def topic_add(request, course_short_name):
#User has asked for a form to add a topic to this course
if request.method == 'GET':
return render_to_response('topic/add.html', {'course_short_name':course_short_name}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
#User has posted data to add a topic
elif request.method == 'POST':
t = Topic()
t.title = request.POST['title']
t.content = request.POST['content']
c = Course.objects.get(short_name=request.POST['course_short_name'])
t.course = c
t.save()
topic_order = TopicOrder(course=c, topic=t)
topic_orders = TopicOrder.objects.filter(course=c).order_by('-order')[:1]
if topic_orders:
topic_order.order = topic_orders[0].order + 1
else:
topic_order.order = 0
topic_order.save()
#TODO: Can we make this a REST call to the forum app ??? it will be a better dependency
forum_url = "/courses/course/topic/show/"+c.short_name+"/"+str(t.pk)
forum = Forum(url=forum_url)
forum.save()
return render_to_response('topic/add.html', {'course_short_name':course_short_name, 'errors':['topic saved']}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
def topic_reorder(request, course_short_name):
msg = ''
topic_ids = request.POST['order'].split(',')
count = 0
for topic_id in topic_ids:
count += 1
if topic_id == '':
continue
try:
course = Course.objects.get(short_name = course_short_name)
topic = Topic.objects.get(id = int(topic_id))
to = None
try:
to = TopicOrder.objects.get(course=course, topic=topic)
except:
to = TopicOrder(course=course, topic=topic, order=count)
to.order = count
#(to, created) = TopicOrder.objects.get_or_create(course=course, topic=topic)
to.save()
msg = 'Topic ordering successfull'
except Exception, x:
logging.error("could not save TopicOrder object " + x)
msg = 'Topic ordering failed because ' + x