1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pydis_site/apps/api/models/log_entry.py b/pydis_site/apps/api/models/log_entry.py
index acd7953a..55a022d7 100644
--- a/pydis_site/apps/api/models/log_entry.py
+++ b/pydis_site/apps/api/models/log_entry.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+import textwrap
+
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from pydis_site.apps.api.models.utils import ModelReprMixin
 
 
+# Used to shorten the timestamp length in the Django Admin.
+TIMESTAMP_WITH_SECONDS_LENGTH = len('YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS')
+
+
 class LogEntry(ModelReprMixin, models.Model):
     """A log entry generated by one of the PyDis applications."""
 
@@ -48,3 +54,10 @@ class LogEntry(ModelReprMixin, models.Model):
     message = models.TextField(
         help_text="The textual content of the log line."
     )
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        timestamp = str(self.timestamp)[:TIMESTAMP_WITH_SECONDS_LENGTH]
+        message = textwrap.shorten(self.message, width=140)
+        level = self.level[:4].upper()
+
+        return f'{timestamp} | {self.application} | {level} | {message}'