Ticket #3542: 3542-month-based-archive_index-generic-view-r9973.diff

django/views/generic/date_based.py

@@ -10 +10 @@
 def archive_index(request, queryset, date_field, num_latest=15,
         template_name=None, template_loader=loader,
         extra_context=None, allow_empty=True, context_processors=None,
-        mimetype=None, allow_future=False, template_object_name='latest'):
+        mimetype=None, allow_future=False, template_object_name='latest',
+        date_list_period='year'):
     """
     Generic top-level archive of date-based objects.
 
@@ -25 +26 @@
     model = queryset.model
     if not allow_future:
         queryset = queryset.filter(**{'%s__lte' % date_field: datetime.datetime.now()})
-    date_list = queryset.dates(date_field, 'year')[::-1]
+    if date_list_period == 'month':
+        date_list = queryset.dates(date_field, 'month')[::-1]
+    else:
+        date_list = queryset.dates(date_field, 'year')[::-1]
     if not date_list and not allow_empty:
         raise Http404, "No %s available" % model._meta.verbose_name
 

docs/ref/generic-views.txt

@@ -232 +232 @@
     * ``template_object_name``: Designates the name of the template variable
       to use in the template context. By default, this is ``'latest'``.
 
+    .. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+    * ``date_list_period``: Specifies what date period is placed in
+      ``date_list``. Acceptable values are ``'year'`` and ``'month'``. By
+      default, this is ``'year'``.
+
 **Template name:**
 
 If ``template_name`` isn't specified, this view will use the template