attaching information to a form in its GET request - django

I am using this code inside my template to attach info to a GET request
"{% url 'foo_create'%}?fooHolder_pk={{fooHolder.pk}}"
and I have a form. now I want to use fooHolder.pk to attach it as a Foreign key to foo in the form GET request. But when I do that. The POST request still shows that the foreign key is null.
Note: I am using function Based Views
The view
def foo_create(request):
data = dict()
if request.method == 'POST':
form = fooForm(request.POST,request.FILES)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
data['form_is_valid'] = True
foos = foo.objects.all()
data['html_foo_list'] = render_to_string('app1/includes/partial_foo_list.html',{'foos':foos})
else:
# print(form.errors)
data['form_is_valid'] = False
else:
fooHolder_pk = int(request.GET['fooHolder_pk'])
form = fooForm()
form.fooHolder = fooHolder.objects.get(id = fooHolder_pk)
form.save(commit=False)
context = {'form':form}
data['html_form'] = render_to_string('app1/includes/partial_foo_create.html', context, request=request)
return JsonResponse(data)

Since you pass form to your template, you should use {{ form.fooHolder.pk }} in the action URL for the form.
Also, inside your POST handler, you can just still use request.GET.get('fooHolder') as the GET dictionary always holds all the query parameters regardless of the HTTP method used.

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redirect to created object after form submission

Goal: To redirect to the 'build log' after the form is submitted
view:
#login_required
def buildLogCreate(request, pk):
post = Post.objects.get(pk=pk)
if request.user.id != post.author_id:
raise PermissionDenied()
currentUser = request.user
form = BuildLogForm()
if request.method == 'POST':
form = BuildLogForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
if form.is_valid():
formID = form.save(commit=False)
formID.author = request.user
formID.post_id = pk
formID.save()
return redirect('build-log-view', formID.pk)
context = { 'form':form, }
return render(request, 'blog/buildlog_form.html', context)
The url structure setup is post->buildlog(subpost) ie: /post/118/build-log/69/
The form gets successfully submitted but I get the error NoReverseMatch at /post/118/build-log-form/ Reverse for 'build-log-view' with arguments '(69,)' What confuses me is the url is still on the post form and not build log view but the argument 69 is the correct build log id so it should be working.
url to be redirected to
path('post/<int:pk>/build-log/<int:pkz>/', views.BuildLogDisplay, name='build-log-view'),
The URL pattern has two parameters: the primary key of the post object, and the primary key of the build log.
You can thus pass this with:
return redirect('build-log-view', pk, formID.pk)
or with named parameters:
return redirect('build-log-view', pk=pk, pkz=formID.pk)

Django returning None instead of a HTTP response

OK im probably doing this all wrong!
I am trying to run a function in a view which calls another view.
This seems to pass my request into the next function as a POST method before loading the form from the second function.
my views.py
''' This section of hte code seems to function correctly '''
#login_required()
def joinLeague(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
league = JoinLeagueQueue(user=request.user)
form = JoinLeagueForm(instance=league, data=request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
context = int(league.id) # displays id of model, JoinLeagueQueue
return HttpResponseRedirect(confirmLeague(request, context))
else:
form = JoinLeagueForm()
context = {'form':form}
return render(request, 'userteams/joinleagueform.html', context)
This section of the views file is not working correctly.
it seems to run the POST request without displaying the GET request with the form first.
#login_required()
def confirmLeague(request, league):
# gets ID of application to join league
joinleagueid=JoinLeagueQueue.objects.get(id=league)
pin = joinleagueid.pin # gets pin from application
user = joinleagueid.user # get user from application
leagueinquestion=League.objects.get(leaguePin=pin) # gets the league record for applied league
manager=leagueinquestion.leagueManager # Gets the league manager for league applied for
leaguename=leagueinquestion.leagueName # Gets the league name for league applied for
if request.method == 'POST':
if 'accept' in request.POST:
LeaguesJoinedTo.objects.create(
leaguePin = pin,
playerjoined = user,
)
return redirect('punterDashboard')# user homepage
else:
print("Error in POST request")
else:
context = {'leaguename':leaguename, 'pin':pin, 'manager':manager}
return render(request, 'userteams/confirmleague.html', context)
I now get an error saying Page not found (404)
Request Method: GET
Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/userteams/None
Using the URLconf defined in fanfoo_proj.urls, Django tried these URL patterns, in this order:
... im skipping a list of the patterns.
10. userteams/ confirmLeague [name='confirmLeague']
Ok i think the better way would be a HttpRedirect to the second view:
return confirmLeague(request, context)
should change to something like:
return redirect(confirmLeague,args=league)
django doc to urlresolvers: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/http/shortcuts/#redirect
def joinLeague(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
league = JoinLeagueQueue(user=request.user)
form = JoinLeagueForm(instance=league, data=request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
context = league.id
return HttpResponseRedirect( reverse("your_confirmLeague_url",kwargs={'league':context}) )
else:
form = JoinLeagueForm()
context = {'form':form}
return render(request, 'userteams/joinleagueform.html', context)
def confirmLeague(request, league):
league = get_object_or_404(JoinLeagueQueue, pk=league)
pin = league.pin
if request.method == 'POST':
if 'accept' in request.POST: # This refers to the action from my form which is waiting for a button press in a html form.
LeaguesJoinedTo.objects.create(
leaguePin = pin,
playerjoined = request.user.id,
)
return redirect('punterDashboard')
else:
context = {'league':league}
return render(request, 'userteams/confirmleague.html', context)

Can't figure out why form.has_changed() is always true?

I'm trying to learn Django and have come up with a situation I can't figure out. I have the following code:
def contact_add(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = ContactManageForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
if form.has_changed(): # <-- ALWAYS RETURNS TRUE!
form.clean()
...
elif 'id' in request.GET: # Request to show an existing contact
new_contact_dynamic = contacts.models.PersonDynamic.objects.get(person_static = request.GET['id'],
current_record_fg = True)
form = ContactManageForm(new_contact_dynamic.__dict__, initial=new_contact_dynamic.__dict__)
else: # This must be to add a new contact
form = ContactAddForm()
return render(request, 'contact_manage.html', {'form': form})
So, if I'm sent an ID number, I read a record and display it on the screen. My template gives the user a 'submit changes' button. My problem, as noted above, is that Django always shows that the form has changed, even if the user hasn't changed any data on the screen (i.e. he just hit the submit changes button without changing anything).
So, am I doing something obviously wrong in my code that's creating this situation? Am I misinterpreting how the form.has_changed() method works?
It's my assumption that when I use the initial=parameter after a GET request, Django is storing that data somewhere and knows the context when the user then hits the 'submit data' button, is this wrong?
Yes you need to initialize your Form with initial data.
In your view the GET and POST requests have no common context. You may want to use sessions for that.
But in this case, it is not necessary. You can retrieve the instance on each request:
def contact_add(request):
if 'id' in request.GET:
new_contact_dynamic = contacts.models.PersonDynamic.objects.get(
person_static = request.GET['id'],
current_record_fg = True
)
if request.method == 'POST':
form = ContactManageForm(request.POST, initial=new_contact_dynamic.__dict__)
...
else: # Show an existing contact
form = ContactManageForm(initial=new_contact_dynamic.__dict__)
else:
form = ContactAddForm()
return render(request, 'contact_manage.html', {'form': form})

Create, get and edit user information in same form and template

I'm trying to retrieve data from user. The form where i want to show the user information is also the same that i use to update this information.
Update3
After some updates I make this work and this is my code. If somenone have a better way to do this can share it :)
models.py
from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
# Create your models here.
class informacionFacturacion(models.Model):
usuario = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
apellidos = models.CharField(max_length=100)
nombres = models.CharField(max_length=100)
[More fields...]
def __str__(self):
self.apellidos
forms.py
from .models import informacionFacturacion
#Create your forms here.
class informacionFacturacionForm(ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = informacionFacturacion
fields = [
"usuario",
"apellidos",
"nombres",
[More fields...]
]
views.py
#login_required
def datosPersonales(request):
#Filter query by user ID
query = informacionFacturacion.objects.filter(usuario=request.user)
form = informacionFacturacionForm()
#If query has content, edit record, else, create a new record
if query:
if request.method == "POST":
form = informacionFacturacionForm(request.POST or None, instance=query[0])
if form.is_valid():
edit_content = form.save()
edit_content.save()
else:
if request.method == "POST":
form = informacionFacturacionForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
create_content = form.save(commit=False)
create_content.save()
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('datosPersonales'))
context = {
"titulo": "Datos personales | Co.",
"body_class": "class= sidebar_main_open sidebar_main_swipe",
"form": form,
"infoFacturacion": query,
}
template = "micuenta/datosPersonales.html"
return render(request, template, context)
Thanks for the support.
At first glance, it seems that the informacionFacturacion table is not being populated. Have you checked that the instance.save() is reached? (in other words, that the form is valid)
Second, in the template you want to use the informacionFacturacion object as the form elements, and you are handling them separately. Do:
if request.POST:
form = informacionFacturacionForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
instance = form.save(commit=False)
instance.save()
else:
# handle here the form error's, maybe report it in the template
else:
query = informacionFacturacion.objects.filter(usuario=request.user)
form = informacionFacturacionForm(instance=query[0])
and render the form parameter insead of infoFacturacion:
{{ form.as_p }}
finally, make sure that your template form id's matches the form element names, otherwise the form won't be filled.
UPDATE
Based on your edit, now the error is in this line:
form = informacionFacturacionForm(request.POST, instance=query_id)
query_id is an int, and it is expecting a model. Change the following line:
query_id = informacionFacturacion.objects.get(usuario=request.user).id
to
query = informacionFacturacion.objects.get(usuario=request.user)
and the faulty line to:
form = informacionFacturacionForm(request.POST, instance=query)
that should work for now, although code can be simplified a lot.
EDIT 2
Here is what I assume you want:
#login_required
def datosPersonales(request):
query = informacionFacturacion.objects.filter(usuario=request.user)
if request.method == "POST": # This will handle the template form's POST
form = informacionFacturacionForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
asd = form.save(commit=False)
asd.save()
# Here you may want to redirect to somewhere else
# Im not sure here, I guess that you want to handle the GET method if
# there is no form in the request. Post your template form to see what
# is happening.
else:
form = informacionFacturacionForm(instance=query)
# you dont need to save it, it is already in DB
context = {
"titulo": "Datos personales | Co.",
"body_class": "class= sidebar_main_open sidebar_main_swipe",
# I think here is your main issue, you are handling a form object
# AND a infoFacturacion object. You need to use just the
# form object in the template and render it accordingly.
"form": form,
"infoFacturacion": query,
}
template = "micuenta/datosPersonales.html"
return render(request, template, context)
Well, I was with the same problem on my sytem, so I made this solution, maybe it works to you! =D
I'm changing the value of the submit button and using the same form:
<button type="submit" id="submitButton" name="button" value="">Save</button>
If is a new task, I change the value of the button with JQuery:
$('#submitButton').val('new');
And if is an edition, I change the value again:
$('#submitButton').val('edit');
On my views.py, I check if is an edit or a new save by the value of the button:
def index(request):
tasks = Task.object.filter()
context = {
'tasks': tasks
}
if request.method == 'POST':
form = NewTask(request.POST or None)
if request.POST['button'] == 'new':
if form.is_valid():
context['is_valid'] = True
form.save()
form = NewTask()
else:
context['is_valid'] = False
if request.POST['button'] == 'edit':
instance = Task.object.filter(pk=request.POST['id']).first()
form = NewTask(request.POST, instance=instance)
if form.is_valid():
context['is_valid'] = True
form.save()
else:
context['is_valid'] = False
else:
form = NewTask()
context['form'] = form
return render(request, 'index.html', context)

Save and retrieve a form with session?

I have a context_processor.py file with the following function
def include_user_create(request):
if 'form' not in request.session:
form = CreateUserForm()
else:
form = request.session['form']
return { 'create_user_form' : form }
I use this to display my register in my base.html template, so that I may reuse it for all pages. A function create_user handles the form submit
def create_user(request):
form = CreateUserForm(request.POST or None, request.FILES or None)
if request.method == 'POST':
if form.is_valid():
user = form.save(commit=False)
user.save()
user = authenticate(username=user.email, password=user.password)
else:
request.session['form'] = form #<--- save
next = request.POST.get('next', '/')
return HttpResponseRedirect(next)
If the form is invalid I'd like to save the form so that the context_processor may reuse the form, for the purpose of saving the errors so they may be displayed in the template.
Doing this gives me a error:
TypeError: <CreateUserForm bound=True, valid=False, fields=(email;password;confirm_password)> is not JSON serializable
Is it possible to get this to work somehow?
You have this error because a form object is not JSON serializable, and the default session serializer is serializers.JSONSerializer.
Try to change it to a pickle serializer in your settings.py:
SESSION_SERIALIZER = 'django.contrib.sessions.serializers.PickleSerializer'
EDIT:
With this setting, you don't have to care about pickle serialization, you just have to write:
request.session['form'] = form