def newCategory():
"""Allow an Authorized User to add a new Category or Process the form for
adding a new Category.
Returns:
For a GET operation returns a Web View containing a form for entering
data for the new user.
A successful POST request directs presents a View of the new Category.
"""
# Only an Authenticated User can add New Categories
if isActiveSession() is False:
return redirect(url_for("listCategory"))
# Process the New Category Form and add it to the Database
if request.method == "POST":
newCategory = Category(user_id=getSessionUserInfo()["id"], name=request.form["name"])
session.add(newCategory)
session.commit()
flash("New Category created!")
# Display the Information for the new Category
return redirect(url_for("viewCategory", key=newCategory.id))
else:
return render_template(
"generic.html",
modelType="category",
viewType=os.path.join("partials", "new.html"),
traits=Category.defaultTraits(),
)
def newItem():
"""This route is used behind the scenes to view an item. It forwards
the request on to viewCatItem. Requires a user to be authenticated.
Notes:
This route could be changed to reflect which category it will be in.
Returns:
A GET request presents the user with a form for creating a new Item.
A POST request processes the user's input from the form and adds the
new item.
"""
# A user session must exist to add an item.
if isActiveSession() is False:
return redirect(url_for("listItem"))
if request.method == "POST":
# Process the new Item from the submitted form.
# Make sure that an item associated with this category doesn't already have
# the name of the one submitted in the form.
category = Category.query.filter_by(name=request.form["category"]).one()
newItemName = request.form["name"]
try:
# We should find either zero or one item in a category with a given
# name.
items = Item.query.filter_by(cat_id=category.id, name=newItemName).one_or_none()
print "newItem: items = {0}".format(items)
except MultipleResultsFound as e:
# We more than one item with the newItemName in it's category.
print "Multiple " + e
flash("{0} items named {1} in {2} already.".format(len(items), newItemName, category.name))
return redirect(url_for("viewCategory", key=category.id))
if items is None:
# This is a new Item for this category and it's name is unique
# in the category.
# Handle uploaded image
picture = request.files["picture"]
pictureUrl = processImageUpload(picture)
# Create the New Item and add it to the Database
newItem = Item(
name=request.form["name"],
dateCreated=datetime.strptime(request.form["created"], "%Y-%m-%d"),
cat_id=category.id,
description=request.form["description"],
user_id=getSessionUserInfo()["id"],
picture=pictureUrl,
)
session.add(newItem)
session.flush()
session.commit()
flash("New item created!")
# Present the user with a view of the new item
return redirect(url_for("viewItem", key=newItem.id))
else:
# Alert the user to an already exisiting item with the specified name.
flash("An item with the name {0} already exists in {1}.".format(newItemName, category.name))
# Send the user back to the newItem Form.
return redirect(url_for("newItem"))
else:
# Present the User with the New Item Form
return render_template(
"generic.html", modelType="item", viewType=os.path.join("partials", "new.html"), traits=Item.defaultTraits()
)