add-author is finally working

neptunesy_reading/bookshelf/migrations/0005_alter_book_year_published.py

+# Generated by Django 3.2 on 2023-04-25 09:39
+
+import datetime
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bookshelf', '0004_alter_book_year_published'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='book',
+            name='year_published',
+            field=models.DateField(default=datetime.datetime(2023, 4, 25, 17, 39, 19, 682230)),
+        ),
+    ]

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

@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-<form id='addBook' action="/" method="post">
+<form id='addAuthor' method="post">
     {% csrf_token %}
-    <label for="firstName">First name:</label>
+    {{form.as_p}}
+    <!--<label for="firstName">First name:</label>
     <input type="text" id="textField" name="firstName"><br><br>
     <label for="lastName">Last name:</label>
     <input type="text" id="textField" name="lastName"><br><br>
@@ -22,8 +23,9 @@
     <input type="text" id="textField" name="ISBN"><br><br>
     <label for="blurb">Blurb:</label>
     <textarea name="blurb" form='addBook' rows=50 cols=50></textarea>
-    <input type="text" id="textField" name="blurb" ><br><br>
-    <input type="submit" id="submitButton" value="Add book">
+    <input type="text" id="textField" name="blurb" ><br><br>-->
+    <input type="submit" id="submitButton" value="Add Author">
         
 </form>
 
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file

neptunesy_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/add-book.html

@@ -9,23 +9,6 @@
 <form id="addBook" method="post">
     {% csrf_token %}
     {{ form.as_p }}
-    <!--<label for="title">Title:</label>
-    <input type="text" id="textField" name="title"><br><br>
-    <label for="author">Author:</label>
-    <select form="addBook" id="selectField" name='author'>
-            {% for author in object %}
-                <option value={{author}}>{{author}}</option>
-            {% endfor %}
-    </select>
-    <label for="publisher">Publisher:</label>
-    <input type="text" id="textField" name="publisher"><br><br>
-    <label for="yearPublished">Year published:</label>
-    <input type="date" id="dateField" name="yearPublished"><br><br>
-    <label for="ISBN">ISBN:</label>
-    <input type="text" id="textField" name="ISBN"><br><br>
-    <label for="blurb">Blurb:</label>
-    <textarea form="addBook" name="blurb"></textarea>
-    <input type="text" id="textField" name="blurb"><br><br>-->
     <input type="submit" id="submitButton" value="Submit">
         
 </form>

neptunesy_reading/bookshelf/views.py

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class BooksAddView(CreateView):
         blurb = request.POST.get('blurb')
 
         s = Book(title=title, author=Author.objects.get(pk=author), publisher=publisher, year_published=yearPublished, ISBN=ISBN, blurb=blurb)
-        newUrl = s.save()
 
         return HttpResponseRedirect(str(s.get_absolute_url()) + "/details/")
 
@@ -39,15 +38,37 @@ class BooksDetail(DetailView):
     template_name = "bookshelf/book_detais.html"
 
 
+class BooksEdit(UpdateView):
+    model = Book
+    template_name = "bookshelf/edit-book.html"
+
+
 class AuthorView(ListView):
     model=Author
     template_name = "bookshelf/authors.html"
 
 class AuthorAddView(CreateView):
-    model = Book
+    model = Author
+    fields='__all__'
     template_name = "bookshelf/add-author.html"
     
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        firstName = request.POST.get('first_name')
+        lastName = request.POST.get('last_name')
+        age = request.POST.get('age')
+        nationality = request.POST.get('nationality')
+        bio = request.POST.get('bio')
+
+        newObject = Author(first_name=firstName, last_name=lastName, age=age, nationality=nationality, bio=bio)
+        newObject.save()
+
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(str(newObject.get_absolute_url()) + "/details/")
 
 class AuthorDetail(DetailView):
     model=Author
     template_name = "bookshelf/authors_details.html"
+
+
+class AuthorEdit(UpdateView):
+    model=Author
+    template_name = "bookshelf/edit-author.html"