def get_category_articles_json(self, number_to_return):
# If more articles in a category than your max number, get a random X number of the articles, ordered by postdate
# Always get first article for the category (that one will be starting point for non-dynamic part of page always)
first_article = self.get_starting_article()
category_articles = Article.objects.filter(is_active=1).filter(category=self).order_by('postdate_key')
category_articles_1 = category_articles.exclude(id=first_article.id).order_by('?')[(number_to_return - 1):]
category_articles = category_articles.exclude(id__in=category_articles_1)
category_articles_json = utils.articles_to_json(category_articles)
"""
category_articles_json = '['
for i in range(0, len(category_articles)):
related_articles = category_articles[i].get_related_articles(2)
if i != 0:
category_articles_json += ','
try:
category_articles_json += ('{"title":"' + category_articles[i].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "url_slug":"' + category_articles[i].url_slug + '", "post_image":"' \
+ category_articles[i].post_image_url + '", "description":"' \
+ category_articles[i].description.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_title_1":"' + related_articles[0].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_url_slug_1":"' + related_articles[0].url_slug \
+ '", "related_title_2":"' + related_articles[1].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_url_slug_2":"' + related_articles[1].url_slug + '"}')
except:
category_articles_json += ('{"title":"' + category_articles[i].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "url_slug":"' + category_articles[i].url_slug + '", "post_image":"' \
+ category_articles[i].post_image_url + '", "description":"' \
+ category_articles[i].description.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_title_1":"", "related_url_slug_1":"", "related_title_2":"", "related_url_slug_2":""}')
category_articles_json += ']'
"""
return category_articles_json
def home_article_change():
home_articles = Article.objects.filter(is_active=1).exclude(category__in=[17]).order_by('postdate_key')
home_articles_json = utils.articles_to_json(home_articles)
"""
home_articles_json = '['
for i in range(0, len(home_articles)):
related_articles = home_articles[i].get_related_articles(2)
if i != 0:
home_articles_json += ','
if len(related_articles) >= 2:
home_articles_json += ('{"title":"' + home_articles[i].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "url_slug":"' + home_articles[i].url_slug + '", "post_image":"' \
+ home_articles[i].post_image_url + '", "description":"' \
+ home_articles[i].description.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_title_1":"' + related_articles[0].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_url_slug_1":"' + related_articles[0].url_slug \
+ '", "related_title_2":"' + related_articles[1].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_url_slug_2":"' + related_articles[1].url_slug + '"}')
if len(related_articles) == 1:
home_articles_json += ('{"title":"' + home_articles[i].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "url_slug":"' + home_articles[i].url_slug + '", "post_image":"' \
+ home_articles[i].post_image_url + '", "description":"' \
+ home_articles[i].description.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_title_1":"' + related_articles[0].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_url_slug_1":"' + related_articles[0].url_slug \
+ '", "related_title_2":"", "related_url_slug_2":""}')
if len(related_articles) == 0:
home_articles_json += ('{"title":"' + home_articles[i].title.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "url_slug":"' + home_articles[i].url_slug + '", "post_image":"' \
+ home_articles[i].post_image_url + '", "description":"' \
+ home_articles[i].description.replace('"', '\\\\"').replace('\'', '\\\'') \
+ '", "related_title_1":"", "related_url_slug_1":"", "related_title_2":"", "related_url_slug_2":""}')
home_articles_json += ']'
"""
return {'home_articles_json': home_articles_json}