def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
ctx = self.get_context_data(**kwargs)
form = PostQueueForm(request.POST or None)
ctx['form'] = form
# if twitter account exists, connect to Twitter
api = connect_to_tweepy(request.user.id, self.kwargs['biz_id'])
if form.is_valid():
# add the missing values for created_by and created_on since
# modelForms seem to have trouble automaticlly inheriting them
the_post = form.save(commit=False)
the_post.created_by = request.user
the_post.created_on = datetime.now()
the_post.biz_id = self.kwargs['biz_id'] # TODO: remove this
the_post.save()
# see signals.py for adding this saved post to
# the Celery queue via the post_save signal
messages.info(request, 'Your post has been scheduled')
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('likeriser_view',
args=(self.kwargs['biz_id'],)))
messages.error(request, 'Your form did not validate')
return self.render_to_response(ctx)
def post_to_twitter(self, request, biz_id, msg):
''' Posts to Twitter wall
TODO
if connection to twitter fails, set a flag for the post
that lets the user know the details of why it failed.
'''
api = connect_to_tweepy(request.user.id, biz_id)
update = api.update_status(msg)
return update.text
def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
# request.session['next'] = request.META['HTTP_REFERER']
api = connect_to_tweepy(request.user.id, self.kwargs['biz_id'])
ctx = { 'me': api.me() }
return self.render_to_response(ctx)
