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diff --git a/tests/modeltests/model_forms/models.py b/tests/modeltests/model_forms/models.py
index 5ffd6aac9f..6ffd4d1bce 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/model_forms/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/model_forms/models.py
@@ -1,18 +1,35 @@
"""
-34. Generating HTML forms from models
+36. Generating HTML forms from models
-Django provides shortcuts for creating Form objects from a model class.
+Django provides shortcuts for creating Form objects from a model class and a
+model instance.
The function django.newforms.form_for_model() takes a model class and returns
a Form that is tied to the model. This Form works just like any other Form,
-with one additional method: create(). The create() method creates an instance
+with one additional method: save(). The save() method creates an instance
of the model and returns that newly created instance. It saves the instance to
-the database if create(save=True), which is default. If you pass
-create(save=False), then you'll get the object without saving it.
+the database if save(commit=True), which is default. If you pass
+commit=False, then you'll get the object without committing the changes to the
+database.
+
+The function django.newforms.form_for_instance() takes a model instance and
+returns a Form that is tied to the instance. This form works just like any
+other Form, with one additional method: save(). The save()
+method updates the model instance. It also takes a commit=True parameter.
+
+The function django.newforms.save_instance() takes a bound form instance and a
+model instance and saves the form's cleaned_data into the instance. It also takes
+a commit=True parameter.
"""
from django.db import models
+ARTICLE_STATUS = (
+ (1, 'Draft'),
+ (2, 'Pending'),
+ (3, 'Live'),
+)
+
class Category(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(maxlength=20)
url = models.CharField('The URL', maxlength=40)
@@ -20,16 +37,40 @@ class Category(models.Model):
def __str__(self):
return self.name
+class Writer(models.Model):
+ name = models.CharField(maxlength=50, help_text='Use both first and last names.')
+
+ def __str__(self):
+ return self.name
+
class Article(models.Model):
headline = models.CharField(maxlength=50)
- pub_date = models.DateTimeField()
- categories = models.ManyToManyField(Category)
+ pub_date = models.DateField()
+ created = models.DateField(editable=False)
+ writer = models.ForeignKey(Writer)
+ article = models.TextField()
+ categories = models.ManyToManyField(Category, blank=True)
+ status = models.IntegerField(choices=ARTICLE_STATUS, blank=True, null=True)
+
+ def save(self):
+ import datetime
+ if not self.id:
+ self.created = datetime.date.today()
+ return super(Article, self).save()
def __str__(self):
return self.headline
+class PhoneNumber(models.Model):
+ phone = models.PhoneNumberField()
+ description = models.CharField(maxlength=20)
+
+ def __str__(self):
+ return self.phone
+
__test__ = {'API_TESTS': """
->>> from django.newforms import form_for_model, BaseForm
+>>> from django.newforms import form_for_model, form_for_instance, save_instance, BaseForm, Form, CharField
+>>> import datetime
>>> Category.objects.all()
[]
@@ -51,33 +92,36 @@ __test__ = {'API_TESTS': """
<li>The URL: <input type="text" name="url" maxlength="40" /></li>
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': 'Entertainment', 'url': 'entertainment'})
->>> f.errors
-{}
->>> f.clean_data
+>>> f.is_valid()
+True
+>>> f.cleaned_data
{'url': u'entertainment', 'name': u'Entertainment'}
->>> obj = f.create()
+>>> obj = f.save()
>>> obj
<Category: Entertainment>
>>> Category.objects.all()
[<Category: Entertainment>]
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': "It's a test", 'url': 'test'})
->>> f.errors
-{}
->>> f.clean_data
+>>> f.is_valid()
+True
+>>> f.cleaned_data
{'url': u'test', 'name': u"It's a test"}
->>> obj = f.create()
+>>> obj = f.save()
>>> obj
<Category: It's a test>
>>> Category.objects.all()
[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>]
+If you call save() with commit=False, then it will return an object that
+hasn't yet been saved to the database. In this case, it's up to you to call
+save() on the resulting model instance.
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': 'Third test', 'url': 'third'})
->>> f.errors
-{}
->>> f.clean_data
+>>> f.is_valid()
+True
+>>> f.cleaned_data
{'url': u'third', 'name': u'Third test'}
->>> obj = f.create(save=False)
+>>> obj = f.save(commit=False)
>>> obj
<Category: Third test>
>>> Category.objects.all()
@@ -86,21 +130,67 @@ __test__ = {'API_TESTS': """
>>> Category.objects.all()
[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>, <Category: Third test>]
+If you call save() with invalid data, you'll get a ValueError.
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': '', 'url': 'foo'})
>>> f.errors
{'name': [u'This field is required.']}
->>> f.clean_data
->>> f.create()
+>>> f.cleaned_data
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+AttributeError: 'CategoryForm' object has no attribute 'cleaned_data'
+>>> f.save()
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: The Category could not be created because the data didn't validate.
-
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': '', 'url': 'foo'})
->>> f.create()
+>>> f.save()
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: The Category could not be created because the data didn't validate.
+Create a couple of Writers.
+>>> w = Writer(name='Mike Royko')
+>>> w.save()
+>>> w = Writer(name='Bob Woodward')
+>>> w.save()
+
+ManyToManyFields are represented by a MultipleChoiceField, ForeignKeys and any
+fields with the 'choices' attribute are represented by a ChoiceField.
+>>> ArticleForm = form_for_model(Article)
+>>> f = ArticleForm(auto_id=False)
+>>> print f
+<tr><th>Headline:</th><td><input type="text" name="headline" maxlength="50" /></td></tr>
+<tr><th>Pub date:</th><td><input type="text" name="pub_date" /></td></tr>
+<tr><th>Writer:</th><td><select name="writer">
+<option value="" selected="selected">---------</option>
+<option value="1">Mike Royko</option>
+<option value="2">Bob Woodward</option>
+</select></td></tr>
+<tr><th>Article:</th><td><textarea rows="10" cols="40" name="article"></textarea></td></tr>
+<tr><th>Status:</th><td><select name="status">
+<option value="" selected="selected">---------</option>
+<option value="1">Draft</option>
+<option value="2">Pending</option>
+<option value="3">Live</option>
+</select></td></tr>
+<tr><th>Categories:</th><td><select multiple="multiple" name="categories">
+<option value="1">Entertainment</option>
+<option value="2">It&#39;s a test</option>
+<option value="3">Third test</option>
+</select><br /> Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.</td></tr>
+
+You can restrict a form to a subset of the complete list of fields
+by providing a 'fields' argument. If you try to save a
+model created with such a form, you need to ensure that the fields
+that are _not_ on the form have default values, or are allowed to have
+a value of None. If a field isn't specified on a form, the object created
+from the form can't provide a value for that field!
+>>> PartialArticleForm = form_for_model(Article, fields=('headline','pub_date'))
+>>> f = PartialArticleForm(auto_id=False)
+>>> print f
+<tr><th>Headline:</th><td><input type="text" name="headline" maxlength="50" /></td></tr>
+<tr><th>Pub date:</th><td><input type="text" name="pub_date" /></td></tr>
+
You can pass a custom Form class to form_for_model. Make sure it's a
subclass of BaseForm, not Form.
>>> class CustomForm(BaseForm):
@@ -110,4 +200,330 @@ subclass of BaseForm, not Form.
>>> f = CategoryForm()
>>> f.say_hello()
hello
+
+Use form_for_instance to create a Form from a model instance. The difference
+between this Form and one created via form_for_model is that the object's
+current values are inserted as 'initial' data in each Field.
+>>> w = Writer.objects.get(name='Mike Royko')
+>>> RoykoForm = form_for_instance(w)
+>>> f = RoykoForm(auto_id=False)
+>>> print f
+<tr><th>Name:</th><td><input type="text" name="name" value="Mike Royko" maxlength="50" /><br />Use both first and last names.</td></tr>
+
+>>> art = Article(headline='Test article', pub_date=datetime.date(1988, 1, 4), writer=w, article='Hello.')
+>>> art.save()
+>>> art.id
+1
+>>> TestArticleForm = form_for_instance(art)
+>>> f = TestArticleForm(auto_id=False)
+>>> print f.as_ul()
+<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" value="Test article" maxlength="50" /></li>
+<li>Pub date: <input type="text" name="pub_date" value="1988-01-04" /></li>
+<li>Writer: <select name="writer">
+<option value="">---------</option>
+<option value="1" selected="selected">Mike Royko</option>
+<option value="2">Bob Woodward</option>
+</select></li>
+<li>Article: <textarea rows="10" cols="40" name="article">Hello.</textarea></li>
+<li>Status: <select name="status">
+<option value="" selected="selected">---------</option>
+<option value="1">Draft</option>
+<option value="2">Pending</option>
+<option value="3">Live</option>
+</select></li>
+<li>Categories: <select multiple="multiple" name="categories">
+<option value="1">Entertainment</option>
+<option value="2">It&#39;s a test</option>
+<option value="3">Third test</option>
+</select> Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.</li>
+>>> f = TestArticleForm({'headline': u'Test headline', 'pub_date': u'1984-02-06', 'writer': u'1', 'article': 'Hello.'})
+>>> f.is_valid()
+True
+>>> test_art = f.save()
+>>> test_art.id
+1
+>>> test_art = Article.objects.get(id=1)
+>>> test_art.headline
+'Test headline'
+
+You can create a form over a subset of the available fields
+by specifying a 'fields' argument to form_for_instance.
+>>> PartialArticleForm = form_for_instance(art, fields=('headline','pub_date'))
+>>> f = PartialArticleForm({'headline': u'New headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04'}, auto_id=False)
+>>> print f.as_ul()
+<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" value="New headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
+<li>Pub date: <input type="text" name="pub_date" value="1988-01-04" /></li>
+>>> f.is_valid()
+True
+>>> new_art = f.save()
+>>> new_art.id
+1
+>>> new_art = Article.objects.get(id=1)
+>>> new_art.headline
+'New headline'
+
+Add some categories and test the many-to-many form output.
+>>> new_art.categories.all()
+[]
+>>> new_art.categories.add(Category.objects.get(name='Entertainment'))
+>>> new_art.categories.all()
+[<Category: Entertainment>]
+>>> TestArticleForm = form_for_instance(new_art)
+>>> f = TestArticleForm(auto_id=False)
+>>> print f.as_ul()
+<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" value="New headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
+<li>Pub date: <input type="text" name="pub_date" value="1988-01-04" /></li>
+<li>Writer: <select name="writer">
+<option value="">---------</option>
+<option value="1" selected="selected">Mike Royko</option>
+<option value="2">Bob Woodward</option>
+</select></li>
+<li>Article: <textarea rows="10" cols="40" name="article">Hello.</textarea></li>
+<li>Status: <select name="status">
+<option value="" selected="selected">---------</option>
+<option value="1">Draft</option>
+<option value="2">Pending</option>
+<option value="3">Live</option>
+</select></li>
+<li>Categories: <select multiple="multiple" name="categories">
+<option value="1" selected="selected">Entertainment</option>
+<option value="2">It&#39;s a test</option>
+<option value="3">Third test</option>
+</select> Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.</li>
+
+>>> f = TestArticleForm({'headline': u'New headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04',
+... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Hello.', 'categories': [u'1', u'2']})
+>>> new_art = f.save()
+>>> new_art.id
+1
+>>> new_art = Article.objects.get(id=1)
+>>> new_art.categories.all()
+[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>]
+
+Now, submit form data with no categories. This deletes the existing categories.
+>>> f = TestArticleForm({'headline': u'New headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04',
+... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Hello.'})
+>>> new_art = f.save()
+>>> new_art.id
+1
+>>> new_art = Article.objects.get(id=1)
+>>> new_art.categories.all()
+[]
+
+Create a new article, with categories, via the form.
+>>> ArticleForm = form_for_model(Article)
+>>> f = ArticleForm({'headline': u'The walrus was Paul', 'pub_date': u'1967-11-01',
+... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Test.', 'categories': [u'1', u'2']})
+>>> new_art = f.save()
+>>> new_art.id
+2
+>>> new_art = Article.objects.get(id=2)
+>>> new_art.categories.all()
+[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>]
+
+Create a new article, with no categories, via the form.
+>>> ArticleForm = form_for_model(Article)
+>>> f = ArticleForm({'headline': u'The walrus was Paul', 'pub_date': u'1967-11-01',
+... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Test.'})
+>>> new_art = f.save()
+>>> new_art.id
+3
+>>> new_art = Article.objects.get(id=3)
+>>> new_art.categories.all()
+[]
+
+Here, we define a custom Form. Because it happens to have the same fields as
+the Category model, we can use save_instance() to apply its changes to an
+existing Category instance.
+>>> class ShortCategory(Form):
+... name = CharField(max_length=5)
+... url = CharField(max_length=3)
+>>> cat = Category.objects.get(name='Third test')
+>>> cat
+<Category: Third test>
+>>> cat.id
+3
+>>> sc = ShortCategory({'name': 'Third', 'url': '3rd'})
+>>> save_instance(sc, cat)
+<Category: Third>
+>>> Category.objects.get(id=3)
+<Category: Third>
+
+Here, we demonstrate that choices for a ForeignKey ChoiceField are determined
+at runtime, based on the data in the database when the form is displayed, not
+the data in the database when the form is instantiated.
+>>> ArticleForm = form_for_model(Article)
+>>> f = ArticleForm(auto_id=False)
+>>> print f.as_ul()
+<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
+<li>Pub date: <input type="text" name="pub_date" /></li>
+<li>Writer: <select name="writer">
+<option value="" selected="selected">---------</option>
+<option value="1">Mike Royko</option>
+<option value="2">Bob Woodward</option>
+</select></li>
+<li>Article: <textarea rows="10" cols="40" name="article"></textarea></li>
+<li>Status: <select name="status">
+<option value="" selected="selected">---------</option>
+<option value="1">Draft</option>
+<option value="2">Pending</option>
+<option value="3">Live</option>
+</select></li>
+<li>Categories: <select multiple="multiple" name="categories">
+<option value="1">Entertainment</option>
+<option value="2">It&#39;s a test</option>
+<option value="3">Third</option>
+</select> Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.</li>
+>>> Category.objects.create(name='Fourth', url='4th')
+<Category: Fourth>
+>>> Writer.objects.create(name='Carl Bernstein')
+<Writer: Carl Bernstein>
+>>> print f.as_ul()
+<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
+<li>Pub date: <input type="text" name="pub_date" /></li>
+<li>Writer: <select name="writer">
+<option value="" selected="selected">---------</option>
+<option value="1">Mike Royko</option>
+<option value="2">Bob Woodward</option>
+<option value="3">Carl Bernstein</option>
+</select></li>
+<li>Article: <textarea rows="10" cols="40" name="article"></textarea></li>
+<li>Status: <select name="status">
+<option value="" selected="selected">---------</option>
+<option value="1">Draft</option>
+<option value="2">Pending</option>
+<option value="3">Live</option>
+</select></li>
+<li>Categories: <select multiple="multiple" name="categories">
+<option value="1">Entertainment</option>
+<option value="2">It&#39;s a test</option>
+<option value="3">Third</option>
+<option value="4">Fourth</option>
+</select> Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.</li>
+
+# ModelChoiceField ############################################################
+
+>>> from django.newforms import ModelChoiceField, ModelMultipleChoiceField
+
+>>> f = ModelChoiceField(Category.objects.all())
+>>> f.clean('')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'This field is required.']
+>>> f.clean(None)
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'This field is required.']
+>>> f.clean(0)
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. That choice is not one of the available choices.']
+>>> f.clean(3)
+<Category: Third>
+>>> f.clean(2)
+<Category: It's a test>
+
+# Add a Category object *after* the ModelChoiceField has already been
+# instantiated. This proves clean() checks the database during clean() rather
+# than caching it at time of instantiation.
+>>> Category.objects.create(name='Fifth', url='5th')
+<Category: Fifth>
+>>> f.clean(5)
+<Category: Fifth>
+
+# Delete a Category object *after* the ModelChoiceField has already been
+# instantiated. This proves clean() checks the database during clean() rather
+# than caching it at time of instantiation.
+>>> Category.objects.get(url='5th').delete()
+>>> f.clean(5)
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. That choice is not one of the available choices.']
+
+>>> f = ModelChoiceField(Category.objects.filter(pk=1), required=False)
+>>> print f.clean('')
+None
+>>> f.clean('')
+>>> f.clean('1')
+<Category: Entertainment>
+>>> f.clean('100')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. That choice is not one of the available choices.']
+
+# ModelMultipleChoiceField ####################################################
+
+>>> f = ModelMultipleChoiceField(Category.objects.all())
+>>> f.clean(None)
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'This field is required.']
+>>> f.clean([])
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'This field is required.']
+>>> f.clean([1])
+[<Category: Entertainment>]
+>>> f.clean([2])
+[<Category: It's a test>]
+>>> f.clean(['1'])
+[<Category: Entertainment>]
+>>> f.clean(['1', '2'])
+[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>]
+>>> f.clean([1, '2'])
+[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>]
+>>> f.clean((1, '2'))
+[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>]
+>>> f.clean(['100'])
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. 100 is not one of the available choices.']
+>>> f.clean('hello')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Enter a list of values.']
+
+# Add a Category object *after* the ModelChoiceField has already been
+# instantiated. This proves clean() checks the database during clean() rather
+# than caching it at time of instantiation.
+>>> Category.objects.create(id=6, name='Sixth', url='6th')
+<Category: Sixth>
+>>> f.clean([6])
+[<Category: Sixth>]
+
+# Delete a Category object *after* the ModelChoiceField has already been
+# instantiated. This proves clean() checks the database during clean() rather
+# than caching it at time of instantiation.
+>>> Category.objects.get(url='6th').delete()
+>>> f.clean([6])
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. 6 is not one of the available choices.']
+
+>>> f = ModelMultipleChoiceField(Category.objects.all(), required=False)
+>>> f.clean([])
+[]
+>>> f.clean(())
+[]
+>>> f.clean(['10'])
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. 10 is not one of the available choices.']
+>>> f.clean(['3', '10'])
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. 10 is not one of the available choices.']
+>>> f.clean(['1', '10'])
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. 10 is not one of the available choices.']
+
+# PhoneNumberField ############################################################
+
+>>> PhoneNumberForm = form_for_model(PhoneNumber)
+>>> f = PhoneNumberForm({'phone': '(312) 555-1212', 'description': 'Assistance'})
+>>> f.is_valid()
+True
+>>> f.cleaned_data
+{'phone': u'312-555-1212', 'description': u'Assistance'}
"""}