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chrisolivares_reading/bookshelf/admin.py

 from django.contrib import admin
-from .models import Author, Books
+from .models import Author, Book
 
 class AuthorAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     model = Author
     list_display = ('first_name', 'last_name', 'age', 'nationality', 'bio')
 
 class BooksAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    model = Books
+    model = Book
     list_display = ('title', 'author', 'publisher', 'year_published', 'ISBN', 'blurb')
 
 # registering the model and the admin is what tells
 # Django that admin pages must be generated for the models specified
 admin.site.register(Author, AuthorAdmin)
-admin.site.register(Books, BooksAdmin)
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+admin.site.register(Book, BooksAdmin)
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chrisolivares_reading/bookshelf/models.py

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ class Author(models.Model):
         return '{} {}'.format(self.first_name, self.last_name)
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
-        return reverse('location_detail', args=[str(self.first_name)])
+        return reverse('author-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk})
 
 
-class Books(models.Model):
+class Book(models.Model):
     title = models.CharField(max_length=200, default='')
     author = models.ForeignKey(
         Author,
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ class Books(models.Model):
         return '{} by {}'.format(self.title, self.author)
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
-        return reverse('location_detail', args=[str(self.title)])
+        return reverse('book-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk})
 

chrisolivares_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/authors.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}My Favorite Authors{% endblock %}
+
+{% block heading %}
+Chris's Favorite Authors:
+{% endblock %}
+
+{%block hyperlinks%}
+<ul>
+    {% for i in author_list %}
+        <li><a href="url">{{i.first_name}} {{i.last_name}}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    <br></br>
+    <a href="/home">Home</a>
+    <a href="/books">Books</a>
+</ul>
+{%endblock%}
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chrisolivares_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/book_details.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}{{book_list.}}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block heading %}
+Chris's Favorite Books:
+{% endblock %}
+
+{%block hyperlinks%}
+<ul>
+    {% for i in book_list %}
+        <li><a href="url">{{i.title}}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    <br></br>
+    <a href="/home">Home</a>
+    <a href="/authors">Authors</a>
+</ul>
+{%endblock%}
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chrisolivares_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/books.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}My Favorite Books{% endblock %}
+
+{% block heading %}
+Chris's Favorite Books:
+{% endblock %}
+
+{%block hyperlinks%}
+<ul>
+    {% for i in book_list %}
+        <li><a href="/{{book_list.get_absolute_url}}/details">{{i.title}}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    <br></br>
+    <a href="/home">Home</a>
+    <a href="/authors">Authors</a>
+</ul>
+{%endblock%}
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chrisolivares_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/home.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% block style %}
+h1 {text-align: center;}
+p {text-align: center;}
+div {text-align: center;}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block title %}My Favorite Books and Authors{% endblock %}
+
+{% block heading %}
+Welcome to Chris's Database of Favorite Books and Authors!
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block text %}
+I enjoy a plethora of genres. as long as the author imerses me in their world, that's an A+ for me!
+{% endblock %}
+
+{%block hyperlinks%}
+<a href="/books">Books</a>
+<a href="/authors">Authors</a>
+{%endblock%}
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chrisolivares_reading/bookshelf/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
-from .views import index
+from .views import home_view, BooksListView, AuthorsListView, BookDetailsView, AuthorDetailsView
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('', index, name='index'),
+    path('', home_view, name="My Favorite Books & Authors"),
+    path('home/', home_view, name="My Favorite Books & Authors"),
+
+    path('books/', BooksListView.as_view(), name ="books-list"),
+    path('books/<int:pk>/details/', BookDetailsView.as_view(), name ="book-item"),
+
+    path('authors/', AuthorsListView.as_view(), name ="My Favorite Authors"),
 ]
 
 app_name = "bookshelf"
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chrisolivares_reading/bookshelf/views.py

-from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render
-from .models import Author, Books
+from django.views import View
+from django.views.generic.list import ListView, DetailView
+from .models import Author, Book
 
 # Create your views here.
-def index(request):
-    return HttpResponse('Hello World! This came from the index view')
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+def home_view(request):
+    return render(request, 'bookshelf/home.html', {})
+
+class BooksListView(ListView):
+    model = Book
+    # def get(self, request):
+    #     book_list = Book.objects.all().values
+    #     return render(request, 'bookshelf/books.html', {'book_list': book_list})
+
+class AuthorsListView(ListView):
+    def get(self, request):
+        author_list = Author.objects.all().values
+        return render(request, 'bookshelf/authors.html', {'author_list': author_list})
+    
+class BookDetailsView(DetailView):
+    model = Book
+
+class AuthorDetailsView(DetailView):
+    model = Author
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chrisolivares_reading/chrisolivares_reading/settings.py

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ load_dotenv()
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
-
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = 'chrisolivares_reading.urls'
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
-        'DIRS': [],
+        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
         'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
             'context_processors': [

chrisolivares_reading/chrisolivares_reading/urls.py

-"""chrisolivares_reading URL Configuration
-
-The `urlpatterns` list routes URLs to views. For more information please see:
-    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/topics/http/urls/
-Examples:
-Function views
-    1. Add an import:  from my_app import views
-    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', views.home, name='home')
-Class-based views
-    1. Add an import:  from other_app.views import Home
-    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', Home.as_view(), name='home')
-Including another URLconf
-    1. Import the include() function: from django.urls import include, path
-    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
-"""
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import path, include
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('bookshelf/', include('bookshelf.urls', namespace='bookshelf')),
+    path('', include("bookshelf.urls")),
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
 ]

chrisolivares_reading/templates/base.html

+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<style>{% block style %}{% endblock %}</style>
+<head>
+    <title>{% block title %}{% endblock %}</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div id="heading">
+        <h1>{% block heading %}{% endblock %}</h1>
+    </div>
+    <div id="text">
+        {% block text %}{% endblock %}
+    </div>
+    <div id="hyperlinks">
+        {% block hyperlinks %}{% endblock %}
+    </div>
+</body>
+</html>
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