Added news entries

bayer/admin.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.contrib import admin
 # Register your models here.
 from .models import (
     PESCompound,
-    PESStructure
+    PESStructure, NewsEntry
 )
 
 
@@ -15,5 +15,10 @@ class PESStructureAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     pass
 
 
+class NewsEntryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    pass
+
+
 admin.site.register(PESCompound, PESCompoundAdmin)
 admin.site.register(PESStructure, PESStructureAdmin)
+admin.site.register(NewsEntry, NewsEntryAdmin)

bayer/context_processors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""
+Context processors for enviPy application.
+
+Context processors automatically make variables available to all templates.
+"""
+
+
+from django.utils import timezone
+from .models import NewsEntry
+
+
+def news_entries_context(request):
+    """
+    Provides package data for the search modal which is included globally
+    in framework_modern.html.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Context dictionary with reviewed and unreviewed packages
+    """
+
+
+    qs = NewsEntry.objects.filter(publication_date__lte=timezone.now()).order_by('-publication_date')[:3]
+    return {
+        "news_entries": qs,
+    }

bayer/migrations/0005_newsentry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-16 07:50
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+import uuid
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bayer', '0004_package_shareable'),
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='NewsEntry',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('uuid', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, unique=True, verbose_name='UUID of this object')),
+                ('url', models.TextField(null=True, unique=True, verbose_name='URL')),
+                ('title', models.TextField(verbose_name='Title')),
+                ('publication_date', models.DateTimeField(verbose_name='Date')),
+                ('content', models.TextField(verbose_name='Content')),
+                ('author', models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]

bayer/migrations/0006_remove_newsentry_url.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-16 07:59
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bayer', '0005_newsentry'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='newsentry',
+            name='url',
+        ),
+    ]

bayer/models.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from typing import List
+from uuid import uuid4
 import urllib.parse
 import nh3
 from django.conf import settings as s
 from django.db import models, transaction
 from django.db.models import QuerySet
 from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils import timezone
 
 from epdb.models import (
     EnviPathModel,
@@ -161,7 +163,6 @@ class PESCompound(Compound):
                 normalized_structure=True,
             )
 
-
         cs = PESStructure.create(
             c,
             pes_url,
@@ -236,3 +237,23 @@ class PESStructure(CompoundStructure):
             "image": f"{reverse('depict_pes')}?pesLink={urllib.parse.quote(self.pes_link)}",
             "image_type": "png",
         }
+
+
+class NewsEntry(models.Model):
+    uuid = models.UUIDField(
+        null=False, blank=False, verbose_name="UUID of this object", unique=True, default=uuid4
+    )
+    title = models.TextField(verbose_name="Title")
+    publication_date = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name="Date", default=timezone.now)
+    content = models.TextField(verbose_name="Content")
+    author = models.ForeignKey("epdb.User", on_delete=models.SET_NULL, blank=True, null=True)
+
+    @property
+    def url(self):
+        return f"{s.SERVER_URL}/news/{self.uuid}"
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.url:
+            self.url = self._url()
+
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)

bayer/templates/objects/news_entry.html

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+
+{% extends "framework_modern.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  <div class="mx-auto max-w-4xl px-4 py-8">
+    {# Header / Title row #}
+    <div class="mb-6 flex items-center justify-between">
+      <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold">{{ news_entry.title }}</h1>
+    </div>
+
+    {# Meta info card #}
+    <div class="card bg-base-100 shadow mb-6">
+      <div class="card-body">
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
+          <div>
+            <span class="text-sm font-semibold text-base-content/60">Published</span>
+            <p class="mt-1">{{ news_entry.publication_date|date:"N j, Y, P" }}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <span class="text-sm font-semibold text-base-content/60">Author</span>
+            <p class="mt-1">
+              {% if news_entry.author %}
+                {{ news_entry.author.get_full_name|default:news_entry.author.username }}
+              {% else %}
+                <span class="text-base-content/40 italic">Unknown</span>
+              {% endif %}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    {# Content card #}
+    <div class="card bg-base-100 shadow">
+      <div class="card-body prose max-w-none">
+        {{ news_entry.content|safe }}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    {# Back link #}
+    <div class="mt-6">
+      <a href="javascript:history.back()" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">
+        ← Back
+      </a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{% endblock content %}

bayer/urls.py

@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
         v.create_pes_node,
         name="create pes node",
     ),
+    re_path(rf"^news/(?P<news_entry_uuid>{UUID})$", v.news_detail, name="news detail"),
 ]

bayer/views.py

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import logging
 import requests
 from django.conf import settings as s
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest, HttpResponseNotAllowed
-from django.shortcuts import redirect
+from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 
-from bayer.models import PESCompound
+from bayer.models import PESCompound, NewsEntry
 from epdb.logic import PackageManager
 from epdb.models import Pathway, Node, Group
-from epdb.views import _anonymous_or_real, error
+from epdb.views import _anonymous_or_real, get_base_context, error
 from utilities.decorators import package_permission_required
 
 Package = s.GET_PACKAGE_MODEL()
@@ -270,3 +270,13 @@ def visualize_pes(request):
             if rep.get('type') == 'color':
                 image_data = base64.b64decode(rep.get('base64').replace("data:image/png;base64,", ""))
                 return HttpResponse(image_data, content_type="image/png")
+
+
+@package_permission_required()
+def news_detail(request, news_entry_uuid):
+    current_user = _anonymous_or_real(request)
+    context = get_base_context(request, current_user)
+
+    context["entry"] = NewsEntry.objects.get(uuid=news_entry_uuid)
+
+    return render(request, "objects/news_entry.html", context)

envipath/settings.py

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ TEMPLATES = [
                 "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
                 "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
                 "epdb.context_processors.package_context",
+                "bayer.context_processors.news_entries_context"
             ],
         },
     },

epdb/legacy_api.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 import jwt
 import nh3
 import requests
+from django.db import transaction
 from django.conf import settings as s
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core.cache import cache
@@ -2495,6 +2496,7 @@ class RegisterApplicationInSchema(Schema):
 
 
 @router.post("/integration", response={200: Any, 403: Error})
+@transaction.atomic
 def register_app(request, app: Form[RegisterApplicationInSchema]):
     try:
         user = request.user

templates/index/index.html

@@ -260,15 +260,40 @@
     </div>
 
     <!-- Community News Section -->
-    <section class="bg-base-200 z-10 mx-8 py-16">
+    <section class="bg-base-200 z-10 mx-8 py-6">
       <div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4">
-        <h2 class="h2 mb-8 text-left font-bold">Community Updates</h2>
+        <h2 class="h2 mb-8 text-left font-bold">News</h2>
 
-        <div id="community-news-container" class="flex justify-center gap-4">
+        <div id="services-container" class="flex justify-center gap-4">
-          <!-- News cards will be populated here -->
+          {% for ne in news_entries %}
-          <div id="loading" class="flex w-full justify-center">
+            <div class="card-body flex flex-col h-full justify-between p-5">
-            <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-lg"></span>
+              <div>
+                <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                  <div class="bg-primary/10 text-primary rounded-lg p-1.5">
+                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="h-4 w-4" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+                      <path d="M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2z"></path>
+                      <polyline points="9 22 9 12 15 12 15 22"></polyline>
+                    </svg>
                   </div>
+                  <h3 class="card-title text-base font-semibold tracking-tight">
+                    {{ ne.title }} - {{ ne.publication_date|date }}
+                  </h3>
+                </div>
+                <p class="text-sm text-base-content/60 leading-snug line-clamp-4">
+                  {{ ne.content }}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+
+              <a href="{{ ne.url }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm w-full group-hover:btn-active mt-1">
+                Read Full
+                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="h-3.5 w-3.5" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+                  <path d="M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6"></path>
+                  <polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline>
+                  <line x1="10" y1="14" x2="21" y2="3"></line>
+                </svg>
+              </a>
+            </div>
+          {% endfor %}
         </div>
 
         <div class="mt-6 text-right">
@@ -280,9 +305,6 @@
             Read More Announcements
           </a>
         </div>
-
-        <!-- Discourse API integration -->
-        <script src="{% static 'js/discourse-api.js' %}"></script>
       </div>
     </section>