def index(request):
# First we need to check if the user has already submitted a request and
# if so we check to see if a role has been assigned. If one has not we
# notify them that their request has already been processed but not
# decision has been made. If a role has been assigned we display it.
volunteer_existed = False
profile = request.user.get_profile()
try:
instance = Volunteer.objects.get(volunteer=profile)
volunteer_existed = True
except Volunteer.DoesNotExist:
instance = profile
if request.method == 'POST':
vf = VolunteerForm(request.POST, instance=instance)
if vf.is_valid():
# not as elegant as I'd prefer... there's gotta be a better way
page = "volunteer_submitted.html"
v = Volunteer()
if volunteer_existed:
v = instance
page = "volunteer_updated.html"
v.requested = vf.cleaned_data['requested']
v.comments = vf.cleaned_data['comments']
v.volunteer = profile
v.save()
# should send an email at this point
return render_to_response(page,
context_instance=RequestContext(request))
else:
vf = VolunteerForm(instance=instance)
return render_to_response("call_for_volunteers.html",
{ "volunteers_form" : vf },
context_instance=RequestContext(request))
