Activity Log

irakli - September 22, 2008 - 08:13

Warning: although the code _works_, there are very active discussions on what it does, and -- more importantly -- how it does it. See http://groups.drupal.org/node/15088

This module allows you to log your user's activity.
The module itself is tiny: it's basically a glue module between:

* Two database tables that hold activity and activity target informationb
* The Rules module, used to intercept module's events and log things onto the activity log table
* The Views module, used to create blocks with the db structure. Views support is limited. However, the module can be used/tested since it provides configurable blocks and theming functions

This module is amazingly simple and yet amazingly powerful. Here are the advantages of using a glue module rather than a specialised module:

* No need for a new API. A lot of modules already interface themselves with Rules. The ones that don't... should!
* The messages are very, very easy to customise. The Token module gives you unthinkable power
* The integration with Views means that the module's abilities will grow along with Views

What is coming soon?

* Functional Views support
* Preconfigured actions