Finished building form + relevant views for forum app

.gitignore

 .env
-.vscode
+.vscode'myenv/' 
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forum/forms.py

+from django import forms
+from django.forms import Textarea
+from .models import Post
+
+
+
+class PostForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Post
+        fields = ['post_title', 'post_body', 'author', 'image']
+        widgets = {
+            'post_body': Textarea(attrs={'placeholder': 'Text goes here', 'cols': 12, 'rows': 12}),
+        }
+        labels = {
+            'post_title': 'Title',
+            'post_body': 'Body',
+        }

forum/migrations/0014_alter_post_pub_date.py

+# Generated by Django 4.0.3 on 2022-05-23 06:08
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('forum', '0013_alter_post_image'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='post',
+            name='pub_date',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]

forum/migrations/0015_alter_post_author.py

+# Generated by Django 4.0.3 on 2022-05-23 09:32
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('homepage', '0003_widgetuser_department'),
+        ('forum', '0014_alter_post_pub_date'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='post',
+            name='author',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='homepage.widgetuser'),
+        ),
+    ]

forum/migrations/0016_alter_post_image.py

+# Generated by Django 4.0.3 on 2022-05-23 09:38
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('forum', '0015_alter_post_author'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='post',
+            name='image',
+            field=models.ImageField(null=True, upload_to='forum/'),
+        ),
+    ]

forum/migrations/0017_alter_post_author_alter_post_image_and_more.py

+# Generated by Django 4.0.3 on 2022-05-23 15:08
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('homepage', '0003_widgetuser_department'),
+        ('forum', '0016_alter_post_image'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='post',
+            name='author',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(default=1, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='homepage.widgetuser'),
+            preserve_default=False,
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='post',
+            name='image',
+            field=models.ImageField(default=1, upload_to='forum/'),
+            preserve_default=False,
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='post',
+            name='pub_date',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]

forum/migrations/0018_alter_post_options_alter_reply_options.py

+# Generated by Django 4.0.3 on 2022-05-23 16:22
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('forum', '0017_alter_post_author_alter_post_image_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='post',
+            options={'ordering': ['-id']},
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='reply',
+            options={'ordering': ['-id']},
+        ),
+    ]

forum/models.py

 from django.db import models
+from django.urls import reverse
 
 
 # Create your models here.
 class Post(models.Model):
     post_title = models.CharField(max_length=50)
     post_body = models.CharField(max_length=500)
-    pub_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+    pub_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, null=True)
     author = models.ForeignKey(
         'homepage.WidgetUser',
         on_delete=models.CASCADE
     )
     image = models.ImageField(upload_to="forum/")
 
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ['-id']
+
     def __str__(self):
         return '{}'.format(self.post_title)
 
-    @property
-    def post_detail(self):
-        post = '<br>{} by {} dated {}:'.format(self.post_title, self.author.forum_name, self.pub_date)
-        post += '<br>{}'.format(self.post_body)
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return reverse('forum:post-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk})
 
-        return post
+    
        
 
 class Reply(models.Model):
@@ -36,17 +38,8 @@ class Reply(models.Model):
         related_name="comments"
     )
 
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ['-id']
+
     def __str__(self):
         return 'Reply dated {}'.format(self.pub_date)
-
-    @property
-    def reply_detail(self):
-        reply = '<br>Reply by {} {} dated {}:'.format(self.author.first_name, self.author.last_name, self.pub_date)
-        reply += '<br>{}'.format(self.reply_body)
-
-        return reply
-
-    @property
-    def associated_post(self):
-        return '{}'.format(self.post.__str__)
-

forum/templates/forum/forum.html

@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@
 {% block app_header %}Welcome to Widget's Forum!{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-<ul class="posts">
-    {% for p in post_list %}
-        <li>
-            <a href="{% url 'forum:post-detail' pk=p.pk %}">
-                 <p><span class="title">{{ p.post_title }}</span> <br/> by <span class="author">{{ p.author.first_name }} {{ p.author.last_name }}</span> dated {{ p.pub_date|date:"d/m/Y" }}</p>
-            </a>
-        </li>
-    {% endfor %}
-</ul>
-{% endblock %}
+{% if post_list %}
+<div class="wrapper list">
+    <ul class="posts">
+        {% for p in post_list %}
+            <li>
+                <a href="{% url 'forum:post-detail' pk=p.pk %}">
+                    <p><span class="title">{{ p.post_title }}</span> <br/> by <span class="author">{{ p.author.first_name }} {{ p.author.last_name }}</span> dated {{ p.pub_date|date:"d/m/Y" }}</p>
+                </a>
+            </li>
+        {% endfor %}
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+    </ul>
+    <a class="button main" href="{% url 'forum:post-create' %}">New Forum Post</a>
+    {% else %}
+        <p>No articles are available.</p>
+        <a class="button main" href="{% url 'forum:post-create' %}">New Forum Post</a>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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forum/templates/forum/post_detail.html

@@ -6,20 +6,26 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-    <div class="wrapper">
+    <div class="wrapper detail">
         <div class="post">
             <h1>{{ object.post_title }}</h1>
             <h2>by {{ object.author.first_name }} {{ object.author.last_name }}, {{ object.pub_date|date:"d/m/Y" }}</h2>
             <p>{{ object.post_body }}</p>
-            <img src="{{ object.image.url }}">
+            {% if object.image %}
+                <img src="{{ object.image.url }}">
+            {% endif %}
         </div>
-        <ul class="replies">
-            {% for r in object.comments.all %}
-                <li>
-                    <p><span class="author">{{ r.author.first_name }} {{ r.author.last_name }}</span>, {{ r.pub_date|date:"d/m/Y" }}: {{ r.reply_body }}</p>
-                </li>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </ul>
+        {% if reply_list %}
+            <ul class="replies">
+                {% for r in object.comments.all %}
+                    <li>
+                        <p><span class="author">{{ r.author.first_name }} {{ r.author.last_name }}</span>, {{ r.pub_date|date:"d/m/Y" }}: {{ r.reply_body }}</p>
+                    </li>
+                {% endfor %}
+                {% else %}
+                    <p>No replies have been posted yet.</p>
+            </ul>
+        {% endif %}
     </div>
 {% endblock %}
 

forum/templates/forum/post_form.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load static %}
+
+{% block styles %}
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/forum_stylesheet.css' %}">
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block app_header %}New Forum Post{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="wrapper">
+    <form class="post" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <ul>
+            {{ form.as_p }}
+        </ul>
+        <input class="button main" type="submit" value="Save Post"> 
+        <br/>
+        <a class="button secondary" href="{% url 'forum:index' %}">Back to Forum Posts</a>
+    </form>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
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forum/templates/forum/post_list.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load static %}
+
+{% block styles %}
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/forum_stylesheet.css' %}">
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block app_header %}Welcome to Widget's Forum!{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+{% if post_list %}
+<div class="wrapper list">
+    <ul class="posts">
+        {% for p in post_list %}
+            <li>
+                <a href="{% url 'forum:post-detail' pk=p.pk %}">
+                    <p><span class="title">{{ p.post_title }}</span> <br/> by <span class="author">{{ p.author.first_name }} {{ p.author.last_name }}</span> dated {{ p.pub_date|date:"d/m/Y" }}</p>
+                </a>
+            </li>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+    {% else %}
+        <p>No articles are available.</p>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
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forum/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
 
-from .views import ForumPageView, PostDetailView
+from forum.models import Post
+
+from .views import ForumPageView, PostListView, PostDetailView, PostCreateView, PostUpdateView
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', ForumPageView.as_view(), name='index'),
+    # posts/
+    path('posts/', PostListView.as_view(), name='post-list'),
+    # post/1/details
     path('post/<int:pk>/details', PostDetailView.as_view(), name='post-detail'), 
+    # post/add
+    path('posts/add', PostCreateView.as_view(), name='post-create'),
+    # post/update
+    path('post/<int:pk>/update', PostUpdateView.as_view(), name='post-update')
 ]
 
 app_name = "forum"
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forum/views.py

-from django.shortcuts import render
+from logging import setLogRecordFactory
+from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.views import View
+from django.views.generic.list import ListView
 from django.views.generic.detail import DetailView
+from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, UpdateView
 
 from .models import Post, Reply
+from .forms import PostForm
 
 # Create your views here.
 class ForumPageView(View):
+    model = Post
+
     def get(self, request):
         return render(request, 'forum/forum.html', {
-        'post_list': Post.objects.all().order_by('-id'),
-        'reply_list': Reply.objects.all().order_by('-id')
+            'post_list': Post.objects.all(),
+            'reply_list': Reply.objects.all(),
+            'form': PostForm()
         })
 
+    def post(self, request):
+        if request.method == 'POST':
+            form = PostForm(request.POST)
+            if form.is_valid():
+                new_post = form.save()
+                return redirect('post_detail', pk=new_post.pk)
+        else:
+            form = PostForm()
+
+        return render(request, 'forum/post_list.html', {'form': form})
+
+class PostListView(ListView):
+    model = Post
+
 
 class PostDetailView(DetailView):
     model = Post
+
+
+class PostCreateView(CreateView):
+    model = Post
+    fields = ['post_title', 'post_body', 'author', 'image']
+    form = PostForm
+
+
+class PostUpdateView(UpdateView):
+    model = Post
+    fields = ['post_title', 'post_body', 'author', 'image']
+    form = PostForm 
+

widget_group_23/static/css/forum_stylesheet.css

@@ -21,6 +21,33 @@ img {
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+.button {
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    display:block;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-weight:bold;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    padding: 20px 0px 20px 0px;
+    text-align:center;
+    text-decoration:none;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.button.main {
+    background-color: #222;
+    color: #FFF !important;
+}
+
+.button.secondary {
+    background-color: #CCC;
+    color: #222;
+}
+
+.button:hover {
+    background-color: cornflowerblue;
+    color: #FFF !important;
+}
+
 .post {
     background-color: #FFF;
     border-radius: 8px;
@@ -28,9 +55,7 @@ img {
 }
 
 .posts {
-    margin: 0 auto;
     padding-left: 0px;
-    width: 80%;
 }
 
 .posts li {
@@ -71,6 +96,23 @@ img {
 
 .wrapper {
     margin: 0 auto;
-    padding: 32px 0px 32px 0px;
     width: 80%;
-}
+}
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+
+/* under wrappers */
+
+.wrapper.detail {
+    padding: 32px 0px 32px 0px;
+}
+
+.wrapper.list {
+    padding: 0px 0px 32px 0px;
+}
+
+.wrapper form ul {
+    padding-left: 0px;
+}
+
+.wrapper form label {
+    font-weight:bold;
+}