Django Imager: Create Views to Add Models¶
In this series of assignments you will build a simple image management website using Django. In this fifth step, you will provide users with a way to add resources from the front-end of the application. That way, you need not grant them access to the Django admin.
Tasks¶
Do your work for this assignment on a branch called front-end-3.
Be sure that the branch contains your work for the previous parts of this work.
BEFORE YOU START ANY OF THE NEW VIEWS BELOW, convert your existing function-based views to be class-based views.
Instead of going generic and using the TemplateView, do what you can to try and use a more specific CBV.
The right CBV for the right job.
Creating¶
- Construct views that allow the creation of
albumandphotoinstances. - From the
librarypage you created previously, add prominent buttons that allow for easy navigation to thealbumandphotocreation pages. - Each creation page should show a form with the needed fields to create a new album or photo.
- The
albumform need not offer the ability to upload photos. Only assign photos that already exist. - When the form is submitted, the user should be redirected to the
librarypage where they can see the newly created object.
The URLs for these pages should be
/images/albums/add//images/photos/add/
Tests¶
You must implement tests to ensure your views are functioning properly. As an example, a user should not be able to create a photo or album with any required field missing.
Submitting Your Work¶
When you are done working and all your tests are passing, create a Pull Request from the front-end-3 branch to master.
Submit the URL for that pull request.
When you are done, you can merge the pull request in preparation for the next stage of your work.