Added working foundations for announcements templates. CSS style necessary

widget_tee_jays_angelos/announcements/templates/announcements/details.html

+{% if Announcement %}
+    <h2>{{Announcement.announcement_title}}</h2>
+    <h3>by {{Announcement.author.first_name}} {{Announcement.author.last_name}}, {{Announcement.pub_date}}</h3>
+    <h4>{{Announcement.announcement_body}}</h4>
+    {% for reaction in reactions %}
+        <h4>{{reaction.reaction_name}}: {{reaction.tally}}</h4>
+    {% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+    <p>Announcement not found.</p>
+{% endif %}
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widget_tee_jays_angelos/announcements/templates/announcements/index.html

+{% if announcement_list %}
+    <h1>Announcement Board</h1>
+    <h2>Important Announcements:</h2>
+    <ul>
+    {% for Announcement in announcement_list %}
+        <li><a href="/announcements/{{Announcement.id}}/details">{{Announcement.announcement_title}}, by {{Announcement.author.last_name}}, {{Announcement.author.first_name}}, dated {{Announcement.pub_date}}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+{% else %}
+    <p>No Announcements are available</p>
+{% endif %}
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widget_tee_jays_angelos/announcements/urls.py

@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ from django.urls import path
 from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('', views.index, name="announcements")
+    path('', views.index, name="announcements"),
+    path('<int:announcement_id>/details/', views.details, name="details"),
 ]

widget_tee_jays_angelos/announcements/views.py

-from django.http import HttpResponse
+from array import array
+from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
 from announcements.models import Announcement, Reaction, WidgetUser
+from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.template import loader
 
 # Create your views here.
 def index(request):
-	announcementEntries = Announcement.objects.all().count()
-	n = 1
-	announcement = "ANNOUNCEMENTS:<br/>"
-	while(n<=announcementEntries):
-		announcement += getAnnouncementHeader(n)
-		announcement += getReactions(n)
-		n += 1
-	return HttpResponse(announcement)
+	# announcementEntries = Announcement.objects.all().count()
+	# n = 1
+	# announcement = "ANNOUNCEMENTS:<br/>"
+	# while(n<=announcementEntries):
+	# 	announcement += getAnnouncementHeader(n)
+	# 	announcement += getReactions(n)
+	# 	n += 1
+	# return HttpResponse(announcement)
+	announcement_list = Announcement.objects.order_by("pub_date")
+	context = {
+		"announcement_list": announcement_list,
+	}
+	return render(request, "announcements/index.html", context)
 
-# helper function that iterates through every reaction of an announcement and returns it
+# helper function that iterates through every reaction of an announcement, adds it to an array, then returns it 
 def getReactions(pk):
-	announcementReactions = ""
+	# announcementReactions = ""
+	# for reaction in Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).announcements.all():
+	# 	announcementReactions += "{}: {}<br/>" .format(reaction.reaction_name, reaction.tally)
+	# announcementReactions += "<br/> "
+	# return announcementReactions
+	# announcementReactions = ""
+
+	announcementReactions = []
 	for reaction in Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).announcements.all():
-		announcementReactions += "{}: {}<br/>" .format(reaction.reaction_name, reaction.tally)
-	announcementReactions += "<br/> "
+		announcementReactions.append(reaction)
 	return announcementReactions
 
 # helper function that takes the data in an announcement and creates the header of the announcement
 # (First and Second lines)
-def getAnnouncementHeader(pk):
-	announcementFirstLine = ""
-	announcementSecondLine = ""
-	announcementHeader = ""
+# def getAnnouncementHeader(pk):
+# 	announcementFirstLine = ""
+# 	announcementSecondLine = ""
+# 	announcementHeader = ""
+
+# 	announcementTitle = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).announcement_title
+# 	authorFirstName = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).author.first_name
+# 	authorLastName = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).author.last_name
+# 	publicationDate = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).pub_date
+# 	announcementBody = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).announcement_body
+# 	announcementFirstLine = "{} by {} {} dated {}:<br/>" .format(announcementTitle, authorFirstName, authorLastName, publicationDate)
+# 	announcementSecondLine = "{}<br/>" .format(announcementBody)
+# 	announcementHeader += announcementFirstLine + announcementSecondLine
 
-	announcementTitle = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).announcement_title
-	authorFirstName = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).author.first_name
-	authorLastName = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).author.last_name
-	publicationDate = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).pub_date
-	announcementBody = Announcement.objects.get(pk=pk).announcement_body
-	announcementFirstLine = "{} by {} {} dated {}:<br/>" .format(announcementTitle, authorFirstName, authorLastName, publicationDate)
-	announcementSecondLine = "{}<br/>" .format(announcementBody)
-	announcementHeader += announcementFirstLine + announcementSecondLine
+# 	return announcementHeader
 
-	return announcementHeader
+def details(request, announcement_id):
+	try:
+		announcement = Announcement.objects.get(pk=announcement_id)
+	except Announcement.DoesNotExist:
+		raise Http404("Announcement does not exist!")
+	try:
+		reactions = getReactions(pk=announcement_id)
+	except Reaction.DoesNotExist:
+		raise Http404("Reaction does not exist")
+	context = {
+		"Announcement": announcement,
+		"reactions": reactions
+		}
+	return render(request, "announcements/details.html", context)
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widget_tee_jays_angelos/widget_tee_jays_angelos/settings.py

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ DEBUG = True
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
+# Change Date Format
+DATE_FORMAT = "m-d-Y"
+USE_L10N = False
 
 # Application definition