id,
action.target.author.username,
action.target.task_id,
action.target.task.name,
action.target.task.author_id,
]
# 250 chars should be enough for this
action.target_cache = POST_SEND_CACHE_SEPARATOR.join([xss.escape(unicode(x)) for x in data])
# ----- type specific -----
if type == POST_SEND:
T = action.action_object.content.text
action.action_object_cache = T[:78] + '...' if len(T) > 80 else T
action.save()
