Part 3: Views and templates
====> Write your first view
$ edit polls\views.py
from django.http import HttpResponse
def index(request):
return HttpResponse("Hello, world. You're at the polls index.")
$ edit polls\urls.py
from django.conf.urls import url
from . import views
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^$', views.index, name='index'),
]
$ edit mysite\urls.py
from django.conf.urls import include, url
from django.contrib import admin
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^polls/', include('polls.urls')),
url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
]
====> Writing more views
$ edit polls\views.py
# ...
def detail(request, question_id):
return HttpResponse("You're looking at question %s." % question_id)
def results(request, question_id):
response = "You're looking at the results of question %s."
return HttpResponse(response % question_id)
def vote(request, question_id):
return HttpResponse("You're voting on question %s." % question_id)
$ edit polls\urls.py
from django.conf.urls import url
from . import views
urlpatterns = [
# ex: /polls/
url(r'^$', views.index, name='index'),
# ex: /polls/5/
url(r'^(?P<question_id>[0-9]+)/$', views.detail, name='detail'),
# ex: /polls/5/results/
url(r'^(?P<question_id>[0-9]+)/results/$', views.results, name='results'),
# ex: /polls/5/vote/
url(r'^(?P<question_id>[0-9]+)/vote/$', views.vote, name='vote'),
]
====> Write views that actually do something
$ edit polls\views.py
from django.http import HttpResponse
from .models import Question
def index(request):
latest_question_list = Question.objects.order_by('-pub_date')[:5]
output = ', '.join([p.question_text for p in latest_question_list])
return HttpResponse(output)
# Leave the rest of the views (detail, results, vote) unchanged
$ edit polls\templates\polls\index.html
{% if latest_question_list %}
<ul>
{% for question in latest_question_list %}
<li><a href="/polls/{{ question.id }}/">{{ question.question_text }}</a></li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
{% else %}
<p>No polls are available.</p>
{% endif %}
$ edit polls\views.py
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.template import RequestContext, loader
from .models import Question
def index(request):
latest_question_list = Question.objects.order_by('-pub_date')[:5]
template = loader.get_template('polls/index.html')
context = RequestContext(request, {
'latest_question_list': latest_question_list,
})
return HttpResponse(template.render(context))
====> A shortcut: render()
$ edit polls\views.py
from django.shortcuts import render
from .models import Question
def index(request):
latest_question_list = Question.objects.order_by('-pub_date')[:5]
context = {'latest_question_list': latest_question_list}
return render(request, 'polls/index.html', context)
====> Raising a 404 error
$ edit polls\views.py
from django.http import Http404
from django.shortcuts import render
from .models import Question
# ...
def detail(request, question_id):
try:
question = Question.objects.get(pk=question_id)
except Question.DoesNotExist:
raise Http404("Question does not exist")
return render(request, 'polls/detail.html', {'question': question})
$ edit polls\templates\polls\detail.html
{{ question }}
====> A shortcut: get_object_or_404()
$ edit polls\views.py
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
from .models import Question
# ...
def detail(request, question_id):
question = get_object_or_404(Question, pk=question_id)
return render(request, 'polls/detail.html', {'question': question})
====> Use the template system
$ edit polls\templates\polls\detail.html
<h1>{{ question.question_text }}</h1>
<ul>
{% for choice in question.choice_set.all %}
<li>{{ choice.choice_text }}</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
====> Removing hardcoded URLs in templates
$ edit polls\templates\polls\detail.html
from: <li><a href="/polls/{{ question.id }}/">{{ question.question_text }}</a></li>
to: <li><a href="{% url 'detail' question.id %}">{{ question.question_text }}</a></li>
====> Namespacing URL names
$ edit mysite\urls.py
from django.conf.urls import include, url
from django.contrib import admin
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^polls/', include('polls.urls', namespace="polls")),
url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
]
$ edit polls\templates\polls\index.html
from: <li><a href="{% url 'detail' question.id %}">{{ question.question_text }}</a></li>
to: <li><a href="{% url 'polls:detail' question.id %}">{{ question.question_text }}</a></li>