def register_page(request):
#2, we create the instance of the form class with the request method
register_form = RegisterForm(request.POST or None)
#3, we create the context
#4, we check if the form is valid
if register_form.is_valid():
#5 we get the cleaned datas
username = register_form.cleaned_data.get('username')
email = register_form.cleaned_data.get('email')
password = register_form.cleaned_data.get('password')
#6 we use the auth.user model to create the new_user
new_user = User.objects.create_user(username=username,
email=email,
password=password)
#7 we get the other data from the form
fullname = register_form.cleaned_data.get('fullname')
occupation = register_form.cleaned_data.get('occupation')
address = register_form.cleaned_data.get('address')
date_of_birth = register_form.cleaned_data.get('date_of_birth')
#8 we store the data into the User Profile model, while inheriting for the auth.user
new_user1 = UserProfile(user=new_user,
fullname=fullname,
occupation=occupation,
address=address,
date_of_birth=date_of_birth)
#9 we save the updated user
new_user1.save()
#10 we check to make sure user exist
if new_user1 is not None:
#11 if user exist log in user
login(request, new_user)
#12 redirect user to home page
return redirect('/')
return render(request, 'register_page.html',
{'register_form': register_form})
def create_userprofile_from_cdata(username, email, password, role):
# returns user, not userprofile
user = User.objects.create_user(username, email, password)
profile = UserProfile(user=user, role=role)
profile.save()
return user
