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from django.template import RequestContext
from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
import collections
def helperView(request, theForm, model, url, defaults_callback=None):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = theForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
if model.objects.count() > 3:
stale_id = model.objects.order_by("-id")[3].id
model.objects.filter(id__lte=stale_id).delete()
else:
# This is a debugging aid to raise exception when validation
# is not passed.
form.save()
else:
try:
_entity = model.objects.order_by("-id").values()[0]
except:
if isinstance(defaults_callback, collections.Callable):
_entity = defaults_callback()
else:
raise
form = theForm(data = _entity)
variables = RequestContext(request, {
'form': form
})
return render_to_response(url, variables)
def helperViewEm(request, theForm, model, defaults_callback=None):
data_saved = 0
if request.method == 'POST':
form = theForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
# TODO: test if the data is the same as what is in the database?
form.save()
data_saved = 1
if model.objects.count() > 3:
stale_id = model.objects.order_by("-id")[3].id
model.objects.filter(id__lte=stale_id).delete()
else:
pass
else:
try:
_entity = model.objects.order_by("-id").values()[0]
except:
if isinstance(defaults_callback, collections.Callable):
_entity = defaults_callback()
else:
_entity = None
form = theForm(data = _entity)
return (data_saved, form)