Accessing SubClassed User Profile Module in Django 1.3 - django

Question

I am trying to create two user types in django 1.3. I am subclassing the AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE with the following models.py:
class Member(models.Model):
ROLE_CHOICES = (
(0, 'Guide'),
(1, 'Operator'),
)
user = models.ForeignKey(User, unique=True)
location = models.CharField(max_length=60)
role = models.IntegerField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES)
class Guide(Member):
bio = models.TextField(blank=True)
experience = models.TextField(blank=True)
image = models.ImageField(blank=True, upload_to='images')
fileupload = models.FileField(blank=True, upload_to='files')
def __unicode__(self):
return self.user.username
def get_absolute_url(self):
return '/profiles/guides/%s' % self.user.username
class Operator(Member):
bio = models.TextField(blank=True)
image = models.ImageField(blank=True, upload_to='images')
def __unicode__(self):
return self.user.username
def get_absolute_url(self):
return '/profiles/operators/%s' % self.user.username
I am using generic class based views and can get the ListView to work for the Guide and Operator models I cannot get the DetailView to work. My views.py is as follows:
class GuideDetailView(DetailView):
model = Guide
context_object_name = 'guide'
template_name = 'members/guide_detail.html'
class GuideListView(ListView):
model = Guide
context_object_name = 'guides'
template_name = 'members/guide_list.html'
Any idea what might be missing?

Answer 1

Either provide a queryset:
class GuideDetailView(DetailView):
queryset = Guide.objects.all()
or override the get Method of DetailView:
class GuideDetailView(DetailView):
def get(self):
return "Everything you want, maybe: Guide.object.get(id=1)"
Given this in your urls.py:
url(r'^(?P<my_id>\d)/$', GuideDetailView.as_view(),),
You need to override get, like this:
class GuideDetailView(DetailView):
def get(self, request, **kwargs):
# lookup Guide Id in your database and assign it object
self.object = Guide.objects.get(pk=kwargs.get('my_id'))
# add object to your context_data, so that you can access via your template
context = self.get_context_data(object=self.object)
return self.render_to_response(context)