diff --git a/news/__init__.py b/news/__init__.py
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diff --git a/news/admin.py b/news/admin.py
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+++ b/news/admin.py
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+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from .models import NewsItem
+
+
+class NewsItemAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+ search_fields = ['blurb', 'followup_link_text']
+
+
+admin.site.register(NewsItem, NewsItemAdmin)
diff --git a/news/apps.py b/news/apps.py
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+++ b/news/apps.py
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+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class NewsConfig(AppConfig):
+ name = 'news'
diff --git a/news/migrations/0001_initial.py b/news/migrations/0001_initial.py
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+++ b/news/migrations/0001_initial.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.10.3 on 2017-03-06 07:04
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+ initial = True
+
+ dependencies = [
+ ('scipost', '0039_auto_20170306_0804'),
+ ]
+
+ state_operations = [
+ migrations.CreateModel(
+ name='NewsItem',
+ fields=[
+ ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+ ('date', models.DateField()),
+ ('headline', models.CharField(max_length=300)),
+ ('blurb', models.TextField()),
+ ('followup_link', models.URLField(blank=True, null=True)),
+ ('followup_link_text', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=300, null=True)),
+ ],
+ options={
+ 'db_table': 'scipost_newsitem',
+ },
+ ),
+ ]
+
+ operations = [
+ migrations.SeparateDatabaseAndState(state_operations=state_operations)
+ ]
diff --git a/news/migrations/__init__.py b/news/migrations/__init__.py
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diff --git a/news/models.py b/news/models.py
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+++ b/news/models.py
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+from django.db import models
+from django.template import Template, Context
+
+
+class NewsItem(models.Model):
+ date = models.DateField()
+ headline = models.CharField(max_length=300)
+ blurb = models.TextField()
+ followup_link = models.URLField(blank=True, null=True)
+ followup_link_text = models.CharField(max_length=300, blank=True, null=True)
+
+ class Meta:
+ db_table = 'scipost_newsitem'
+
+ def __str__(self):
+ return self.date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') + ', ' + self.headline
+
+ def descriptor_full(self):
+ """ For News page. """
+ descriptor = ('<div class="flex-greybox640">'
+ '<h3 class="NewsHeadline">{{ headline }}</h3>'
+ '<p>{{ date }}</p>'
+ '<p>{{ blurb }}</p>'
+ )
+ context = Context({'headline': self.headline,
+ 'date': self.date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
+ 'blurb': self.blurb, })
+ if self.followup_link:
+ descriptor += '<p><a href="{{ followup_link }}">{{ followup_link_text }}</a></p>'
+ context['followup_link'] = self.followup_link
+ context['followup_link_text'] = self.followup_link_text
+ descriptor += '</div>'
+ template = Template(descriptor)
+ return template.render(context)
+
+ def descriptor_small(self):
+ """ For index page. """
+ descriptor = ('<h3 class="NewsHeadline">{{ headline }}</h3>'
+ '<div class="p-2">'
+ '<p>{{ date }}</p>'
+ '<p>{{ blurb }}</p>'
+ )
+ context = Context({'headline': self.headline,
+ 'date': self.date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
+ 'blurb': self.blurb, })
+ if self.followup_link:
+ descriptor += '<p><a href="{{ followup_link }}">{{ followup_link_text }}</a></p>'
+ context['followup_link'] = self.followup_link
+ context['followup_link_text'] = self.followup_link_text
+ descriptor += '</div>'
+ template = Template(descriptor)
+ return template.render(context)
diff --git a/news/tests.py b/news/tests.py
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+++ b/news/tests.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/news/urls.py b/news/urls.py
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+++ b/news/urls.py
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+from django.conf.urls import url
+
+from . import views
+
+urlpatterns = [
+ url(r'^$', views.news, name='news'),
+]
diff --git a/news/views.py b/news/views.py
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+++ b/news/views.py
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+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+from .models import NewsItem
+
+
+def news(request):
+ newsitems = NewsItem.objects.all().order_by('-date')
+ context = {'newsitems': newsitems}
+ return render(request, 'scipost/news.html', context)
diff --git a/scipost/migrations/0039_auto_20170306_0804.py b/scipost/migrations/0039_auto_20170306_0804.py
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+++ b/scipost/migrations/0039_auto_20170306_0804.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.10.3 on 2017-03-06 07:04
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+ dependencies = [
+ ('scipost', '0038_nomination_webpage'),
+ ]
+
+ state_operations = [
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='feedback',
+ name='VGM',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='feedback',
+ name='by',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='motion',
+ name='VGM',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='motion',
+ name='in_agreement',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='motion',
+ name='in_disagreement',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='motion',
+ name='in_notsure',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='motion',
+ name='put_forward_by',
+ ),
+ migrations.DeleteModel(
+ name='NewsItem',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='nomination',
+ name='VGM',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='nomination',
+ name='by',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='nomination',
+ name='in_agreement',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='nomination',
+ name='in_disagreement',
+ ),
+ migrations.RemoveField(
+ model_name='nomination',
+ name='in_notsure',
+ ),
+ migrations.AlterField(
+ model_name='remark',
+ name='feedback',
+ field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='virtualmeetings.Feedback'),
+ ),
+ migrations.AlterField(
+ model_name='remark',
+ name='motion',
+ field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='virtualmeetings.Motion'),
+ ),
+ migrations.AlterField(
+ model_name='remark',
+ name='nomination',
+ field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='virtualmeetings.Nomination'),
+ ),
+ migrations.DeleteModel(
+ name='Feedback',
+ ),
+ migrations.DeleteModel(
+ name='Motion',
+ ),
+ migrations.DeleteModel(
+ name='Nomination',
+ ),
+ migrations.DeleteModel(
+ name='VGM',
+ ),
+ ]
+
+ operations = [
+ migrations.SeparateDatabaseAndState(state_operations=state_operations)
+ ]