Add CreateView for adding Authors

joaqscrisologo_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/add-author.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% load static %}
+
+{% block title %} Add New Author {% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+{{ form.non_field_errors }}
+{% for field in form %}
+	{% if field.errors %}
+		<p>{{ field.label }} has the following errors:</p>
+		<ul>
+			{% for error in field.errors %}
+			<li>{{ error }}</li>
+			{% endfor %}
+		</ul>
+	{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+<form method="post">
+	{% csrf_token %}
+	{{ form.as_p }}
+	<br>
+	<input type="submit" value="Add Author">
+</form>
+<br><hr>
+{% endblock %}
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joaqscrisologo_reading/bookshelf/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
-from .views import HomeView, AuthorListView, AuthorDetailView, BooksListView, BooksDetailView
+from .views import HomeView, AuthorListView, AuthorDetailView, BooksListView, BooksDetailView, AuthorCreateView
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', HomeView, name='index'),
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('authors/<int:pk>/details', AuthorDetailView.as_view(), name='author-detail'),
     path('books', BooksListView.as_view(), name='books-list'),
     path('books/<int:pk>/details', BooksDetailView.as_view(), name='books-detail'),
+    path('authors/add', AuthorCreateView.as_view(), name='author-add'),
 ]
 
 # This might be needed, depending on your Django version

joaqscrisologo_reading/bookshelf/views.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.views import View
 from django.views.generic.detail import DetailView
 from django.views.generic.list import ListView
+from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, UpdateView
 
 from .models import Author, Books
 
@@ -20,3 +21,8 @@ class BooksListView(ListView):
 
 class BooksDetailView(DetailView):
     model = Books
+
+class AuthorCreateView(CreateView):
+    model = Author
+    fields = '__all__'
+    template_name = 'bookshelf/add-author.html'