Task Create Module

Steps to Develop a Task Create module.

1. Create template for Task Create module.

templates/todo/task_form.html

{% extends 'todo/main.html' %}
{% block content %}

<div class="header-bar">
    <a href="{% url 'tasks' %}">&#8592; Back</a>
</div>


<div class="card-body">
    <form method="POST" action="">
        {% csrf_token %}
        {{form.as_p}}
        <input class="button" type="submit" value="Submit">
    </form>
</div>


{% endblock content %}

2. Create view function for Task Create module

1. Import Statements:

   from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin
   from django.urls import reverse_lazy
   from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView
   from .models import Task  # Import your Task model

   These statements import the necessary classes for creating a Task Create view and applying the LoginRequiredMixin.

2. Class Definition:

class TaskCreate(LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):
    model = Task
    fields = ['title', 'description', 'complete']
    success_url = reverse_lazy('tasks')

    def form_valid(self, form):
        form.instance.user = self.request.user
        return super(TaskCreate, self).form_valid(form)

Here's a breakdown of the code:

1. TaskCreate is a class-based view for creating tasks.

2. It inherits from LoginRequiredMixin, which ensures that only logged-in users can access this view.

3. The model attribute is set to the Task model, indicating that this view is used for creating instances of the Task model.

4. The fields attribute specifies the fields from the Task model that will be included in the form. In this case, it includes 'title', 'description', and 'complete'.

5. The success_url attribute is set to the URL to redirect to after the form is successfully submitted. In this case, it's set to the URL named 'tasks' using reverse_lazy.

6. The form_valid method is overridden to set the user field of the task to the current logged-in user before saving the form.

7. self.request.user represents the user who made the request.

8. form.instance represents the instance of the model form before it's saved.

This code ensures that a new task is associated with the currently logged-in user when it is created.

3. Mapping URLs to Task Create view.

Make sure you have the necessary URLs and other configurations in place to use this Task Create view. For example, in your urls.py file, you might have something like:

from django.urls import path

from .views import TaskCreate

urlpatterns = [
    path('task-create/', TaskCreate.as_view(), name='task-create'),
    # Add other URL patterns as needed
]

4. Update the task_list.html

add href value to line no. 18 and 49 in task_list.html

href="{% url 'task-create' %}"

5. Run the development server to check the functionality:

Start the development server if it's not running already:

python manage.py runserver

Access the interface by visiting http://localhost:8000/task-create in your web browser.

Output: