Display latest ActivityLogs in the dashboard

core/views.py

@@ -298,9 +298,11 @@ def semester_delete_view(request, pk):
 @login_required
 @admin_required
 def dashboard_view(request):
+    logs = ActivityLog.objects.all().order_by("-created_at")[:10]
     context = {
         "student_count": User.get_student_count(),
         "lecturer_count": User.get_lecturer_count(),
         "superuser_count": User.get_superuser_count(),
+        "logs": logs,
     }
     return render(request, "core/dashboard.html", context)

course/models.py

@@ -67,16 +67,12 @@ class Program(models.Model):
 @receiver(post_save, sender=Program)
 def log_save(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     verb = "created" if created else "updated"
-    ActivityLog.objects.create(
-        message=f"The program '{instance.title}' has been {verb}."
-    )
+    ActivityLog.objects.create(message=f"The program '{instance}' has been {verb}.")
 
 
 @receiver(post_delete, sender=Program)
 def log_delete(sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    ActivityLog.objects.create(
-        message=f"The program '{instance.title}' has been deleted."
-    )
+    ActivityLog.objects.create(message=f"The program '{instance}' has been deleted.")
 
 
 class CourseManager(models.Manager):
@@ -138,16 +134,12 @@ pre_save.connect(course_pre_save_receiver, sender=Course)
 @receiver(post_save, sender=Course)
 def log_save(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     verb = "created" if created else "updated"
-    ActivityLog.objects.create(
-        message=f"The course '{instance.title}' has been {verb}."
-    )
+    ActivityLog.objects.create(message=f"The course '{instance}' has been {verb}.")
 
 
 @receiver(post_delete, sender=Course)
 def log_delete(sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    ActivityLog.objects.create(
-        message=f"The course '{instance.title}' has been deleted."
-    )
+    ActivityLog.objects.create(message=f"The course '{instance}' has been deleted.")
 
 
 class CourseAllocation(models.Model):

templates/core/dashboard.html

@@ -275,16 +275,13 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="col-md-6 p-2">
 				<div class="card p-3 activities">
-					<h5>Overall activities</h5>
+					<h5>Latest activities</h5>
 					<ul class="small">
-						<li>Created a survey of something</li>
-						<li>Added new admin user</li>
-						<li><span class="text-danger">Deleted</span> 1 video from CSE course</li>
-						<li>New documentation <span class="text-success">attached</span> for Arch</li>
-						<li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit.</li>
-						<li>Veniam magnam reiciendis modi explicabo sed aliquid natus</li>
-						<li>molestias corrupti suscipit similique ex adipisci praesentium</li>
-						<li>sint dolore, quo quibusdam ea, neque cupiditate.</li>
+						{% for log in logs %}
+						<li>{{ log.message }} <span class="text-muted">- {{ log.created_at }}</span></li>
+						{% empty %}
+						<span>No recent activity</span>
+						{% endfor %}
 					</ul>
 				</div>
 			</div>