Using Django CreateView without Form to Create Object

Question

I am using classed based views with django 1.3 and am trying to figure out how to create an object without using the form. I do not need any user input to create the object but I am still getting an error message that the template is missing. Below is my current view where I have tried to subclass the form_valid method but its not working. Any help would be appreciated.

class ReviewerCreateView(CreateView):
    model = Reviewer

    def form_valid(self, form):
        self.object = form.save(commit=False)
        self.object.user = self.request.user
        self.object.role = 2
        self.object.save()
        return HttpResponseRedirect(self.get_success_url())

kvantour · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-02 08:27:11Z

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A CreateView is a specialized view whose purpose is to display a form on GET and validate the form data and create a new object based on the form data on POST.

Since you don't need to display a form and process the form data, a CreateView is not the tool for your job.

You either need a plain old function-based view, or, if you prefer to use a class-based view, derive from View and override get() or post(). For example, adapting your sample code:

class ReviewerCreator(View):
    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         Reviewer(user=request.user, role=2).save()
         return HttpResponseRedirect('/your_success_url/')

edited Jul 2, 2018 at 8:27

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answered Jun 9, 2011 at 12:42

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2 Comments

thesteve Over a year ago

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I am using django-registration and have added the account creation logic to the activate function and its working properly.

Marshall X Over a year ago

it's bad practice to use GET method to create resources in backend. should use POST/PUT/PATCH

Dizzley · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-09 08:37:23Z

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I don't believe a view needs to do anything explicit with a form if it does not need one.

You can instantiate a Reviewer object. It's just a python object.

class ReviewerCreateView(CreateView):
    model = Reviewer

    self.object.user = self.request.user
    self.object.role = 2
    self.object.save()
    return HttpResponseRedirect(self.get_success_url())

answered Jun 9, 2011 at 8:37

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