On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:06 AM, Jer-ming Lin <csie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> it seems the name conflict is the real problem. maybe you can use > "Form Prefix" > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.2/ref/forms/api/#prefixes-for-forms > to differentiate the fields between the Report and Incident Form. > Sorry i can not help you totally and i also have no time to test it. > Hope you can feedback this. > > Thanks again :-) I gave up on the form validation and went through to analyzing the input via the raw unicode in request.POST itself. Not ideal, but its at least a way for me to move forward. BR > Jer-ming > > 2010/12/15 john doe <thebiggestbangthe...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:17 PM, john doe < > thebiggestbangthe...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Titan, Jer-ming Lin <csie...@gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> maybe your view function gets wrong. post it! XDD > > > > looking at the request.POST itself I see: > > [code] > > <QueryDict: {u'submission_date': [u'2010-12-15 07:02:26', u'2010-12-15 > > 07:02:26'], u'description': [u'efff'], u'most_recent_followup_date': > > [u'9999-01-01 00:00:00', u'9999-01-01 00:00:00'], u'harmscore': [u'1'], > > u'acknowledgement_date': [u'9999-01-01 00:00:00', u'9999-01-01 > 00:00:00'], > > u'submitter': [u'Anonymous'], u'type': [u'BR', u'SF'], > u'resolution_date': > > [u'9999-01-01 00:00:00', u'9999-01-01 00:00:00']}> > > [/code] > > > > which shows the type choices for report and incident as BR and SF > > > > Report type can be BR and UN, is this because when django sees incident > type > > as SF it says that it is not a valid choice? > > Any advice will be great. > > > >>> > >> Thanks Titan :-). The code I use for my view function is below > >> [code] > >> #validate user > >> def check_user_login(request): > >> username = request.POST['username'] > >> password = request.POST['password'] > >> #bad practice, think about salting passwords > >> user = authenticate(username=username, password=password) > >> if user is not None: > >> if user.is_active: > >> #prepare list of reports to be shown > >> latest_incidentreporter_list = > >> > Report.objects.all().filter(submitter__iexact=username).order_by('-submission_date') > >> #throw in a form so that user can enter a new report > >> rform = ReportForm() > >> report = Report() > >> report=initializeobject(report,'r') > >> rform = ReportForm(instance=report) > >> iform = IncidentForm() > >> incident = Incident() > >> incident=initializeobject(incident,'i') > >> iform = IncidentForm(instance=incident) > >> return render_to_response('index.html', > >> {'latest_incidentreporter_list': latest_incidentreporter_list, > >> 'new_report_form':rform, 'new_incident_form':iform,'username':username}) > >> else: > >> return render_to_response('userlogin.html', {'User': user}) > >> # Return a 'disabled account' error message > >> else: > >> return render_to_response('userlogin.html') > >> # Return an 'invalid login' error message. > >> > >> #initialize report or instance > >> def initializeobject(object, level): > >> #not sure if I have to initialize the type of object here > >> object.submission_date=datetime.datetime.now() > >> object.acknowledgement_date=datetime.datetime(datetime.MAXYEAR, 1, 1) > >> object.most_recent_followup_date=datetime.datetime(datetime.MAXYEAR, > 1, > >> 1) > >> object.resolution_date=datetime.datetime(datetime.MAXYEAR, 1, 1) > >> object.resolved=False > >> return object > >> [/code] > >> > >> and in my models.py I have > >> [code] > >> class ReportForm(ModelForm): > >> class Meta: > >> model=Report > >> > >> class IncidentForm(ModelForm): > >> class Meta: > >> model=Incident > >> [/code] > >>> > >>> BR > >>> Titan > >>> > >>> On Dec 15, 1:50 am, john doe <thebiggestbangthe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:19 AM, john doe > >>> > <thebiggestbangthe...@gmail.com>wrote: > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Jer-ming Lin <csie...@gmail.com> > >>> > > wrote: > >>> > > >>> > >> Hi John, > >>> > > >>> > >> plz modify the Incident Model like Report Model, > >>> > > >>> > >> class Incident(models.Model): > >>> > >> report = models.ForeignKey(Report) > >>> > >> INCIDENT_CHOICES = ( > >>> > >> ('SF', 'SegFault'), > >>> > >> ('ML', 'Memory Leak'), > >>> > >> ('MC', 'Memory Corruption'), > >>> > >> ) > >>> > >> type = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=INCIDENT_CHOICES) > >>> > > >>> > >> Thanks again. I made the modification, yet I still get the error > >>> > >> "Select a > >>> > > valid choice. SF is not one of the available choices." ! > >>> > > Could it be that when the form is accepting input it is getting > >>> > > confused > >>> > > because the report has a type attribute and so does the incident. > >>> > > >>> > Digging bit more, taking out the > >>> > <div class="incidentType"> > >>> > {{ new_incident_form.type.errors }} > >>> > <label for="id_incidenttype">Type of > Incident:</label> > >>> > {{ new_incident_form.type }} > >>> > </div> > >>> > > >>> > fixes the error. However removing the same for reportType while > keeping > >>> > the > >>> > incidentType in place does not seem to help. This may indicate that > the > >>> > form > >>> > is *not* getting confused because both report and incident have a > type > >>> > attribute. It seems there is an inherent problem with the incident > type > >>> > itself. > >>> > > >>> > Also if it helps, I am using the following to generate the html form > >>> > return render_to_response('index.html', > >>> > {'latest_incidentreporter_list': > >>> > latest_incidentreporter_list, 'new_report_form':rform, > >>> > 'new_incident_form':iform,'username':username}) > >>> > > >>> > so basically passing to form structures to the HTML page and then > >>> > trying to > >>> > show new_report_form.type and new_incident_form.type > >>> > and that is where I run into issues. > >>> > > >>> > > BR > >>> > >> Titan > >>> > > >>> > >> 2010/12/14 john doe <thebiggestbangthe...@gmail.com>: > >>> > > >>> > >> > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Titan, Jer-ming Lin > >>> > >> > <csie...@gmail.com > >>> > > >>> > >> > wrote: > >>> > > >>> > >> >> Hi John, > >>> > > >>> > >> >> each element in the choices is a two elements tuple. first one > >>> > >> >> is > >>> > >> >> the real data will be saved in the database and second one will > >>> > >> >> present on the form. therefore, the max_length of 'type' field > >>> > >> >> must be > >>> > >> >> modified to fit the first element in the choices tuple. Plz see > >>> > >> >> the > >>> > >> >> following code, i change the first element and the type field's > >>> > >> >> max_length. > >>> > > >>> > >> >> REPORT_CHOICES = ( > >>> > >> >> ('BR', 'Bug Report'), > >>> > >> >> ('UN', 'Unknown Problem'), > >>> > >> >> ) > >>> > >> >> type = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=REPORT_CHOICES) > >>> > > >>> > >> > Hi Titan, thank you. Yes that was something I could correct. > >>> > > >>> > >> > However the problem of the error which says "Select a valid > >>> > >> > choice. SF: > >>> > >> Seg > >>> > >> > Fault is not one of the available choices." > >>> > >> > still remains. Any insight here? > >>> > > >>> > >> >> ps: you can also google some pages which use the IntegerField > to > >>> > >> >> save the choices. > >>> > > >>> > >> >> BR > >>> > >> >> Titan > >>> > > >>> > >> >> On Dec 14, 9:04 am, john doe <thebiggestbangthe...@gmail.com> > >>> > >> >> wrote: > >>> > >> >> > Dear all, > >>> > >> >> > I am making a small Django app for a bug tracking > system > >>> > >> >> > to > >>> > >> get > >>> > >> >> > my > >>> > >> >> > head round this awesome framework. I am facing a problem > >>> > >> >> > wherein when > >>> > >> >> > accepting input via a form generated by models. The classes > are > >>> > >> listed > >>> > >> >> > below > >>> > >> >> > (not in its entirety). > >>> > > >>> > >> >> > [code] > >>> > >> >> > class Report(models.Model): > >>> > >> >> > #type = models.CharField(max_length=200) > >>> > >> >> > REPORT_CHOICES = ( > >>> > >> >> > ('BR: Bug Report', 'Bug Report'), > >>> > >> >> > ('UN: Unknown Problem', 'Unknown Problem'), > >>> > >> >> > ) > >>> > >> >> > type = models.CharField(max_length=1, > choices=REPORT_CHOICES) > >>> > >> >> > submitter = models.CharField(max_length=200, > >>> > >> >> > default='Anonymous') > >>> > >> >> > ... > >>> > >> >> > ... > >>> > >> >> > class Incident(models.Model): > >>> > >> >> > report = models.ForeignKey(Report) > >>> > >> >> > INCIDENT_CHOICES = ( > >>> > >> >> > ('SF: Seg Fault', 'SegFault'), > >>> > >> >> > ('ML: Memory Leak', 'Memory Leak'), > >>> > >> >> > ('MC: Memory Corruption', 'Memory Corruption'), > >>> > >> >> > ) > >>> > >> >> > type = models.CharField(max_length=1, > >>> > >> >> > choices=INCIDENT_CHOICES) > >>> > >> >> > #description of the incident > >>> > >> >> > description = models.CharField(max_length=20000) > >>> > >> >> > ... > >>> > >> >> > ... > >>> > >> >> > [/code] > >>> > > >>> > >> >> > I have generated a form wherein a user can enter a report, > and > >>> > >> multiple > >>> > >> >> > incidents related to the report. When I use the function to > >>> > >> >> > accept > >>> > >> the > >>> > >> >> > input, not actually processing anything I get "Select a valid > >>> > >> >> > choice. > >>> > >> >> > SF: > >>> > >> >> > Seg Fault is not one of the available choices." . > >>> > > >>> > >> >> > The HTML page code looks like below: > >>> > >> >> > [code] > >>> > >> >> > <h2>Submit a report</h2> > >>> > >> >> > {% if new_report_form %} > >>> > >> >> > <ul> > >>> > >> >> > <form action="/submit_new_report/" method="post"> > >>> > >> >> > {{ new_report_form.non_field_errors }} > >>> > >> >> > <div class="reportType"> > >>> > >> >> > {{ new_report_form.type.errors }} > >>> > >> >> > <label for="id_reporttype">Type of > >>> > >> >> > Report:</label> > >>> > >> >> > {{ new_report_form.type }} > >>> > >> >> > </div> > >>> > >> >> > <div class="incidentType"> > >>> > >> >> > {{ new_incident_form.type.errors }} > >>> > >> >> > <label for="id_incidenttype">Type of > >>> > >> Incident:</label> > >>> > >> >> > {{ new_incident_form.type }} > >>> > >> >> > </div> > >>> > >> >> > ... > >>> > >> >> > ... > >>> > >> >> > [/code] > >>> > > >>> > >> >> > The form.is_valid() call is basically saying that there's a > >>> > >> >> > problem > >>> > >> with > >>> > >> >> > validating the form input because the choice selected for the > >>> > >> >> > incident-type > >>> > >> >> > is not valid. However, in the model description, the choices > >>> > >> >> > are > >>> > >> clearly > >>> > >> >> > valid and in the form I have different identifiers too. 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