pbp_com/apps/pbp_core/fields.py

from datetime import datetime

from django.db import models
from django.conf import settings


try:
    from django.utils.timezone import now as now
except ImportError:
    now = datetime.now


class AutoCreatedField(models.DateTimeField):
    """
    A DateTimeField that automatically populates itself at
    object creation.

    By default, sets editable=False, default=datetime.now.

    """

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        kwargs.setdefault("editable", False)
        kwargs.setdefault("default", now)
        super(AutoCreatedField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)


class AutoLastModifiedField(AutoCreatedField):
    """
    A DateTimeField that updates itself on each save() of the model.

    By default, sets editable=False and default=datetime.now.

    """

    def pre_save(self, model_instance, add):
        value = now()
        setattr(model_instance, self.attname, value)
        return value