djangovisitcount 1.1.1
Django Visit Count
Count visits using cache for Django models.
Installation
Set-up Django's cache framework.
Install the Python package.
pip install django_visit_count
Usage
Use VisitCountMixin. It adds a visit_count field to your model.
from django_visit_count.mixins import VisitCountMixin
class MyBlogPost(VisitCountMixin, models.Model):
...
Create and run migrations on your model.
$ python manage.py makemigrations my_blog_app
$ python manage.py migrate my_blog_app
Count visits in your view like this:
def view_blog_post(request, post_id):
post = get_object_or_404(MyBlogPost, pk=post_id)
post.count_visit(request)
...
Advanced Usage
If you need more control, you can use is_new_visit function.
class MyBlogPost(models.Model):
total_visits = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)
...
from django_visit_count.utils import is_new_visit
def view_blog_post(request, post_id):
post = get_object_or_404(MyBlogPost, pk=post_id)
if is_new_visit(request, post):
post.total_visits = F("total_visits") + 1
post.save(update_fields=["total_visits"])
...
You can pass an optional keyword argument session_duration (integer, number of seconds)
to count_visit or is_new_visit.
Settings
Default settings:
VISIT_COUNT_DEFAULT_SESSION_DURATION = 5 * 60 # seconds
Development
Install development dependencies in your virtualenv with pip install -e '.[dev]'
Install pre-commit hooks using pre-commit install.
License
MIT
For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.
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