Django Crispy Form

by chrisfrisina

HTML

#models.py

#Black in the picture
class Truck(models.Model):
  name = models.CharField(…)
  …

#Blue in the picture
class QuickInspection(models.Model):
  odometer = models.IntegerField(…)
  … (created_at, user_cookie#who did it, …)
  truck = models.ForeignKey(Truck)

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#These two are unrelated to the Truck in the DB, and I would prefer to keep it that way, if for at least to understand how to accomplish this 
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#Red
class Tires(models.Model):
  front_tire = models.CharField(…)
  … (created_at, …)
  truck = models.ForeignKey(Truck)
  full_inspection = models.ForeignKey(FullInspection, blank=True, null=True) #optional, and if it has this foreign key, then I know the Tires were looked at in a full inspection.  If not, then they were looked at in the quick inspection, without having a foreign key to the QuickInspection

#Green
class Brakes(models.Model):
  front_axle = models.CharField(…)
  …
  createdAt = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
  truck = models.ForeignKey(Truck)
  pm = models.ForeignKey(PM, blank=True, null=True)
  full_inspection = models.ForeignKey(FullInspection, blank=True, null=True) #optional, same as full_inspection in Tires

CSS

#forms.py

class QuickInspectionForm(forms.ModelForm):
  def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
    super(QuickInspectionForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
    self.helper = FormHelper()
    self.helper.form_tag = False
    self.helper.form_method = 'post'
    self.helper.form_action = 'quickInspectionURL'
    self.helper.layout = Layout(
        Div(
          Div(
            Fieldset(
              '',        # 'first arg is the legend of the fieldset',
              'quickInspectionMetric1', #From QuickInspection.metric1
              'quickInspectionMetric2', #From QuickInspection.metric2
              'quickInspectionMetric3', #From QuickInspection.metric3
            ),            
            css_class="blue"
          ),
          Div(
            Fieldset(
              'tireMetric1',  #from Tire.metric1
              'tireMetric2',  #from Tire.metric2
            css_class="red"
          ),
          Div(
            Fieldset(
              'brakeMetric1',  #from Brake.metric1
              'brakeMetric2',  #from Brake.metric2
            css_class="green"
          ),
          Div(
            Fieldset(
              'quickInspectionMetric4',  #from QuickInspection.metric4
              'quickInspectionMetric5',  #from QuickInspection.metric5
            css_class="blue"
          ),
        ),
        Div(
          FormActions(
            Reset('reset', 'Reset'),
            Submit('submit', 'Submit') #submit for all
          )
        ),
    )

  class Meta:
    model = QuickInspection
    fields = [
      'metric1','metric2','metric3','metric4','metric5',
      'truck',
      …,
    ]

ExampleFormSet = formset_factory(QuickInspectionForm, extra=1)
# Other failed attempts
# ExampleFormSet = inlineformset_factory(QuickInspectionForm, extra=1)
# ExampleFormSet = inlineformset_factory(QuickInspectionForm, TireForm, extra=1)
# ExampleFormSet = inlineformset_factory(QuickInspectionForm, TireForm, BrakeForm, extra=1)

class...

JavaScript

#views.py
def weeklyView(request, truckID):
  # POST
  if request.method == 'POST':
    # Check forms for valid data and save or provide error
    #return response
  # GET
  else:
    #make each form individually?
    quickForm = OHReadingForm(…)
    tireForm = TireForm()
    brakeForm = BrakeForm()

    #Or import a formset and helper?
    formset = ExampleFormSet()
    helper = ExampleFormSetHelper()

    response = render(request, 'trucks/weeklyInspection.html', {
      'ohrForm': ohrForm,
      'formset': formset,
      'helper': helper,
      'tireForm': tireForm,
      'truck': truck,
    })