def post_ad(state="available"):
is_available = state == "available"
if is_available:
form = AvailableAdForm()
else:
form = WantedAdForm()
form.starting.flags.is_date = True
if request.method == "GET":
form.email.data = g.user.email
if form.validate_on_submit():
room = Room(user=g.user, is_available=is_available)
if room.is_available:
form.room_pref.data = product(form.room_pref.data)
else:
form.room_type.data = product(form.room_type.data)
form.populate_obj(room)
room.urlname = str(uuid4())[:8]
db.session.add(room)
db.session.commit()
# Search for matching rooms
rooms_distance = Room.search_rooms(room)
# Send emails to interested users
for r, distance in rooms_distance:
if room.is_available: # ad poster is looking for a person
send_email_found_room(r.user, room, distance)
else: # ad poster is looking for a room.
send_email_found_person(r.user, room, distance)
flash("Your ad has been posted!", category="info")
return render_template("found.html", room=room, rooms_distance=rooms_distance)
return render_template("autoform.html", form=form, title="Post a new advertisement", submit="Post ad")
