def modelUpdate(request):
print "Creation page"
m_tb_name = request.session['model_table']
print 'model_classes_field', m_tb_name
model_class = get_model('Directories', m_tb_name)
model_name = model_class.__name__
field_names = model_class._meta.get_all_field_names()
if request.method == 'POST':
print "m_tb_name is: ", m_tb_name
form_class = get_dynamic_form(m_tb_name)
form = form_class(request.POST)
if form.is_valid(): # All validation rules pass
print "form is valid!"
row = form.save()
form = dbForm()
#send a message to inform users that form submission was a success
messages.success(request, 'New model data created!')
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('Directories:index'))
else:
#will probably return the form with errors
return render(request, 'Directories/create.html', {'form':form, 'model_name':model_name, 'field_names':field_names})
else:
form_class = get_dynamic_form(m_tb_name)
form = form_class() # An unbound form
print "no form submission: ", form.errors
return render(request, 'Directories/create.html', {'form':form, 'model_name':model_name, 'field_names':field_names})
def modelEdit(request):
print "Edit page"
#create a global list with the instances to be updated. This will be called in the modelEdit view
mvar = request.session['model_table']
model_class = get_model('Directories', mvar)
# create querysets using the field chosen in the list template
update_items = request.session['u_list']
field_names = request.session['field_list']
# Get the field values list from dlist as shown below and then show the values in the edit template, inside the textboxes
f_val_list = sorted(field_values.items()) #sort puts them in alphabetical order but you may need to change this for other models
form_class = get_dynamic_form(mvar)
if "_alter" in request.POST:
#print "instance: ", t
print "alter presseedddd!"
form = form_class(request.POST)#, instance=t)
if form.is_valid(): # All validation rules pass
#print "instance: ", t
print "form valid! now start updating fields!"
# use the form data to change the queryset 't' field values
print 'start forloop', len(field_names)
# iterate over update_list to get the pks from sent from the list template form
for count in range(0, len(update_items)):
for item in update_items:
t = model_class.objects.get(pk=item[count])
print "instance: ", t
# iterate over field_names to get the user form input for each field in field_names
for count in range(1, len(field_names)):
form_data = form.cleaned_data[field_names[count]]
data = form_data.encode("utf8")
print "FORM DATA:", data
print "field_name: ", field_names[count]
setattr(t, field_names[count], form_data)
print "data", getattr(t, field_names[count]).encode("utf8")
#print 'end forloop'
##### alles epiloges gia to t:
##### Foo.objects.get(pk=????).update(**data) opou data = {'field1': 'value1', 'field5': 'value5', 'field7': 'value7'}
##### i kanw Foo.objects.get(pk=????).update(**{field_list[2]:item})
# after changing the queryset data you can now save to database
t.save()
#send a message to inform users that form submission was a success
messages.success(request, 'Selected fields updated') # kalw ama kanei duplicate la8os na epistrefei validate_unique()
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('Directories:index'))
else:
# will return the form with an error message
return render(request, 'Directories/edit.html', {'form':form, 'field_list':field_list, 'f_val_list':f_val_list})
else:
for item in update_list:
t = model_class.objects.get(**{field_list[0]:item[0] for item in update_list})
form = form_class(instance=t)
print "something not working or submit button not pressed"
return render(request, 'Directories/edit.html', {'form':form, 'field_list':field_list, 'f_val_list':f_val_list})
