This commit represents a comprehensive improvement of the library's architecture, developer experience, and documentation accuracy.
Core Refactoring:
- apply DRY principle to models.py by introducing BaseNepaliBSField and BaseLocationField
- standardize widget logic in widgets.py using NepaliWidgetMixin
- centralize admin filtering logic into BaseNepaliDateFilter
New Features & API:
- add NepaliMonthFilter for Django Admin and NepaliDateMonthFilter for DRF
- implementation of HTMX-driven location chaining for dynamic address selects
- extend demo project with comprehensive DRF search, ordering, and filter examples
Configuration & Sync:
- implement global NEPKIT settings in conf.py (DEFAULT_LANGUAGE, ADMIN_DATEPICKER, etc.)
- universalize BS_DATE_FORMAT/BS_DATETIME_FORMAT across the entire stack
- synchronize frontend datepicker initialization with backend date formats
Documentation & DX:
- complete rewrite of README.md into high-energy, factual, English-only guides
- project-wide audit and simplification of comments/docstrings for beginner accessibility
- expanded 'Technical Design' and 'FAQ' sections covering data integrity and storage
- added docs/migration_guide.py for bulk AD-to-BS data transitions
Quality & Maintenance:
- fixed all E402 module-level import errors across the library
- verified codebase with project-wide ruff checks (all checks passed)
- Implement server-side location chaining with HTMX support via `htmx=True` in fields and widgets.
- Update location views to handle HTMX requests and return HTML <option> fragments.
- Add NepaliDateYearFilter and NepaliDateRangeFilter for robust DRF API filtering.
- Expand default `DATE_INPUT_FORMATS` in configuration to support multiple common Nepali date styles.
- Update DRF serializers to automatically respect global `NEPKIT` configuration settings.
- Add `django-filter` as an optional dependency under the `drf` extra in pyproject.toml.
- Correct underlying dependency references from `nepali-datetime` to nepali library.
- Complete overhaul of README.md for premium DX, including new sections for storage behavior, timezone awareness, and API usage.
Implemented a comprehensive update to handle Nepali (Bikram Sambat) localization more robustly across models, forms, admin, and API serializers. This includes native support for Devanagari script output and a complete documentation overhaul.
Models & Fields:
- Added [NepaliFieldMixin](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/models.py:15:0-36:39) to support [ne](cci:1://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/admin.py:146:4-163:67) (Nepali) and [en](cci:1://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/widgets.py:4:0-10:16) (English) toggles for all custom fields.
- Updated [NepaliDateField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/models.py:48:0-134:44), [NepaliDateTimeField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/models.py:144:0-217:44), and [NepaliTimeField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/models.py:137:0-141:34) with the new mixin and improved deconstruction.
- Enhanced address fields ([ProvinceField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/models.py:220:0-262:23), [DistrictField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/models.py:265:0-286:66), [MunicipalityField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/models.py:289:0-310:66)) to support bilingual choices.
Admin Enhancements:
- Refactored date formatting into a common utility supporting Devanagari via `strftime_ne`.
- Updated [NepaliModelAdmin](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/admin.py:186:0-294:9) and [NepaliAdminMixin](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/admin.py:118:0-183:75) to auto-detect [ne](cci:1://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/admin.py:146:4-163:67) settings from model fields for [list_display](cci:1://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/admin.py:230:4-250:21).
- Improved widget injection in the admin to respect field-level localization settings.
- Added a JS bridge for admin jQuery compatibility with the Nepali datepicker.
Forms & Widgets:
- Introduced [NepaliWidgetMixin](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/widgets.py:13:0-38:12) to handle localization data attributes in the frontend.
- Updated [NepaliDatePickerWidget](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/widgets.py:63:0-99:42) with improved asset loading and Devanagari support.
- Fixed [NepaliDateFormField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/forms.py:10:0-41:13) to correctly handle `empty_value` passed by the Django admin.
DRF (Serializers):
- Added [BaseNepaliBSField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/serializers.py:21:0-106:48) to DRF serializers with support for `ne=True` for Devanagari output.
- Implemented specialized [NepaliDateSerializerField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/serializers.py:114:0-122:28) and [NepaliDateTimeSerializerField](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/serializers.py:130:0-138:32).
Documentation:
- Completely revamped [README.md](cci:7://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/README.md:0:0-0:0) with professional design, badges, and detailed usage guides.
- Added explicit instructions for address chaining URLs and [NepaliAdminMixin](cci:2://file:///home/sankalp/Projects/prod-django-nepkit/django_nepkit/admin.py:118:0-183:75) usage.
Misc:
- Optimized address chaining JS logic.
- Updated example demo app models and migrations to reflect new field capabilities.
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