def search(request):
result_list = []
if request.method == 'POST':
query = request.POST['query'].strip()
if query:
# Run our Bing function to get the results list!
result_list = run_query(query)
return render(request, 'love/search.html', {'result_list': result_list})
def category(request, category_name_slug):
# Create a context dictionary which we can pass to the template rendering engine.
context_dict = {}
context_dict['result_list'] = None
context_dict['query'] = None
if request.method == 'POST':
query = request.POST['query'].strip()
if query:
# Run our Bing function to get the results list!
result_list = run_query(query)
context_dict['result_list'] = result_list
context_dict['query'] = query
try:
# Can we find a category name slug with the given name?
# If we can't, the .get() method raises a DoesNotExist exception.
# So the .get() method returns one model instance or raises an exception.
category = Category.objects.get(slug=category_name_slug)
context_dict['category_name'] = category.name
# Retrieve all of the associated pages.
# Note that filter returns >= 1 model instance.
pages = Page.objects.filter(category=category).order_by('-views')
# Adds our results list to the template context under name pages.
context_dict['pages'] = pages
# We also add the category object from the database to the context dictionary.
# We'll use this in the template to verify that the category exists.
context_dict['category'] = category
context_dict['category_name_slug'] = category_name_slug
except Category.DoesNotExist:
pass
if not context_dict['query']:
context_dict['query'] = category.name
# Go render the response and return it to the client.
return render(request, 'love/category.html', context_dict)
