Applied DetailView to Model Books

alvaalvarez_reading/bookshelf/models.py

 from django.db import models
+from django.urls import reverse
 
 # Create your models here.
 class Author(models.Model):
@@ -20,4 +21,7 @@ class Books(models.Model):
     blurb = models.TextField(max_length=1000)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return self.title
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+        return self.title
+
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return reverse('bookshelf:books-details', kwargs={'pk': self.pk})
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alvaalvarez_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/books_detail.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load static %}
+
+{% block title %}{{ object.title }}{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+<h1>{{ object.title }}</h1>
+<em>Author: </em><a href="{{ object.author.get_absolute_url }}">{{ object.author }}</a> <br>
+<em>Publisher: </em>{{ object.publisher }} <br>
+<em>year_published: </em>{{ object.year_published }} <br>
+<em>ISBN: </em>{{ object.ISBN }} <br>
+{{ object.blurb }}
+<hr>
+
+<div id="links" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; width: 100%">
+    <a href="../home/">Home</a>
+    &nbsp; &nbsp;
+    <a href="../books/">Books</a>
+    &nbsp; &nbsp;
+    <a href="../authors/">Authors</a>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+

alvaalvarez_reading/bookshelf/templates/events/books.html → alvaalvarez_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/books_list.html

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Alva's Favorite Books</h1>
 <ul>
-    {% for book in books %}
-        <li><a href="{{ book.get_absolute_url }}">{{ book.title }}</a></li>
+    {% for object in object_list %}
+        <li><a href="{{ object.get_absolute_url }}">{{ object.title }}</a></li>
     {% endfor %}
 </ul>
 

alvaalvarez_reading/bookshelf/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
-from .views import home, BooksListView
+from .views import home, BooksListView, BooksDetailView
+
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('home/', home, name='home'),
-    path('books/', BooksListView.as_view(), name='books')
+    path('books/', BooksListView.as_view(), name='books-list'),
+    path('books/<int:pk>/details/', BooksDetailView.as_view(), name='books-details')
 ]
 
 # This might be needed, depending on your Django version

alvaalvarez_reading/bookshelf/views.py

@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ from .models import Books
 # Create your views here.
 
 def home(request):
-    return render(request, 'events/home.html')
+    return render(request, 'home.html')
 
-class BooksListView(View):
+class BooksListView(ListView):
     model = Books
 
-    def get(self, request):
-        booklist = Books.objects.all()
-        return render(request, 'events/books.html', {'books' : booklist})
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+
+class BooksDetailView(DetailView):
+    model = Books
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