New Feature: Partial manual merge with branch 'forum'.

widget_django_unchained/forum/models.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.db import models
 # Create your models here.
 class Post(models.Model):
     author = models.ForeignKey('homepage.WidgetUser', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
-    post_image = models.ImageField(null=True)
+    post_image = models.ImageField(null=True, upload_to='')
     post_title = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     post_body = models.TextField()
     pub_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, null=True)

widget_django_unchained/forum/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
 from . import views
+from .views import CreateNewPost
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', views.show_index, name="Show Forum Page"),
     path('post/<int:post_id>/details', views.show_post, name="Show Post Details"),
-
-    # Disabled for the time being. May be used again in the near future.
-
-    #path('post/add', views.show_form, name="Add Post Form"),
-    #path('post/confirmation', views.show_confirmation, name="Show confirmation"),
+    path('posts/add', CreateNewPost.show_form, name="Show Add Post"),
+    path('post/add/success', CreateNewPost.add_new_post, name="Show Confirmation"),
 ]
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widget_django_unchained/forum/views.py

+# =================================
+# MODULE IMPORTS
+# =================================
+
+# importing from django
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse
+from django.views import View
+from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
+
+# importing from other apps in project
 from .models import Post, Reply
+from homepage.models import WidgetUser
+
+# from python
+import datetime
 
-# Create your views here.
+# =================================
+# FUNCTION LIST
+# =================================
+
+# for showing list of posts
 def show_index(request):
     posts = Post.objects.all().order_by("-pub_date")
     return render(request, 'forum/index.html', {'posts':posts})
 
+# for showing post details given a post_id
 def show_post(request, post_id):
     try:
         post = Post.objects.get(pk=post_id)
@@ -16,16 +34,30 @@ def show_post(request, post_id):
     replies = Reply.objects.filter(post=post_id).order_by("-pub_date")
     return render(request, 'forum/post_details.html', {'post':post, 'replies': replies})
 
-# The following functions are not used for the time being. May be used again
-# in the near future.
-
-def show_form(request):
-    return render(request, 'forum/post_form.html', {})
+class CreateNewPost(View):
+    # for adding a new post to database, then returning back to reply list
+    def show_form(request):
+        users = WidgetUser.objects.all()
+        return render(request, 'forum/post_form.html', {'users':users})
 
-def show_confirmation(request):
-    if (request.method == "POST"):
+    # for showing form where users can add new posts.
+    def add_new_post(request):
+        # populate new record
         title = request.POST.get("post_title")
         body = request.POST.get("post_body")
-        author = request.POST.get("author_id")
-        post = Post.objects.create(post_title=title,post_body=body,author_id=author)
-    return HttpResponse("Article saved!")
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+        author = request.POST.get("post_author")
+        image = request.FILES['post_image']
+        current_date = datetime.datetime.now()
+
+        new_post = Post.objects.create(post_title=title, post_body=body,author_id=author,
+                                        post_image=image,pub_date=current_date)
+
+        #upload file into static\images folder
+        fss = FileSystemStorage()
+        file = fss.save(image.name, image)
+
+        return render(request, 'forum/confirmation.html', {})
+
+
+
+