def edit_post(url):
post = Post.query.filter_by(url=url).first_or_404()
form = PostForm()
if form.validate_on_submit():
post.title = form.title.data
post.url = form.url.data
post.markdown_url = form.markdown_url.data
post.summary = form.summary.data
post.img_url = form.img_url.data
# split the tags by comas
post_tags = form.tags.data.replace(" ", "").split(",")
# check for deleted tags
Tag.check_deleted_tags(post, post_tags)
# check for existing tags
Tag.update_tags(post_tags, post)
db.session.commit()
flash('Changes on "{}" have been saved.'.format(form.title.data))
return redirect(url_for("dashboard.overview"))
elif request.method == "GET":
form.title.data = post.title
form.url.data = post.url
form.markdown_url.data = post.markdown_url
form.summary.data = post.summary
form.img_url.data = post.img_url
# use regex to format the tags
tag_regex = re.compile(r"\[(.*)\]")
mo = tag_regex.search(str(post.tag.all()))
form.tags.data = mo.group(1)
return render_template(
"dashboard/new_post.html",
post=post,
form=form,
title="Edit Post",
overview_active="is-active",
)
