Forms in Django. How to initialize model field from form? - django

Question

In models.py:
class Client(AbstractBaseUser):
username = models.CharField(max_length=32, unique=True)
email = models.EmailField('email address', unique=True, db_index=True)
avatar = models.ImageField('avatar', upload_to='avatars')
id = id(object)
class Order(models.Model):
class Meta():
db_table = 'order'
short_desc = models.CharField(max_length=30)
subject = models.ForeignKey(Subject, blank=True)
user_id = models.ForeignKey('Client', to_field='id', related_name='client_id', default='0', blank=True)
performer_id = models.ForeignKey('Client', to_field='id', related_name='performer_id', default='0', blank=True)
worktype = models.ForeignKey(Type, blank=True)
level = models.IntegerField(default=0, blank=True)
readiness = models.BooleanField(default=False, blank=True)
description = models.TextField(max_length=2000, blank=True)
file = models.FileField(upload_to='orderfiles', blank=True)
#maxdate = models.DateField(blank=True)
addate = models.DateField(auto_now=True, blank=True)
price = models.IntegerField(max_length=10, blank=True)
responses = models.IntegerField(blank=True)
In forms.py:
class AddOrderForm(forms.ModelForm):
short_desc = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput,label="Краткое описание(послужит именем)")
subject = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=Subject.objects.all(), label="Предмет")
worktype = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=Type.objects.all(), label="Тип")
level = forms.IntegerField(widget=forms.TextInput,label="Уровень сложности (от 1 до 5)")
description = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput,label="Полное описание")
#maxdate = forms.DateField(widget=forms.TextInput,label="maxdate")
price = forms.IntegerField(widget=forms.TextInput,label="Ваша цена")
responses = forms.IntegerField(widget=forms.TextInput,label="Кол-во ответов на заказ")
class Meta:
model = Order
fields = ['short_desc', 'level', 'description', 'price', 'responses', 'subject', 'worktype']
In views.py:
def addorder(request, user_id):
"""
Adding Order view
"""
if request.POST:
form = AddOrderForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
return redirect('/')
else:
return redirect('/')
auth1 = auth.get_user(request).username
return render_to_response('customer.html', { 'form': form,'username' : auth1}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
I need the field user_id in class Order to be initialized immediately after adding order(). Where should I do it and in which way? I need something like this logic: Client adds an Order through AddOrderForm and then user_id field of just added object of class Order has to be initialized with an object of class Client, whose id equals user_id in parameters of addorder() function.

Answer 1

You can do that using commit=False while saving the form. This is typical way of saving the object using model form which has fewer fields.
def addorder(request, user_id):
"""
Adding Order view
"""
if request.POST:
form = AddOrderForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
order = form.save(commit=false)
order.client_id = Client.objects.get(id=user_id)
order.save()
return redirect('/')
else:
return redirect('/')
auth1 = auth.get_user(request).username
return render_to_response('customer.html',
{ 'form': form,'username' : auth1},
context_instance=RequestContext(request))
Disclaimer: Handle errors e.g. Client.objects.get() may fail. Use appropriate fields to search.