Django User Status

A simple Django package to track and display a user's online/offline status and last seen time using Django's caching framework.

Installation

1. Install the package: pip install django-user-status

2. Add the middleware to your settings.py:

   MIDDLEWARE = [
       # ... other middleware
       'django_user_status.middleware.UserStatusMiddleware',
   ]
   

redis example in settings.py (if you are using redis)

CACHES = {
    "default": {
        "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
        "LOCATION": "redis://user:password@localhost:6379",
        "OPTIONS": {

            "CLIENT_CLASS": "django_redis.client.DefaultClient",
        },
    }
}

Load the template tags in your templates:

{% load user_status_tags %}

to use the template tags you need to add "django_user_status" to your INSTALLED_APPS

django_user_status

Configuration (Optional) You can customize the package's behavior by adding the following settings to your settings.py file.

• USER_STATUS_CACHE_DURATION: The time in seconds that a user is considered "online" after their last request. Defaults to 300 (5 minutes).
• USER_STATUS_CACHE_KEY_PREFIX: The prefix for the cache key. Useful to avoid key collisions. Defaults to 'last_seen'. Example settings.py:

Set the user to be "online" for 10 minutes

USER_STATUS_CACHE_DURATION = 600

Use a different cache key prefix

USER_STATUS_CACHE_KEY_PREFIX = 'user_activity'

Usage In your templates: To show a user's status:

{% get_user_status user %}

To show the last seen time:

{% get_last_seen user %}

What's New in Version 0.1.2

• Bug Fix: Resolved a TypeError related to timezone-aware and naive datetimes. The package now correctly uses timezone-aware datetimes for all cache and status checks, ensuring reliability.

• Added Unit Tests: Comprehensive unit tests have been added to ensure the reliability and correctness of the middleware and template tags.