django-audit-fields

VERSION

• <=0.3.3 (DJ 3.1, py 3.7, 3.8)
• >=0.3.4 (DJ 3.2+, py 3.9+)
• >=0.3.14 (DJ4.2, py3.11) includes locale

Installation

pip install django-audit-fields

Add both django_audit_fields and django_revision to INSTALLED_APPS

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    "...",
    "django_revision.apps.AppConfig",
    "django_audit_fields.apps.AppConfig",
    "..."]

Usage

Add model fields to track creation and modification dates, users and more on save.

Declare your model using AuditModelMixin

from django_audit_fields.model_mixins import AuditModelMixin

class MyModel(AuditModelMixin,  models.Model):
    ...
    class Meta(AuditModelMixin.Meta):
        pass

Preferably, use a UUID as primary key by declaring your model using AuditUuidModelMixin

from django_audit_fields.model_mixins import AuditUuidModelMixin

class MyModel(AuditUuidModelMixin, models.Model):
    ...
    class Meta(AuditUuidModelMixin.Meta):
        pass

The model mixins AuditModelMixin and AuditUuidModelMixin:

• add audit fields (created, modified, user_created, user_modified, hostname_created, hostname_modified);

The model mixin AuditUuidModelMixin also

• sets the id fields to a UUIDField instead of an integer;

Most models require an audit trail. If so, add the HistoricalRecord model manager from django-simple-history:

from simple_history.models import HistoricalRecords

class MyModel(AuditUuidModelMixin, models.Model):
    ...
    history = HistoricalRecords()

Notes

User created and modified fields behave as follows:

• created is only set on pre-save add
• modified is always updated