feat(profile): make nickname optional

tjdests/apps/authentication/migrations/0011_user_use_nickname.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.11 on 2022-01-30 17:12
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('authentication', '0010_user_nickname'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='use_nickname',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='If this is set, your nickname will be used to identify you across the site.', verbose_name='Use nickname instead of first name'),
+        ),
+    ]

tjdests/apps/authentication/models.py

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
     is_student = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     nickname = models.CharField(max_length=30, blank=True)
+    use_nickname = models.BooleanField(
+        default=(nickname is not None),
+        verbose_name="Use nickname instead of first name",
+        help_text="If this is set, your nickname will be used to identify you across the site.",
+    )
 
     # The rest are used only if a senior
     publish_data = models.BooleanField(
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
 
     @property
     def preferred_name(self):
-        return self.nickname if self.nickname else self.first_name
+        return self.nickname if self.nickname and self.use_nickname else self.first_name
 
     def __str__(self):
         return f"{self.preferred_name} {self.last_name}"

tjdests/apps/profile/forms.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class ProfilePublishForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        fields = ["publish_data", "GPA", "biography", "attending_decision"]
+        fields = ["use_nickname", "publish_data", "GPA", "biography", "attending_decision"]
 
         help_texts = {
             "biography": "ECs, intended major, advice, etc. Markdown is supported.",

tjdests/static/main.js

@@ -15,4 +15,11 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
             $(this).prop("checked", confirmreturn)
         }
     })
+
+    /* Hide "Use nickname" checkbox if person doesn't have a nickname
+    The box won't do anything if they don't have a nickname,
+    but it's nice to just get it out of the way, you know? */
+    if ($("#without-nickname").length) {
+            $("#div_id_use_nickname").hide();
+        }
 })

tjdests/templates/profile/profile.html

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 
 {% block content %}
     <h2>Profile</h2>
-    <p>You are {{ request.user.username }}, {{ request.user.preferred_name }} {{ request.user.last_name }}.</p>
+    {% if request.user.nickname %}
-
+        <p id="with-nickname">You are {{ request.user.username }}, {{ request.user.first_name }} {{ request.user.last_name }} ({{ request.user.nickname }}).</p>
+    {% else %}
+        <p id="without-nickname">You are {{ request.user.username }}, {{ request.user.preferred_name }} {{ request.user.last_name }}.</p>
+    {% endif %}
     <h4>Data Publication, College Attending, Biography</h4>
     <div class="container">
         {% if request.user.is_senior %}