def new_contact(request):
# Checking for POST request and validation the form
if request.POST:
contactsForm = ContactsForm(request.POST)
if contactsForm.is_valid():
# saving the contact to the DB
contactsForm.save()
return render_to_response('add_contact.html', {'added': True, 'first_name': request.POST['first_name'], 'last_name': request.POST['last_name']}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
else:
contactsForm = ContactsForm()
return render_to_response('add_contact.html', {'contactsForm': ContactsForm, 'added': False}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
def edit_contact(request, contact_id):
# Valid contact since is part of the URL
# TODO: needs validation in order to avoid directly manipulation
# of the URL through the browser or a program
form = Contacts.objects.get(pk=contact_id)
if request.POST:
contactsForm = ContactsForm(request.POST, instance=form)
if contactsForm.is_valid():
contactsForm.save()
return render_to_response('edit_contact.html', {'added': True, 'first_name': request.POST['first_name'], 'last_name': request.POST['last_name']})
else:
# Passing the form to the ContacsForm class in order
# to populate the fields of thee web form
contactsForm = ContactsForm(instance=form)
return render_to_response('edit_contact.html', {'contactsForm': contactsForm, 'added': False, 'first_name': form.first_name, 'last_name': form.last_name}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
