def new_post(request):
"""
Creates a new post
"""
form = forms.PostLongForm(user=request.user)
author = request.user
tag_val = content = ''
if request.method == "POST":
form = forms.PostLongForm(data=request.POST, user=request.user)
tag_val = form.data.get('tag_val')
content = form.data.get('content', '')
if form.is_valid():
# Create a new post by user
title = form.cleaned_data.get('title')
content = form.cleaned_data.get("content")
ptype = form.cleaned_data.get('post_type')
tag_val = form.cleaned_data.get('tag_val')
post = auth.create_post(title=title, content=content, ptype=ptype, tag_val=tag_val, author=author)
tasks.created_post.spool(pid=post.id)
return redirect(post.get_absolute_url())
# Action url for the form is the current view
action_url = reverse("post_create")
users_str = auth.get_users_str()
context = dict(form=form, tab="new", tag_val=tag_val, action_url=action_url,
content=content, users_str=users_str)
return render(request, "new_post.html", context=context)
def post_view(request, uid):
"Return a detailed view for specific post"
# Get the post.
post = Post.objects.filter(uid=uid).select_related('root').first()
if not post:
messages.error(request, "Post does not exist.")
return redirect("post_list")
auth.update_post_views(post=post, request=request)
if not post.is_toplevel:
return redirect(post.get_absolute_url())
# Form used for answers
form = forms.PostShortForm(user=request.user, post=post)
if request.method == "POST":
form = forms.PostShortForm(data=request.POST, user=request.user, post=post)
if form.is_valid():
author = request.user
content = form.cleaned_data.get("content")
answer = auth.create_post(title=post.title, parent=post, author=author,
content=content, ptype=Post.ANSWER, root=post.root)
return redirect(answer.get_absolute_url())
messages.error(request, form.errors)
# Build the comment tree .
root, comment_tree, answers, thread = auth.post_tree(user=request.user, root=post.root)
# user string
users_str = auth.get_users_str()
context = dict(post=root, tree=comment_tree, form=form, answers=answers, users_str=users_str)
return render(request, "post_view.html", context=context)