Adding ID to the Diff tab in a branch results in an exception and leaves the Diff tab in an unrecoverable state

[mrmrcoleman]

Plugin Version

0.5.0

NetBox Version

4.1.1

Python Version

Python 3.12.6

Steps to Reproduce

• Create a branch
• Add a site to the branch
• Go to the branch Diff tab
• Configure Table -> Add ID

Expected Behavior

The ID is added as a column in the Diff tab

Observed Behavior

<h1 style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">TypeError at /plugins/branching/branches/1/diff/</h1><pre class="exception_value" style="padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; font-size: 1.5em; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; color: rgb(87, 87, 87); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">for linkify=True, '1' must have a method get_absolute_url</pre>
Request Method: | GET
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http://localhost:8000/plugins/branching/branches/1/diff/
5.0.9
TypeError
for linkify=True, '1' must have a method get_absolute_url
/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django_tables2/columns/base.py, line 117, in compose_url
netbox_branching.views.BranchDiffView
/usr/local/bin/python
3.12.6
['/opt/netbox/netbox',  '/usr/local/lib/python312.zip',  '/usr/local/lib/python3.12',  '/usr/local/lib/python3.12/lib-dynload',  '/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages',  '__editable__.netbox_inventory-2.0.2.finder.__path_hook__']
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:20:01 +0000

[jeremystretch]

The bug occurs because there is currently no detail view for the ChangeDiff model. We could work around it, but IMO we should implement the detail view. Marking this as blocked by #145.

Workaround: The changes table can be restored to a working state by clearing its configuration under user preferences.

[jeremystretch]

On second thought, let's go ahead and fix this for the next patch release, and we'll roll out the detail view in v0.6.0.