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Added reusable AuditAdmin base class for created_by and updated_by #19

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feature: added reusable AuditAdmin base class for setting created_by …
arman-sharker Jul 26, 2025
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Merge branch 'saqibur:master' into feature/audit-admin-base-class
arman-sharker Jul 30, 2025
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from django.contrib import admin

class AuditAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
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If I'm not wrong, this only works if you're doing this from the Django admin, right?

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Yes, only for django admin.

"""
Base admin class to automatically set created_by and updated_by fields
for models inheriting from BaseModel. Inherit this for all admin models
using audit fields.
"""
def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
if not obj.pk and not obj.created_by:
obj.created_by = request.user
obj.updated_by = request.user
super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)