How to create a table of update forms in Django - django

Question

I want the ability to update records in a table format so that I can quickly make updates. I am close to figuring this out, but form.valid() is still returning False.
My model:
class Actions(models.Model):
meeting = models.ForeignKey(Meeting, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
dateAdded = models.DateTimeField(default = timezone.now, editable = False)
dateComplete = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
action = models.TextField(max_length=1000,)
responsibility = models.ForeignKey(staff, on_delete=models.CASCADE, blank=True,null = True,)
complete = models.BooleanField(default = False)
My view:
def actionItemsView(request):
ActionFormSet = modelformset_factory(Actions, fields=('action', 'responsibility','complete','meeting','dateComplete'),max_num=1)
if request.method == "POST":
action_formset = ActionFormSet(request.POST, request.FILES,queryset=Actions.objects.filter())
for action_form in action_formset:
print(action_form.errors)
if action_form.is_valid():
action = action_form.save()
return HttpResponseRedirect('/saved!/')
else:
formset = ActionFormSet(queryset=Actions.objects.filter(complete = False))
return render(request, 'action_items.html', {'formset': formset})
My template:
<table class="table table-hover table-sm">
<tr>
<th>decision</th>
<th>responsibility</th>
<th>complete?</th>
<th>meeting</th>
<th>date complete</th>
<th>submit</th>
</tr>
{%for form in formset%}
<form method="post" enctype= multipart/form-data>
<tr>
{{ formset.management_form }}
{{ form.management_form }}
{% csrf_token %}
<td>{{ form.action }}</td>
<td>{{ form.responsibility }}</td>
<td>{{ form.complete }}</td>
<td>{{ form.meeting }}</td>
<td>{{ form.dateComplete }}</td>
<td><button type="submit">Save</button></td>
</tr>
</form>
{% endfor %}
</table>
When I run this, the template is rendered exactly how I would expect, but when I make any changes to an item and hit submit, it throws The view meetings.views.actionItemsView didn't return an HttpResponse object. It returned None instead.
Because form.valid() is False
form.errors is returning:
<ul class="errorlist"><li>id<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li></ul>
<ul class="errorlist"><li>action<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li><li>meeting<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li><li>id<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li></ul>
<ul class="errorlist"><li>action<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li><li>meeting<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li><li>id<ul class="errorlist"><li>This field is required.</li></ul></li></ul>
But I can see in the template that each record has a meeting assigned to it in the dropdown...

Answer 1

The view meetings.views.actionItemsView didn't return an HttpResponse object. It returned None instead.
Given this is the error, it's saying that you are not returning any HTTPRESPONSE, which is true since you don't have any return statements if it's a POST request.
if request.method == "POST":
action_formset = ActionFormSet(request.POST, request.FILES,queryset=Actions.objects.filter())
for action_form in action_formset:
print(action_form.errors)
if action_form.is_valid():
action = action_form.save()
All methods in views.py are required to return an HTTPRESPONSE, so simply try to add any kind of HTTP response in there and it should solve your problem.