def archive(request):
# Here we want to show all of the post titles, sorted by date.
posts = Post.objects.all().order_by("-publication_date")
data_for_output = []
page_title = BLOG_PRE_TITLE + u" Archive"
# Here we only need the titles and the urls.
for post in posts:
title = post_as_components(post.body)[0]
url = get_post_url(post)
data_for_output.append( (title, url) )
context = RequestContext(request,
{'PAGE_TITLE': page_title,
'PAGE_DESCRIPTION': u'A list of blog posts.',
'posts': data_for_output})
t = loader.get_template('archive.html')
return HttpResponse(t.render(context))
def home(request):
# Here we want to show the most recent posts.
posts = Post.objects.all().order_by("-publication_date")[:5]
data_for_output = []
post_title = BLOG_FULL_TITLE
# We don't want all of the blog post, just the title and first paragraph.
# TODO: Should this be more resilient?
for post in posts:
title, first_para, body = post_as_components(post.body)
url = get_post_url(post)
data_for_output.append( (title, first_para, url) )
# Build up the context again.
context = RequestContext(request,
{'PAGE_TITLE': post_title,
'PAGE_DESCRIPTION': BLOG_DESCRIPTION,
'posts': data_for_output})
t = loader.get_template('home.html')
return HttpResponse(t.render(context))
def post(request, post_year, post_month, post_title):
# Try to find the post that corresponds to the title.
possibilities = Post.objects.filter(
publication_date__year = post_year
).filter(
publication_date__month = post_month
).filter(
title = post_title
)
if len(possibilities) == 1:
found_post = possibilities[0]
else:
raise Http404
# If this is hit by a POST, someone is making a comment.
if request.method == 'POST':
form = CommentForm(request.POST)
# Check form validity. If not valid, we'll drop through and render the
# page.
if form.is_valid():
# Hooray, form is filled out ok! Create a new comment.
body_text = form.cleaned_data['text']
comment_author = form.cleaned_data['name']
comment = Comment(text = body_text,
author = comment_author,
post = found_post)
comment.save()
# At this point, we're happy to drop through and render the page.
return HttpResponseRedirect(request.path)
else:
# Return an empty form and render the page.
form = CommentForm()
# Get the information in the form we want. This should be considered
# subject to change.
# Begin with the post title and body.
post_components = post_as_components(found_post.body)
post_title = post_components[0]
post_remainder = post_components[2]
# Other ancillary stuff.
post_url = get_post_url(found_post)
page_title = BLOG_PRE_TITLE + post_title
comments_enabled = found_post.enable_comments
# Get all the comments associated with the post. Only bother with this if
# the comments are enabled on the post.
if comments_enabled:
comments = Comment.objects.filter(post = found_post).order_by("date")
else:
comments = []
# Got to build up the relevant contexts.
context = RequestContext(request,
{'PAGE_TITLE': page_title,
'PAGE_DESCRIPTION': None,
'post_title': post_title,
'post_body': post_remainder,
'post_url': post_url,
'comments_enabled': comments_enabled,
'comments': comments,
'publication_date': found_post.publication_date,
'form': form})
t = loader.get_template('post.html')
return HttpResponse(t.render(context))
def item_link(self, item):
return get_post_url(item)