def post_submit():
"""
This view is for submitting posts. An account is required for submitting posts.
Get parameters supply the tag name, e.g. a link from the tag page to post with that tag.
Post request receive the form submission
"""
# Forbid submission of post if user is not logged in
if not check.logged_in():
error_context = {
'error_name':
"403 Forbidden",
'error_info':
"You may not post without an account. Please log in or create an account"
}
return render_template('error.html', **error_context)
# User is logged in, show text submission form
else:
form = TextPostForm()
if form.validate_on_submit():
post = Post()
post.user_id = int(session['user_id'])
post.date = datetime.now()
post.title = form.title.data
post.content_type = form.content_type.data
post.content = form.content.data
post.content_html = md.render(form.content.data)
# TODO: Implement external links
post.is_external = False
post.current_vote = 0
post.is_banned = False
post.comment_count = 0
# TODO: Implement tag existance check
# This should be done with custom validator after tags are created
try:
tag = Tag(form.tag.data)
print(form.tag.data)
post.tag_id = tag.id
except NotImplementedError as error:
error_context = {
'error_name': "INVALID TAG",
'error_info': "the tag you entered is invalid"
}
return render_template('error.html', **error_context)
post.save()
flash('Post created sucessfully')
return redirect(url_for('post_pages.post_view', post_id=post.id))
else:
return render_template('post_text_submit.html', form=form)
