How to insert data on a table using a form? - html

Question

I want to POST a message to the Message table in my db, which contains the following fields:
id;
body;
normaluser;
chat.html:
<form method="post" id="msg">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="comment">Message:</label>
<textarea class="form-control" rows="5" id="comment"></textarea>
</div>
{% csrf_token %} {{ form.as_p }}
<button type="submit">Enter</button>
</form>
views.py
#login_required
def msg(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = UserCreationForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
body = form.cleaned_data.get('body')
raw_password = form.cleaned_data.get('password1')
user = authenticate(username=username, password=raw_password)
Message(request, user)
else:
form = 'msg'
args = {'form': form}
return render(request, 'accounts/chat.html', args)
class MessageListView(APIView):
def get(self, request): # lista objectos
serializer = MessageSerializer(instance=Message.objects.all(), many=True)
return Response(serializer.data)
def post(self, request): # cria objecto
serializer = MessageSerializer(data=request.data, many=False)
if serializer.is_valid():
serializer.save()
return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
else:
return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
models.py
class Message(models.Model):
body = models.CharField(max_length=500)
normaluser = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
def __str__(self):
return self.body
serializer.py
class MessageSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
normaluser = MessageUserSerializer(many=False, read_only=True)
class Meta:
model = Message
fields = ('id', 'body', 'normaluser')
class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ('id', 'username', 'email')
I am basing my view from the def I use to make a new user. But I'm not understanding how to change it to accept a message, which also receives the info of the user authenticated at the time he sends the message. I am using the django User table to create users and login.

Answer 1

The Django user creation form is for creating a user. You basically want to customise this to add an extra message field and save this as a related object. Your form should be something like this (not had a chance to test it):
class UserCreateWithMessageForm(UserCreationForm):
message = forms.TextField()
def save(self, #args, **kwargs):
user = super(UserCreateWithMessageForm, self).save()
message_txt = self.cleaned_data['message']
Message.objects.create(body=message_txt, normaluser=user)
return user