def validate_candidate(request):
# ht
print "\nin the function add_candidate\n"
if request.method == 'POST':
form = CandidateForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
print "\nform is_valid\n"
candidate = form.save(commit=False)
try:
voter = Voter.objects.get(voterid=candidate.voterid)
except:
print "\nIncorrect VoterID\n"
return HttpResponse("Voter ID does not exist !") # render a proper message on UI
candidate.candidateid = 'CI' + encode(Candidate.objects.count()+1)
print "\nhere\n"
user = User(username=candidate.candidateid,password=candidate.password)
user.set_password(user.password)
user.save()
candidate.save()
print "form: ",form
return HttpResponseRedirect('/electoraldb/candidate_success/?username=%s&password=%s' %(candidate.candidateid,candidate.password))
else:
print "errors ",form.errors
else:
#request was not post method type
form = CandidateForm()
# to render
return HttpResponseRedirect('/electoraldb/add_candidate/')
def add_candidate(request):
# ht
if request.method == 'POST':
data = request.POST
form = CandidateForm(request.POST)
#is the form valid?
if form.is_valid():
candidate = form.save(commit=False)
print form
candidate.candidateid = 'CI' + encode(Candidate.objects.count()+1)
candidate.save()
return index(request)
else:
print form.errors
else:
#request was not post method type
form = CandidateForm()
return render(request,'electoraldb/add_candidate.html',{'form':form})
def add_candidate(request):
# ht
print "\nin the function add_candidate\n"
if request.method == 'POST':
form = CandidateForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
if form.is_valid():
print "\nform is_valid\n"
candidate = form.save(commit=False)
candidate.candidateid = 'CI' + encode(Candidate.objects.count()+1)
print "\nhere\n"
candidate.save()
print "form: ",form
return index(request) # jump to index.html
else:
print "errors ",form.errors
else:
#request was not post method type
form = CandidateForm()
# to render
return render(request,'electoraldb/add_candidate.html',{'form':form})
