def add_question(request):
group_id = request.POST.get('group_id', False);
#attempt to create question using parameters from POST
try:
q = Question(
question_text=request.POST['question'],
body = request.POST['body'],
pub_date=timezone.now(),
user=request.user,
subject=request.POST['subject']
)
if group_id:
q.group = Group.objects.get(pk=group_id)
except(KeyError, Question.DoesNotExist):
return render(request, 'forum/index', {'error_message': "Question must not be empty!"})
else:
#allow for insertion of HTML in questions
q.body = q.body.replace("\n", "<br/>")
q.body = q.body.replace(" ", " ")
q.save()
if group_id:
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('groups:detail', args=(group_id)))
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('forum:index'))
