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+++ b/app/soc/models/notification.py	Fri Dec 12 23:28:18 2008 +0000
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+#!/usr/bin/python2.5
+#
+# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""This module contains the Notification Model.
+"""
+
+__authors__ = [
+  '"Lennard de Rijk" <ljvderijk@gmail.com>',
+]
+
+from google.appengine.ext import db
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
+
+from soc.models import base
+
+import soc.models.linkable
+import soc.models.user
+
+
+class Notification(soc.models.linkable.Linkable):
+  """Model of a Notification.
+  """
+
+  # a reference to the user this Notification is from
+  # this is a non-required property, None will indicate an Anonymous Admin
+  from_user = db.ReferenceProperty(reference_class=soc.models.user.User,
+      required=False,
+      collection_name="sent_notifications",
+      verbose_name=ugettext_lazy('From User'))
+  
+  subject = db.StringProperty(required=True,
+      verbose_name=ugettext_lazy('Subject'))
+  
+  # the message that is contained within this Notification
+  message = db.TextProperty(required=True,
+      verbose_name=ugettext_lazy('Message'))
+  
+  # date and time on which this Notification was created
+  created_on = db.DateTimeProperty(auto_now_add=True,
+      verbose_name=ugettext_lazy('Created On'))
+  
+  # boolean property that marks if the notification has been read
+  has_been_read = db.BooleanProperty(default=False,
+      verbose_name=ugettext_lazy('Read'))