Fixes #17097: Record static object representation when calling `NotificationGroup.notify()` (#17161)

* Fixes #17097: Record static object representation when calling NotificationGroup.notify()

* Redirect to notifications list when marking as read notifications for deleted objects

* Link to object in notifications dropdown only for non-destructive events

netbox/extras/events.py

@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def process_event_rules(event_rules, object_type, event_type, data, username=Non
             event_rule.action_object.notify(
                 object_type=object_type,
                 object_id=data['id'],
+                object_repr=data.get('display'),
                 event_type=event_type
             )
 

netbox/extras/views.py

@@ -424,11 +424,16 @@ class NotificationReadView(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
     Mark the Notification read and redirect the user to its attached object.
     """
     def get(self, request, pk):
+        # Mark the Notification as read
         notification = get_object_or_404(request.user.notifications, pk=pk)
         notification.read = timezone.now()
         notification.save()
 
-        return redirect(notification.object.get_absolute_url())
+        # Redirect to the object if it has a URL (deleted objects will not)
+        if hasattr(notification.object, 'get_absolute_url'):
+            return redirect(notification.object.get_absolute_url())
+
+        return redirect('account:notifications')
 
 
 @register_model_view(Notification, 'dismiss')

netbox/templates/htmx/notifications.html

@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
           <i class="{{ notification.event.icon }}"></i>
         </div>
         <div class="col text-truncate">
-          <a href="{% url 'extras:notification_read' pk=notification.pk %}" class="text-body d-block">{{ notification.object_repr }}</a>
+          {% if not notification.event.destructive %}
+            <a href="{% url 'extras:notification_read' pk=notification.pk %}" class="text-body d-block">{{ notification.object_repr }}</a>
+          {% else %}
+            <span class="text-body d-block">{{ notification.object_repr }}</span>
+          {% endif %}
           <div class="d-block text-secondary fs-5">{{ notification.event }} {{ notification.created|timesince }} {% trans "ago" %}</div>
         </div>
         <div class="col-auto">