Views

class abstract.views.CreateAPIView(**kwargs)

A view for creating instances of a model using Django REST Framework’s CreateAPIView.

Inherits:

generics.CreateAPIView

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the serializer_class attribute with the appropriate serializer for creating instances.

Example:

class MyCreateAPIView(CreateAPIView):

serializer_class = MyModelSerializer

class abstract.views.CreateView(**kwargs)

A view for creating new instances of a model, with login required, inheriting from Django’s generic CreateView.

Inherits:

edit.CreateView

Attributes:

template_name (str): Path to the template for rendering the create view.

Methods:

get_form_kwargs(): Retrieve keyword arguments for form instantiation.

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the model and form_class attributes.

Example:

class MyCreateView(CreateView):

model = MyModel form_class = MyForm

Notes:

• The template for rendering the create view is determined by the ‘template_name’ attribute.

• The form for creating instances is automatically generated based on the ‘form_class’ attribute.

• Additional keyword arguments for form instantiation can be retrieved by overriding the ‘get_form_kwargs’ method.

get_form_kwargs()

Retrieve keyword arguments for form instantiation.

Returns:

dict: Keyword arguments for form instantiation including the operating user.

class abstract.views.DeleteView(**kwargs)

A view for deleting an instance of a model, with login required, inheriting from Django’s generic DeleteView.

Inherits:

edit.DeleteView

Attributes:

template_name (str): Path to the template for rendering the delete view.

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the model attribute.

Example:

class MyDeleteView(DeleteView):

model = MyModel

Notes:

• The template for rendering the delete view is determined by the ‘template_name’ attribute.

• Confirmation of deletion is handled by the associated template.

class abstract.views.DetailChildView(**kwargs)

A view rendering details of child objects related to a main object, with login required, inheriting from DetailView.

Inherits:

DetailView

Attributes:

template_name (str): Path to the template for rendering the detail view. field (str): The field name specifying the relationship to the child objects. child_header (str): Header for the child view, if applicable. filter_by_user (bool): Flag indicating whether to filter child objects based on the user.

Methods:

get_objects(context): Retrieve child objects related to the main object. get_context_data(**kwargs): Retrieve context data including child objects.

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the model attribute with the model whose details are to be displayed, along with other necessary attributes.

Example:

class MyDetailChildView(DetailChildView):

model = MyModel field = ‘related_objects’

Notes:

• The template for rendering the detail view is determined by the ‘template_name’ attribute.

• Child objects are fetched automatically based on the relationship specified in ‘field’.

• Child objects can be filtered based on the user if ‘filter_by_user’ is set to True.

get_context_data(**kwargs)

Retrieve context data including child objects related to the main object.

Args:

**kwargs: Additional keyword arguments.

Returns:

dict: Context data including child objects.

get_objects(context)

Retrieve child objects related to the main object based on the specified field.

Args:

context (dict): The context containing the main object.

Returns:

queryset: A queryset containing the related child objects, optionally filtered based on the user.

class abstract.views.DetailView(**kwargs)

A view rendering the details of a single object, with login required, inheriting from Django’s generic DetailView.

Inherits:

generic.DetailView

Attributes:

template_name (str): Path to the template for rendering the detail view.

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the model attribute with the model whose details are to be displayed.

Example:

class MyDetailView(DetailView):

model = MyModel

Notes:

• The template for rendering the detail view is determined by the ‘template_name’ attribute.

• The object to display details for is fetched automatically based on the URL parameters.

class abstract.views.FormView(**kwargs)

A view rendering a form, with login required, inheriting from Django’s generic FormView.

Inherits:

generic.FormView

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the form_class attribute with the appropriate form class.

Example:

class MyFormView(FormView):

form_class = MyForm

Note:

Make sure to define the template_name attribute to specify the template for rendering the form. By default, it looks for a template with the name <app>/<model>_form.html.

class abstract.views.ListView(**kwargs)

A view rendering a list of objects, with login required, inheriting from Django’s generic ListView.

Inherits:

generic.ListView

Attributes:

paginate_by (int): Number of objects to display per page. template_name (str): Path to the template for rendering the list view. child_header (str): Header for the child view, if applicable.

Methods:

get_queryset(): Returns the queryset of objects to display. get_context_data(**kwargs): Returns the context data to pass to the template.

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the model attribute with the model to list.

Example:

class MyListView(ListView):

model = MyModel

Notes:

• The template for rendering the list view is determined by the ‘template_name’ attribute.

• Pagination is enabled by default and can be adjusted using the ‘paginate_by’ attribute.

• Additional context data can be provided to the template by overriding the ‘get_context_data’ method.

get_context_data(**kwargs)

Retrieve keyword arguments for form instantiation.

Returns:

dict: Keyword arguments for form instantiation including the operating user.

get_queryset()

Retrieve objects related to the main object based on the specified field.

Args:

context (dict): The context containing the main object.

Returns:

queryset: A queryset containing the related objects filtered based on the user if applicable.

class abstract.views.RedirectView(**kwargs)

A view for redirecting to a specified URL, inheriting from Django’s generic RedirectView.

Inherits:

base.RedirectView

Attributes:

permanent (bool): Flag indicating whether the redirection is permanent. url (str): URL to redirect to.

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the ‘url’ attribute.

Example:

class MyRedirectView(RedirectView):

url = ‘/my-redirect-url/’

Notes:

• The ‘permanent’ attribute determines whether the redirection is permanent (HTTP status code 301) or temporary (HTTP status code 302).

• The ‘url’ attribute specifies the destination URL to redirect to.

class abstract.views.TemplateView(**kwargs)

A view rendering a template, with login required, inheriting from Django’s generic TemplateView.

Inherits:

generic.TemplateView

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the template_name attribute with the path to the template to render.

Example:

class MyTemplateView(TemplateView):

template_name = “my_template.html”

class abstract.views.UpdateView(**kwargs)

A view for updating an instance of a model, with login required, inheriting from Django’s generic UpdateView.

Inherits:

edit.UpdateView

Attributes:

template_name (str): Path to the template for rendering the update view.

Methods:

get_form_kwargs(): Retrieve keyword arguments for form instantiation.

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and specify the model attribute.

Example:

class MyUpdateView(UpdateView):

model = MyModel

Notes:

• The template for rendering the update view is determined by the ‘template_name’ attribute.

• The form for updating instances is automatically generated based on the model.

• Additional keyword arguments for form instantiation can be retrieved by overriding the ‘get_form_kwargs’ method.

get_form_kwargs()

Retrieve keyword arguments for form instantiation.

Returns:

dict: Keyword arguments for form instantiation including the operating user.

class abstract.views.View(**kwargs)

A base view class with login required, inheriting from Django’s generic View.

Inherits:

generic.View

Usage:

Define your view class inheriting from this class and implement the appropriate HTTP methods (e.g., get, post, etc.).

Example:

class MyView(View):

def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):

# implement get method logic