Django Admin Collaborator

Real-time collaborative editing for Django admin interfaces using WebSockets.

Overview

Django Admin Collaborator enables real-time collaboration in Django admin interfaces, allowing one user to edit while others view in real-time, preventing conflicts and ensuring data consistency.

Contents

Documentation

• Installation
  • Requirements
  • Installing the Package
  • Configuration
  • Deployment
• Usage
  • Basic Setup
  • Chat Feature

Reference

• API Reference
  • Admin Mixins
  • WebSocket Consumers
  • Module-level helpers

Features

• ✨ Real-time Collaborative Editing - One user can edit while others view in real-time, preventing conflicts

• 🔒 Edit Lock Management - Prevents concurrent edits to the same object

• 👥 User Presence Detection - See who else is viewing the same object

• 🔔 Editor Attention System - Request attention from the current editor

• 💬 Real-time Chat System - Chat with other users viewing the same page - Individual chat windows for each user - Online status indicators - Customizable chat interface text - User list panel with online status

• 👤 Avatar Support - Visual user identification with customizable avatars

• 🔌 Redis Integration - Reliable lock management and message distribution

• 🔄 Django Channels - WebSocket-based real-time communication

Chat System Features

The chat system provides a comprehensive set of features for real-time communication:

• User List Panel - Shows all users currently viewing the same page - Displays online status with customizable text - Click to start a conversation with any user

• Individual Chat Windows - Open multiple chat windows simultaneously - Minimize/maximize chat windows - Clear message history when closed

• Customizable Interface - Configure all text elements through settings

• Real-time Updates - Instant message delivery - Live user presence updates - Automatic window management

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page