created template for announcements page, updated urls, added new views,...

created template for announcements page, updated urls, added new views, created get_reverse_url for announcement model

widget_casanatics/announcement_board/models.py

 from django.db import models
 from dashboard.models import WidgetUser
+from django.urls import reverse
 
 
 class Announcement(models.Model):
@@ -14,12 +15,15 @@ class Announcement(models.Model):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.title
     
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        reverse('announcement-details', kwargs={'pk': self.pk})
+
 
 class Reaction(models.Model):
 
     name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
     tally = models.IntegerField(default=0)
-    announcement = models.ForeignKey(Announcement, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    announcement = models.ForeignKey(Announcement, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='reactlist')
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name

widget_casanatics/announcement_board/templates/announcement_board/announcements.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load static %}
+
+{% block title %} Widget's Announcement Board {% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+<h1>Welcome to Widget's Announcement Board!</h1>
+<h2>Announcements:</h2>
+<ul>
+    {% for announcement in announcement_list %}
+        <li><a href="{{ announcement.get_absolute_url }}">{{ announcement.title }} by {{ announcement.author.displayName }}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+</ul>
+
+<form action="./add">
+    <button type="Submit">New Announcement</button>
+</form>
+
+<a href="../dashboard/">Dashboard</a> <br>
+<a href="../forum/">Forum</a> <br>
+<a href="../assignments/">Assignments</a> <br>
+<a href="../calendar/">Calendar</a> <br>
+
+{% endblock %}
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widget_casanatics/announcement_board/urls.py

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", views.announcements, name="announcements"),
+    path("<int:pk>/details/", views.AnnouncementDetailView.as_view(), name="announcement-details"),
+    path("add/", views.AnnouncementCreateView.as_view(), name="announcement-add"),
+    path("<int:pk>/edit/", views.AnnouncementUpdateView.as_view(), name="announcement-update"),
 ]
 
 

widget_casanatics/announcement_board/views.py

@@ -2,38 +2,27 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse
 from .models import Announcement, Reaction
 from datetime import datetime
 from django.utils import timezone
-
+from django.views.generic.detail import DetailView
+from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, UpdateView
+from django.shortcuts import render
 
 def announcements(request):
-    # retrieve all announcement entries in a list
-    announcementList = Announcement.objects.all()
-
-    # build response string
-    response = "Widget's Announcement Board <br><br>" + "Announcements:"
-    for announcement in announcementList:
-        # timezone conversion and string formatting for date-time
-        localdatetime = timezone.localtime(announcement.pub_datetime)
-        datetime = localdatetime.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %I:%M %p")
-
-        # list of reactions for announcement
-        reactions = announcement.reaction_set.all()
+    context = {
+        "announcement_list" : Announcement.objects.all().order_by('pub_date'),
+    }
 
-        # response proper
-        response = (
-            response
-            + "<br>"
-            + announcement.title
-            + " by "
-            + announcement.author.displayName()
-            + " published "
-            + datetime
-            + ": <br>"
-        )
+    return render(request, 'announcement_board/announcements.html', context)
 
-        response = response + announcement.body + "<br>"
+class AnnouncementDetailView(DetailView):
+    model = Announcement
+    template_name = 'announcement_board/announcement-details.html'
 
-        # for each reaction, add line with reaction and tally
-        for reaction in reactions:
-            response = response + reaction.name + ": " + str(reaction.tally) + "<br>"
+class AnnouncementCreateView(CreateView):
+    model = Announcement
+    template_name = 'announcement_board/announcement-add.html'
+    fields = ['title', 'body', 'author']
 
-    return HttpResponse(response)
+class AnnouncementUpdateView(UpdateView):
+    model = Announcement
+    template_name = 'announcement_board/announcement-edit.html'
+    fields = ['title', 'body', 'author']
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