django-tidings

django-tidings is a framework for sending email notifications to users who have registered interest in certain events, such as the modification of some model object. Used by support.mozilla.com, it is optimized for large-scale installations. Its features include...

• Asynchronous operation using the celery task queue
• De-duplication of notifications
• Association of subscriptions with either registered Django users or anonymous email addresses
• Optional confirmation of anonymous subscriptions
• Hook points for customizing any page drawn and any email sent

Contents

• Installation
• Introduction
  • A Simple Example
  • Events, Watches, and Scoping
  • Completing the Event Implementation
  • Watching an Instance
  • De-duplication
  • The Container Pattern
• Settings
• Views
• Design Rationale
  • Explicit Event Firing
• Development Notes
  • Testing
  • Documentation
• Version History
• Reference Documentation
  • events
  • models
  • tasks
  • utils
  • views

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page

Credits

django-tidings was developed by Erik Rose and Paul Craciunoiu, replacing a simpler progenitor written by the whole support.mozilla.com team, including Ricky Rosario and James Socol.