Introduce ViewTab

netbox/netbox/models/features.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from extras.utils import is_taggable, register_features
 from netbox.signals import post_clean
 from utilities.json import CustomFieldJSONEncoder
 from utilities.utils import serialize_object
-from utilities.views import register_model_view
+from utilities.views import ViewTab, register_model_view
 
 __all__ = (
     'ChangeLoggingMixin',
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ def _register_features(sender, **kwargs):
             sender,
             'journal',
             'netbox.views.generic.ObjectJournalView',
-            tab_label='Journal',
-            tab_badge=lambda x: x.journal_entries.count(),
-            tab_permission='extras.view_journalentry',
             kwargs={'model': sender}
         )
     if issubclass(sender, ChangeLoggingMixin):
@@ -310,7 +307,5 @@ def _register_features(sender, **kwargs):
             sender,
             'changelog',
             'netbox.views.generic.ObjectChangeLogView',
-            tab_label='Changelog',
-            tab_permission='extras.view_objectchange',
             kwargs={'model': sender}
         )

netbox/netbox/views/generic/feature_views.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.views.generic import View
 
 from extras import forms, tables
 from extras.models import *
+from utilities.views import ViewTab
 
 __all__ = (
     'ObjectChangeLogView',
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ class ObjectChangeLogView(View):
         base_template: The name of the template to extend. If not provided, "{app}/{model}.html" will be used.
     """
     base_template = None
+    tab = ViewTab(
+        label=_('Changelog'),
+        permission='extras.view_objectchange'
+    )
 
     def get(self, request, model, **kwargs):
 
@@ -71,6 +77,11 @@ class ObjectJournalView(View):
         base_template: The name of the template to extend. If not provided, "{app}/{model}.html" will be used.
     """
     base_template = None
+    tab = ViewTab(
+        label=_('Journal'),
+        badge=lambda obj: obj.journal_entries.count(),
+        permission='extras.view_journalentry'
+    )
 
     def get(self, request, model, **kwargs):
 

netbox/utilities/urls.py

@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@ def get_model_urls(app_label, model_name):
         # No views have been registered for this model
         views = []
 
-    for view in views:
+    for config in views:
         # Import the view class or function
-        callable = import_string(view['path'])
+        if type(config['view']) is str:
-        if issubclass(callable, View):
+            view_ = import_string(config['view'])
-            callable = callable.as_view()
+        else:
+            view_ = config['view']
+        if issubclass(view_, View):
+            view_ = view_.as_view()
         # Create a path to the view
         paths.append(
-            path(f"{view['name']}/", callable, name=f"{model_name}_{view['name']}", kwargs=view['kwargs'])
+            path(f"{config['name']}/", view_, name=f"{model_name}_{config['name']}", kwargs=config['kwargs'])
         )
 
     return paths

netbox/utilities/views.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ __all__ = (
     'ContentTypePermissionRequiredMixin',
     'GetReturnURLMixin',
     'ObjectPermissionRequiredMixin',
+    'ViewTab',
     'register_model_view',
 )
 
@@ -132,18 +133,23 @@ class GetReturnURLMixin:
         return reverse('home')
 
 
-def register_model_view(model, name, view_path, tab_label=None, tab_badge=None, tab_permission=None, kwargs=None):
+class ViewTab:
+
+    def __init__(self, label, badge=None, permission=None, always_display=True):
+        self.label = label
+        self.badge = badge
+        self.permission = permission
+        self.always_display = always_display
+
+
+def register_model_view(model, name, view, kwargs=None):
     """
     Register a subview for a core model.
 
     Args:
         model: The Django model class with which this view will be associated
         name: The name to register when creating a URL path
-        view_path: A dotted path to the view class or function (e.g. 'myplugin.views.FooView')
+        view: A class-based or function view, or the dotted path to it (e.g. 'myplugin.views.FooView')
-        tab_label: The label to display for the view's tab under the model view (optional)
-        tab_badge: A static value or callable to display a badge within the view's tab (optional). If a callable is
-            specified, it must accept the current object as its single positional argument.
-        tab_permission: The name of the permission required to display the tab (optional)
         kwargs: A dictionary of keyword arguments to send to the view (optional)
     """
     app_label = model._meta.app_label
@@ -154,9 +160,6 @@ def register_model_view(model, name, view_path, tab_label=None, tab_badge=None,
 
     registry['views'][app_label][model_name].append({
         'name': name,
-        'path': view_path,
+        'view': view,
-        'tab_label': tab_label,
-        'tab_badge': tab_badge,
-        'tab_permission': tab_permission,
         'kwargs': kwargs or {},
     })