added setting to disable recent viewed recipes

cookbook/forms.py

@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ class UserPreferenceForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = UserPreference
-        fields = ('default_unit', 'theme', 'nav_color', 'default_page', 'search_style', 'plan_share')
+        fields = ('default_unit', 'theme', 'nav_color', 'default_page', 'show_recent', 'search_style', 'plan_share')
 
         help_texts = {
             'nav_color': _('Color of the top navigation bar. Not all colors work with all themes, just try them out!'),
             'default_unit': _('Default Unit to be used when inserting a new ingredient into a recipe.'),
-            'plan_share': _('Default user to share newly created meal plan entries with.')
+            'plan_share': _('Default user to share newly created meal plan entries with.'),
+            'show_recent': _('Show recently viewed recipes on search page.'),
         }
 
         widgets = {

cookbook/migrations/0045_userpreference_show_recent.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.5 on 2020-06-02 08:51
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('cookbook', '0044_viewlog'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='userpreference',
+            name='show_recent',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=True),
+        ),
+    ]

cookbook/models.py

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class UserPreference(models.Model):
     default_unit = models.CharField(max_length=32, default='g')
     default_page = models.CharField(choices=PAGES, max_length=64, default=SEARCH)
     search_style = models.CharField(choices=SEARCH_STYLE, max_length=64, default=LARGE)
+    show_recent = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     plan_share = models.ManyToManyField(User, blank=True, related_name='plan_share_default')
 
     def __str__(self):

cookbook/views/views.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def search(request):
             table = RecipeTableSmall(f.qs)
         RequestConfig(request, paginate={'per_page': 25}).configure(table)
 
-        if request.GET == {}:
+        if request.GET == {} and request.user.userpreference.show_recent:
             qs = Recipe.objects.filter(viewlog__created_by=request.user).order_by('-viewlog__created_at').all()
 
             recent_list = []
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ def user_settings(request):
                 up.nav_color = form.cleaned_data['nav_color']
                 up.default_unit = form.cleaned_data['default_unit']
                 up.default_page = form.cleaned_data['default_page']
+                up.show_recent = form.cleaned_data['show_recent']
                 up.search_style = form.cleaned_data['search_style']
                 up.plan_share.set(form.cleaned_data['plan_share'])
                 up.save()