HTML form filled, proposes a download link for the data filled in a json file

[Bassem Boulfarkat]

I am working on creating a website based on the django framework with python. The aim is to have a simple HTML form that will build around where the user fills in the form and when it is done can submit it. When submitted, he will have a json file downloaded.

After looking around, I found that serializer would be the best way but I am still really confused. Would appreciate any kind of help.

[Robin Riis]

Hello!

well in the form is there anything that will be saved in a database?

if so you can start by looking at models.py in your application.

if not you can jump directly to forms.py.

an example of a model and form:

*** in models.py

from django.db import models

class Company(models.Model):

    """This is your database model with the fields you want to store and fetch!

    """

    name = models.CharField(max_length=60)

    telephone = models.CharField(max_length=15, null=True, blank=True)

    info = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)

    is_awesome = models.BooleanField(default=False)

*** in forms.py

from django import forms

from .models import Company

class CompanyForm(forms.ModelForm):

    class Meta:

        model = Company

        fields = '__all__'

        widgets = {

            'is_awesome': forms.HiddenInput(),

        }

then when you have a form and model you can use the generic views like this:

*** in views.py

from django.urls import reverse_lazy

from django.views.generic import CreateView

from django.contrib.messages.views import SuccessMessageMixin

from .models import Company

from .forms import CompanyForm

class Add_Company(SuccessMessageMixin, CreateView):

    template_name = 'company/add_a_new.html'

    success_message = 'a new company was added!'

    success_url = reverse_lazy('home')

    form_class = CompanyForm

thats it!

    

Den tis 9 apr. 2019 kl 00:20 skrev Bassem Boulfarkat <bassem.b...@gmail.com>:

I am working on creating a website based on the django framework with python. The aim is to have a simple HTML form that will build around where the user fills in the form and when it is done can submit it. When submitted, he will have a json file downloaded.

After looking around, I found that serializer would be the best way but I am still really confused. Would appreciate any kind of help.

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