For this example I’m not starting with a generic view. That’s because the code includes support for an extra submit button – in this case “Save and Add Another”. Without it, I would have used the generic view.<\/p>\n
Before:<\/p>\n
\r\n\r\n@permission_required('calendars.add_eventtype')\r\ndef create_type(request):\r\n evttypeform = EventTypeForm(request.POST or None)\r\n \r\n if evttypeform.is_valid():\r\n evttypeform.save()\r\n if '_addanother' in request.POST:\r\n return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('create_type'))\r\n \r\n return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('list_type'))\r\n \r\n return render_to_response('eventtype_form.html', \r\n {'form' : evttypeform, 'create_form': True,\r\n 'calendar_menu': CalendarName.menu.all(), },\r\n context_instance=RequestContext(request))<\/pre>\nPerhaps the Generic View would have looked something like this (not tested):<\/p>\n
@permission_required('calendars.add_eventtype')\r\ndef create_type(request):\r\n return create_object(request,\r\n form_class = EventTypeForm,\r\n post_save_redirect=reverse('list_type'),\r\n template_name='eventtype_form.html',\r\n extra_context={'create_form': True,\r\n 'calendar_menu': CalendarName.menu.all(),}) <\/pre>\nAfter:<\/p>\n
class TypeCreateView(CreateView):\r\n template_name = 'eventtype_form.html'\r\n model = EventType\r\n form_class = EventTypeForm\r\n \r\n def get_success_url(self):\r\n if '_addanother' in self.request.POST:\r\n return reverse('create_type')\r\n return reverse('list_type')\r\n \r\n ## Override dispatch to apply the permission decorator\r\n @method_decorator(permission_required('calendars.add_eventtype'))\r\n def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):\r\n return super(TypeCreateView, self).dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)\r\n \r\n ## Additional context\r\n def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):\r\n context = super(TypeCreateView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)\r\n context['calendar_menu'] = CalendarName.menu.all()\r\n context['create_form'] = True\r\n return context <\/pre>\nOne of the benefits of the class based views is to be able to override individual methods. Here the get_success_url<\/code> method can handle the extra functionality of the “Add Another” button.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For this example I’m not starting with a generic view. That’s because the code includes support for an extra submit button – in this case “Save and Add Another”. Without it, I would have used the generic view. Before: @permission_required(‘calendars.add_eventtype’) def create_type(request): evttypeform = EventTypeForm(request.POST or None) if evttypeform.is_valid(): evttypeform.save() if ‘_addanother’ in request.POST: return … <\/p>\n