On 7/20/07, John M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://.../model3/add/# - calls a view to add a new model3, with > foreign key model2 of # > http://.../model3/edit/# - calls a view to edit a model3 of ID# > > It seems simple enough, but wanted to get everyones feedback on > anything I'm missing, or is it just this simple?
It's pretty much that simple, although there are a few details I would suggest: - You have add and edit views, but no 'view' view - i.e., just show me the object. The best place for this is probably http://.../model1/# for model1, ID # (repeated for other models). Alternatively, if there is no such thing as a non-editing view - if you want an object to be editable whenever it is viewed, just make the http://.../model1/# view the edit view. If you do this, make sure you do a HttpResponseRedirect when you POST to prevent the POST request ending up in the browser history. - You might want to have a think about your method of foreign key hinting using the URL. Each URL should be a unique, cachable resource - in this case, "add an instance of model3". Adding transient/suggested data to your URL would generally violate this principle. On top of that, what do you do to the URL space if you need to specify 2 foreign keys? A alternate approach would be to pass in the preferred foreign key as part of the GET dictionary i.e., your request would be: /model3/add/?model1=3. That way, there is only 1 URL resource (the add page at /model3/add/), and the view can still work if you have no or multiple specified foreign key references (just modify the handling of the GET dictionary to inspect 0, 1 or many keys). Yours, Russ Magee %-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
