def edit(request, id):
"""
Description: Edit a given blog post
Arguments: - request: HttpRequest object
- id: Id of Blog Post of interest
Return: HttpResponse
Author: Nnoduka Eruchalu
"""
post = get_object_or_404(Post, id=id)
if request.method == "POST":
form = PostForm(request.POST, instance=post)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
messages.add_message(request, messages.SUCCESS, "Post successfully edited")
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("postDetail", kwargs={"id": id}))
# if request.method != 'POST'
else:
form = PostForm(instance=post)
return render_to_response("blog/edit.html", {"form": form}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
def create(request):
"""
Description: Create a blog post
Arguments: - request: HttpRequest object
Return: HttpResponse
Author: Nnoduka Eruchalu
"""
if request.method == "POST":
form = PostForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
post = form.save(commit=False)
post.user = request.user # who is uploading this?
post.save() # finally create db record
form.save_m2m() # this is to save tags
messages.add_message(request, messages.SUCCESS, "Post successfully created")
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("posts"))
else:
form = PostForm()
return render_to_response("blog/create.html", {"form": form}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))