Fixed #6162. ModelForm's __init__ signature now matches Form's. This is a backwards incompatbile change. Based largely on a patch by ubernostrum.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@6915 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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Joseph Kocherhans 2007-12-13 02:48:04 +00:00
parent f9410dc40d
commit e415eff0ea
3 changed files with 48 additions and 40 deletions

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@ -262,11 +262,16 @@ class ModelFormMetaclass(type):
return type.__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs)
class BaseModelForm(BaseForm):
def __init__(self, instance, data=None, files=None, auto_id='id_%s', prefix=None,
initial=None, error_class=ErrorList, label_suffix=':'):
self.instance = instance
def __init__(self, data=None, files=None, auto_id='id_%s', prefix=None,
initial=None, error_class=ErrorList, label_suffix=':', instance=None):
opts = self._meta
object_data = model_to_dict(instance, opts.fields, opts.exclude)
if instance is None:
# if we didn't get an instance, instantiate a new one
self.instance = opts.model()
object_data = {}
else:
self.instance = instance
object_data = model_to_dict(instance, opts.fields, opts.exclude)
# if initial was provided, it should override the values from instance
if initial is not None:
object_data.update(initial)

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@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ For example::
... model = Article
# Creating a form to add an article.
>>> article = Article()
>>> form = ArticleForm(article)
>>> form = ArticleForm()
# Creating a form to change an existing article.
>>> article = Article.objects.get(pk=1)
>>> form = ArticleForm(article)
>>> form = ArticleForm(instance=article)
Field types
-----------
@ -166,18 +165,23 @@ we'll discuss in a moment.)::
The ``save()`` method
---------------------
Every form produced by ``ModelForm`` also has a ``save()`` method. This
method creates and saves a database object from the data bound to the form.
A subclass of ``ModelForm`` also requires a model instance as the first
arument to its constructor. For example::
Every form produced by ``ModelForm`` also has a ``save()``
method. This method creates and saves a database object from the data
bound to the form. A subclass of ``ModelForm`` can accept an existing
model instance as the keyword argument ``instance``; if this is
supplied, ``save()`` will update that instance. If it's not supplied,
``save()`` will create a new instance of the specified model::
# Create a form instance from POST data.
>>> a = Article()
>>> f = ArticleForm(a, request.POST)
>>> f = ArticleForm(request.POST)
# Save a new Article object from the form's data.
>>> new_article = f.save()
# Create a form to edit an existing Article.
>>> a = Article.objects.get(pk=1)
>>> f = ArticleForm(instance=a)
Note that ``save()`` will raise a ``ValueError`` if the data in the form
doesn't validate -- i.e., ``if form.errors``.
@ -201,8 +205,7 @@ you've manually saved the instance produced by the form, you can invoke
``save_m2m()`` to save the many-to-many form data. For example::
# Create a form instance with POST data.
>>> a = Author()
>>> f = AuthorForm(a, request.POST)
>>> f = AuthorForm(request.POST)
# Create, but don't save the new author instance.
>>> new_author = f.save(commit=False)
@ -277,7 +280,7 @@ model fields:
manually set anyextra required fields::
instance = Instance(required_field='value')
form = InstanceForm(instance, request.POST)
form = InstanceForm(request.POST, instance=instance)
new_instance = form.save()
instance = form.save(commit=False)

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@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ ImproperlyConfigured: BadForm's base classes define more than one model.
>>> class CategoryForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Category
>>> f = CategoryForm(Category())
>>> f = CategoryForm()
>>> print f
<tr><th><label for="id_name">Name:</label></th><td><input id="id_name" type="text" name="name" maxlength="20" /></td></tr>
<tr><th><label for="id_slug">Slug:</label></th><td><input id="id_slug" type="text" name="slug" maxlength="20" /></td></tr>
@ -179,13 +179,13 @@ ImproperlyConfigured: BadForm's base classes define more than one model.
>>> print f['name']
<input id="id_name" type="text" name="name" maxlength="20" />
>>> f = CategoryForm(Category(), auto_id=False)
>>> f = CategoryForm(auto_id=False)
>>> print f.as_ul()
<li>Name: <input type="text" name="name" maxlength="20" /></li>
<li>Slug: <input type="text" name="slug" maxlength="20" /></li>
<li>The URL: <input type="text" name="url" maxlength="40" /></li>
>>> f = CategoryForm(Category(), {'name': 'Entertainment', 'slug': 'entertainment', 'url': 'entertainment'})
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': 'Entertainment', 'slug': 'entertainment', 'url': 'entertainment'})
>>> f.is_valid()
True
>>> f.cleaned_data
@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ True
>>> Category.objects.all()
[<Category: Entertainment>]
>>> f = CategoryForm(Category(), {'name': "It's a test", 'slug': 'its-test', 'url': 'test'})
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': "It's a test", 'slug': 'its-test', 'url': 'test'})
>>> f.is_valid()
True
>>> f.cleaned_data
@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ True
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(Category(), {'name': 'Third test', 'slug': 'third-test', 'url': 'third'})
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': 'Third test', 'slug': 'third-test', 'url': 'third'})
>>> f.is_valid()
True
>>> f.cleaned_data
@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ True
[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>, <Category: Third test>]
If you call save() with invalid data, you'll get a ValueError.
>>> f = CategoryForm(Category(), {'name': '', 'slug': '', 'url': 'foo'})
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': '', 'slug': '', 'url': 'foo'})
>>> f.errors
{'name': [u'This field is required.'], 'slug': [u'This field is required.']}
>>> f.cleaned_data
@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ AttributeError: 'CategoryForm' object has no attribute 'cleaned_data'
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: The Category could not be created because the data didn't validate.
>>> f = CategoryForm(Category(), {'name': '', 'slug': '', 'url': 'foo'})
>>> f = CategoryForm({'name': '', 'slug': '', 'url': 'foo'})
>>> f.save()
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ fields with the 'choices' attribute are represented by a ChoiceField.
>>> class ArticleForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Article
>>> f = ArticleForm(Article(), auto_id=False)
>>> f = ArticleForm(auto_id=False)
>>> print f
<tr><th>Headline:</th><td><input type="text" name="headline" maxlength="50" /></td></tr>
<tr><th>Slug:</th><td><input type="text" name="slug" maxlength="50" /></td></tr>
@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ from the form can't provide a value for that field!
... class Meta:
... model = Article
... fields = ('headline','pub_date')
>>> f = PartialArticleForm(Article(), auto_id=False)
>>> 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>
@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ current values are inserted as 'initial' data in each Field.
>>> class RoykoForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Writer
>>> f = RoykoForm(w, auto_id=False)
>>> f = RoykoForm(auto_id=False, instance=w)
>>> 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>
@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ current values are inserted as 'initial' data in each Field.
>>> class TestArticleForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Article
>>> f = TestArticleForm(art, auto_id=False)
>>> f = TestArticleForm(auto_id=False, instance=art)
>>> print f.as_ul()
<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" value="Test article" maxlength="50" /></li>
<li>Slug: <input type="text" name="slug" value="test-article" maxlength="50" /></li>
@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ current values are inserted as 'initial' data in each Field.
<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(art, {'headline': u'Test headline', 'slug': 'test-headline', 'pub_date': u'1984-02-06', 'writer': u'1', 'article': 'Hello.'})
>>> f = TestArticleForm({'headline': u'Test headline', 'slug': 'test-headline', 'pub_date': u'1984-02-06', 'writer': u'1', 'article': 'Hello.'}, instance=art)
>>> f.is_valid()
True
>>> test_art = f.save()
@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ by specifying a 'fields' argument to form_for_instance.
... class Meta:
... model = Article
... fields=('headline', 'slug', 'pub_date')
>>> f = PartialArticleForm(art, {'headline': u'New headline', 'slug': 'new-headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04'}, auto_id=False)
>>> f = PartialArticleForm({'headline': u'New headline', 'slug': 'new-headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04'}, auto_id=False, instance=art)
>>> print f.as_ul()
<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" value="New headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
<li>Slug: <input type="text" name="slug" value="new-headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Add some categories and test the many-to-many form output.
>>> class TestArticleForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Article
>>> f = TestArticleForm(new_art, auto_id=False)
>>> f = TestArticleForm(auto_id=False, instance=new_art)
>>> print f.as_ul()
<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" value="New headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
<li>Slug: <input type="text" name="slug" value="new-headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ Add some categories and test the many-to-many form output.
<option value="3">Third test</option>
</select> Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.</li>
>>> f = TestArticleForm(new_art, {'headline': u'New headline', 'slug': u'new-headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04',
... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Hello.', 'categories': [u'1', u'2']})
>>> f = TestArticleForm({'headline': u'New headline', 'slug': u'new-headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04',
... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Hello.', 'categories': [u'1', u'2']}, instance=new_art)
>>> new_art = f.save()
>>> new_art.id
1
@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ Add some categories and test the many-to-many form output.
[<Category: Entertainment>, <Category: It's a test>]
Now, submit form data with no categories. This deletes the existing categories.
>>> f = TestArticleForm(new_art, {'headline': u'New headline', 'slug': u'new-headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04',
... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Hello.'})
>>> f = TestArticleForm({'headline': u'New headline', 'slug': u'new-headline', 'pub_date': u'1988-01-04',
... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Hello.'}, instance=new_art)
>>> new_art = f.save()
>>> new_art.id
1
@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Create a new article, with categories, via the form.
>>> class ArticleForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Article
>>> f = ArticleForm(Article(), {'headline': u'The walrus was Paul', 'slug': u'walrus-was-paul', 'pub_date': u'1967-11-01',
>>> f = ArticleForm({'headline': u'The walrus was Paul', 'slug': u'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
@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ Create a new article, with no categories, via the form.
>>> class ArticleForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Article
>>> f = ArticleForm(Article(), {'headline': u'The walrus was Paul', 'slug': u'walrus-was-paul', 'pub_date': u'1967-11-01',
>>> f = ArticleForm({'headline': u'The walrus was Paul', 'slug': u'walrus-was-paul', 'pub_date': u'1967-11-01',
... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Test.'})
>>> new_art = f.save()
>>> new_art.id
@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ The m2m data won't be saved until save_m2m() is invoked on the form.
>>> class ArticleForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Article
>>> f = ArticleForm(Article(), {'headline': u'The walrus was Paul', 'slug': 'walrus-was-paul', 'pub_date': u'1967-11-01',
>>> f = ArticleForm({'headline': u'The walrus was Paul', 'slug': 'walrus-was-paul', 'pub_date': u'1967-11-01',
... 'writer': u'1', 'article': u'Test.', 'categories': [u'1', u'2']})
>>> new_art = f.save(commit=False)
@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ existing Category instance.
<Category: Third test>
>>> cat.id
3
>>> form = ShortCategory(cat, {'name': 'Third', 'slug': 'third', 'url': '3rd'})
>>> form = ShortCategory({'name': 'Third', 'slug': 'third', 'url': '3rd'}, instance=cat)
>>> form.save()
<Category: Third>
>>> Category.objects.get(id=3)
@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ the data in the database when the form is instantiated.
>>> class ArticleForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = Article
>>> f = ArticleForm(Article(), auto_id=False)
>>> f = ArticleForm(auto_id=False)
>>> print f.as_ul()
<li>Headline: <input type="text" name="headline" maxlength="50" /></li>
<li>Slug: <input type="text" name="slug" maxlength="50" /></li>
@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ ValidationError: [u'Select a valid choice. 4 is not one of the available choices
>>> class PhoneNumberForm(ModelForm):
... class Meta:
... model = PhoneNumber
>>> f = PhoneNumberForm(PhoneNumber(), {'phone': '(312) 555-1212', 'description': 'Assistance'})
>>> f = PhoneNumberForm({'phone': '(312) 555-1212', 'description': 'Assistance'})
>>> f.is_valid()
True
>>> f.cleaned_data