66 - Custom Signals

src/matches/models.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 from jobs.models import Job, Employer, Location
 
+from .signals import user_matches_update
 from .utils import get_match
 
 
@@ -49,6 +50,14 @@ def get_or_create_match(self, user_a=None, user_b=None):
 			new_instance.do_match()
 			return new_instance, True
 
+
+	def update_for_user(self, user):
+		qs = self.get_queryset().matches(user)
+		for instance in qs:
+			instance.do_match()
+		return True
+
+
 	def update_all(self):
 		queryset = self.all()
 		now = timezone.now()
@@ -130,6 +139,14 @@ def check_update(self):
 			print("already updated")
 
 
+def user_matches_update_receiver(sender, user, *args, **kwargs):
+	updated = Match.objects.update_for_user(user)
+	print updated
+
+
+user_matches_update.connect(user_matches_update_receiver)
+
+
 
 class PositionMatchManager(models.Manager):
 	def update_top_suggestions(self, user, match_int):

src/matches/signals.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from django.dispatch import Signal
+
+
+
+user_matches_update = Signal(providing_args=['user'])

src/questions/views.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 # Create your views here.
 
+from matches.signals import user_matches_update
+
 from .forms import UserResponseForm
 from .models import Question, Answer, UserAnswer
 
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ def single(request, id):
 				user_answer.their_importance = "Not Important"
 			user_answer.save()
 
+			user_matches_update.send(user=request.user, sender=user_answer.__class__)
+
+
 			if updated_q:
 				messages.success(request, "Your response was updated successfully.<br/><a href='#'>Hello</a>", extra_tags='safe updated')