FormView not saving data in Django - django

Question

I am trying to allow users to save details of a workout for a specific exercise through submitting a form. My ExerciseDetailView displays the form how I'd like it to:
class ExerciseDetailView(DetailView):
model = Exercise
template_name = 'workouts/types.html'
def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
context = super(ExerciseDetailView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
context['form'] = WorkoutModelForm
return context
But my problem is with saving the inputted data in the database. I have tried making both a FormView and a CreateView but am clearly missing something:
class ExerciseFormView(FormView):
form_class = WorkoutModelForm
success_url = 'workouts:exercise_detail'
def form_valid(self, form):
form.save()
return super(ExerciseFormView, self).form_valid(form)
Here is my referenced WorkoutModelForm:
class WorkoutModelForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Workout
fields = ['weight', 'reps']
My template:
<form action="{% url 'workouts:workout' exercise.id %}" method="post">
{% csrf_token %}
{{ form }}
<button type="submit">Save</button>
</form>
Urls:
path('exercise/<int:pk>/detail/', ExerciseDetailView.as_view(), name='exercise_detail'),
path('exercise/<int:pk>/detail/', ExerciseFormView.as_view(), name='workout'),
And for context here is my Workout model which contains a get_absolute_url method:
class Workout(models.Model):
weight = models.FloatField(default=0)
reps = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)
created = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True)
updated = models.DateField(auto_now=True)
exercise = models.ForeignKey(Exercise, on_delete=models.CASCADE, default=None)
def get_absolute_url(self):
return reverse('exercise_detail', args=[str(self.pk)])
I am not receiving any errors, but when I submit the form my url remains the same, as I hoped, however the page just appears blank and the objects are not recorded. Can anybody please help me see what the problem is?

Answer 1

The problem is not your view, the Django logic will never trigger this view, the URLs are perfectly overlapping, so that means that for a URL, it will always trigger the first view (here the ExerciseDetailView), you should make the paths non-overlapping, for example with:
path('exercise/<int:pk>/detail/', ExerciseDetailView.as_view(), name='exercise_detail'),
path('exercise/<int:pk>/workout/', ExerciseFormView.as_view(), name='workout'),
Triggering the logic will however not be sufficient, since it will not link the Workout to the necessary exercise, you can alter the logic to:
from django.urls import reverse
class ExerciseFormView(CreateView):
form_class = WorkoutModelForm
def form_valid(self, form):
form.instance.exercise_id = self.kwargs['pk']
return super().form_valid(form)
def get_success_url(self):
return reverse('workouts:exercise_detail', kwargs={'pk': self.kwargs['pk']})

Answer 2

Need use CreateView
from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView
class ExerciseFormView(CreateView):
form_class = WorkoutModelForm
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