def create_annotation(request):
asset = get_object_or_404(Asset, pk=request.POST['annotation-context_pk'])
form = dict((key[len('annotation-'):], val)
for key, val in request.POST.items()
if key.startswith('annotation-'))
del form['context_pk']
data = {'author': request.user, 'asset': asset}
for field in formfields:
if form.get(field) != '':
data[field] = form[field]
clipping = False
for field in NULL_FIELDS:
if field in data:
clipping = True
assert clipping
assert annotationfields.intersection(data)
# ^^ the model will take care of the edge case
annotation = SherdNote(**data)
annotation.save()
#need to create global annotation if it doesn't exist already
#so it appears in the user's list
asset.global_annotation(annotation.author, auto_create=True)
if request.is_ajax():
response = {
'asset': {
'id': asset.id
},
'annotation': {
'id': annotation.id
}
}
return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps(response),
mimetype="application/json")
else:
#new annotations should redirect 'back' to the asset
# at the endpoint of the last annotation
# so someone can create a new annotation ~lizday
url_fragment = ''
if annotation.range2:
url_fragment = '#start=%s' % str(annotation.range2)
redirect_to = request.GET.get(
'next',
annotation.asset.get_absolute_url() + url_fragment)
return HttpResponseRedirect(redirect_to)
