From 82ab4dbffb65f4e22a290f4de241d0909133dd6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: natecohen <94263748+natecohen@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:51:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix NoneType encode error when rendering VM panels

Move the invocation of `get_context()` to the beginning of render methods
---
 netbox_lifecycle/template_content.py | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/netbox_lifecycle/template_content.py b/netbox_lifecycle/template_content.py
index 820e220..27f99c6 100644
--- a/netbox_lifecycle/template_content.py
+++ b/netbox_lifecycle/template_content.py
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ def _render_contract_card(self, location=None):
         if self.get_contract_card_position() != location:
             return ''
 
+        context = self.get_context(self.context)
+
         title = _('Contracts')
         action = [
             actions.AddObject(
@@ -159,7 +161,6 @@ def _render_contract_card(self, location=None):
         filter = {
             self.field_name: lambda ctx: ctx['object'].pk,
         }
-        context = self.get_context(self.context)
         panel = TabbedTablePanel(
             title=title,
             tabs={
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ def _render_license_card(self, location=None, exclude=None, include=None):
         if self.get_license_card_position() != location:
             return ''
 
+        context = self.get_context(self.context)
+
         action = [
             actions.AddObject(
                 'netbox_lifecycle.LicenseAssignment',
@@ -218,7 +221,6 @@ def _render_license_card(self, location=None, exclude=None, include=None):
             ),
         ]
 
-        context = self.get_context(self.context)
         panel = panels.ObjectsTablePanel(
             title=_('Licenses'),
             model='netbox_lifecycle.licenseassignment',