Display notifications on the site, and provide a ajaxy way to acknowledge them

local/context.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db.models import Sum
 from donate.models import Donation
 from datetime import datetime
 from django.conf import settings
+from notification.models import Notice
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 def random_quote(request):
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ def donation_info(request):
         progress = donationTotal/goal*100
     return {'donation_month_total': donationTotal, 'donation_month_goal': goal, 'donation_goal_progress': progress}
 
+def notifications(request):
+    if request.user.is_authenticated():
+        return {'notices': Notice.objects.filter(unseen=True, user=request.user, on_site=True)}
+
 def javascript_uris(request):
     uris = (
       'local.views.mark_notifications_read',

local/urls.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('local',
     url(r'^me$', 'views.profile', name='user_profile'),
+    url(r'^me/notifications/mark_read$', 'views.mark_notifications_read'),
     url(r'^user/(?P<username>.+)$', 'views.profile'),
     url(r'^player/(?P<mc_username>.+)$', 'views.profile'),
     url(r'^list$', 'views.list'),

local/views.py

@@ -130,3 +130,10 @@ def index(request):
         latestNews = None
     forums = Forum.objects.filter(parent=None)
     return render_to_response('local/index.html', {'news': latestNews, 'forums': forums}, context_instance = RequestContext(request))
+
+@login_required
+def mark_notifications_read(request):
+    for notice in notification.Notice.objects.notices_for(request.user, unseen=True):
+        notice.unseen = False
+        notice.save()
+    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('user_profile'))