Cleans up base model

fedireads/models/base_model.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+''' base model with default fields '''
+from django.db import models
+
+from fedireads.settings import DOMAIN
+
+class FedireadsModel(models.Model):
+    ''' fields and functions for every model '''
+    created_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    updated_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+
+    @property
+    def absolute_id(self):
+        ''' constructs the absolute reference to any db object '''
+        if self.remote_id:
+            return self.remote_id
+
+        base_path = 'https://%s' % DOMAIN
+        if hasattr(self, 'user'):
+            base_path = self.user.absolute_id
+        model_name = type(self).__name__.lower()
+        return '%s/%s/%d' % (base_path, model_name, self.id)
+
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True

fedireads/models/book.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from model_utils.managers import InheritanceManager
 from fedireads import activitypub
 from fedireads.settings import DOMAIN
 from fedireads.utils.fields import JSONField, ArrayField
-from fedireads.utils.models import FedireadsModel
+from .base_model import FedireadsModel
 
 from fedireads.connectors.settings import CONNECTORS
 

fedireads/models/shelf.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 
 from fedireads import activitypub
-from fedireads.utils.models import FedireadsModel
+from .base_model import FedireadsModel
 
 
 class Shelf(FedireadsModel):

fedireads/models/status.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from model_utils.managers import InheritanceManager
 
 from fedireads import activitypub
-from fedireads.utils.models import FedireadsModel
+from .base_model import FedireadsModel
 
 
 class Status(FedireadsModel):
@@ -113,13 +113,6 @@ class Favorite(FedireadsModel):
     status = models.ForeignKey('Status', on_delete=models.PROTECT)
     remote_id = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True, null=True)
 
-    @property
-    def absolute_id(self):
-        ''' constructs the absolute reference to any db object '''
-        if self.remote_id:
-            return self.remote_id
-        return super().absolute_id
-
     class Meta:
         unique_together = ('user', 'status')
 

fedireads/models/user.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.dispatch import receiver
 
 from fedireads.models.shelf import Shelf
 from fedireads.settings import DOMAIN
-from fedireads.utils.models import FedireadsModel
+from .base_model import FedireadsModel
 
 
 class User(AbstractUser):