Added Final Project Specifications

Forum/forms.py

+from django.forms import ModelForm
+from .models import Post
+
+class PostForm(ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Post
+        fields = ["post_title", "post_body", "post_author", "post_imageUrl"]
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Forum/migrations/0005_alter_post_pub_date.py

+# Generated by Django 4.0.3 on 2022-05-25 08:35
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('Forum', '0004_reply_reply_post'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='post',
+            name='pub_date',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, verbose_name='date published'),
+        ),
+    ]

Forum/migrations/0006_alter_post_post_imageurl.py

+# Generated by Django 4.0.3 on 2022-05-25 08:38
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('Forum', '0005_alter_post_pub_date'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='post',
+            name='post_imageUrl',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=999, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]

Forum/models.py

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ from homepage.models import WidgetUser
 class Post(models.Model):
     post_title = models.CharField(max_length=50)
     post_body = models.CharField(max_length=500)
-    pub_date = models.DateTimeField("date published")
+    pub_date = models.DateTimeField("date published", auto_now_add=True)
     post_author = models.ForeignKey(WidgetUser, on_delete=models.CASCADE, default=1)
-    post_imageUrl = models.CharField(max_length=999, default = 1)
+    post_imageUrl = models.CharField(max_length=999, null=True)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.post_title

Forum/templates/Forum/addPost.html

+{% extends "Forum/base.html" %}
+   
+{% block content %}
+<h1>Contribute a new post to the Epic Gamer Forums</h1>
+    <form action="{% url 'Forum:index' %}">
+    <button type="submit">Go Back</button>
+    </form>
+    <form method="POST" action= "{% url 'Forum:addPost' %}">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        {{post_Form.as_p}} 
+        <button class="button" type="submit">Submit Post</button>
+    </form>
+{% endblock %}
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Forum/templates/Forum/post.html

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
+    <form action="{% url 'Forum:index' %}">
+    <button type="submit">Go Back</button>
+    </form>
+
 <h1>{{post.post_title}}</h1>
 <h4>{{post.post_author.first_name}} {{post.post_author.last_name}}, {{post.pub_date.day}}/{{post.pub_date.month}}/{{post.pub_date.year}}</h4>
 
@@ -9,6 +13,7 @@
 <img src= {{post.post_imageUrl}}>
 
     <ul>
+       <h4> Replies:</h4>
     {% for reply in reply_list %}
         {% if reply.reply_post.post_title == post.post_title  %}
 
@@ -21,4 +26,5 @@
     {% endfor %} 
     </ul>
 
+
 {% endblock %}
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Forum/templates/Forum/view.html

 {% extends "Forum/base.html" %}
    
 {% block content %}
-    <h1>Welcome to the Widget's Forum!</h1>
+
+    <h1>Welcome to the Epic Gamers Forum!</h1>
       {% if post_list %}
          <ul>
          {% for post in post_list %}
-            <h3><li><a href ="{% url 'post' post.id %}">{{post.post_title}}</a> 
+            <h3><li><a href ="{% url 'Forum:post' post.id %}">{{post.post_title}}</a> 
             </br> by {{post.post_author.first_name}} {{post.post_author.last_name}} dated {{post.pub_date.day}}/{{post.pub_date.month}}/{{post.pub_date.year}}</li></h3>
          {% endfor %}
          </ul>
@@ -13,4 +14,8 @@
          <p>No posts available.</p>
       {% endif %}
 
+      <form action="{% url 'Forum:addPost' %}">
+      <button type="submit">New Forum Post</button>
+      </form>
+      
 {% endblock %}
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Forum/urls.py

@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ from django.urls import path
 
 from . import views
 
+app_name = "Forum"
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('', views.index, name='index'),
-    path("<int:post_id>/details/", views.posts, name='post')   
+    #forum home page
+    path('posts/', views.index, name='index'),
+    #forum posts
+    path("<int:post_id>/details/", views.posts, name='post'),
+    #making new forum posts
+    path("posts/add/", views.newPost,name= 'addPost')  
 ]

Forum/views.py

 from django.http import HttpResponse
+import Forum
+from .forms import PostForm
 from . models import Post, Reply
 from homepage.models import WidgetUser
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 
 def index(request):
     Posts = Post.objects.all()
@@ -22,3 +24,16 @@ def posts(request, post_id):
          raise Http404("post doesnt exist")
      return render(request,"Forum/post.html",{"post": post, 'reply_list':reply_list})
 
+def newPost(request):
+     post_Form = PostForm()
+     if request.method == "POST":  
+        post_Form = PostForm(request.POST)
+        if post_Form.is_valid():
+            post_Form.save()
+            return redirect("Forum:addPost")
+        else:
+            post_Form = PostForm()
+     return render(request, "Forum/addPost.html", {"post_Form":post_Form})
+
+
+