adeadman · November 12, 2016 11:29
diff --git a/addclass.html b/addclass.html
 <html>
    <head>
        <title>Flask FieldList Demo</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Add Class</h1>
        {% if fileform %}
        <div>
            <p>Add class from file:</p>
            <form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="fileform">
                {{ fileform.hidden_tag() }}
                <p><input type="submit" name="upload" value="Upload"></p>
            </form>
        </div>
        <hr>
        {% endif %}
        <div>
            <form action="" method="post" name="classform">
                {{ classform.hidden_tag() }}
                Class Name: {{ classform.name }}<br>
                Day: {{ classform.day }}<br>
                <br>
                <div>
                    <table>
                        <tr>
                            <th> Student Number </th>
                            <th> Name </th>
                        </tr>
                        {% for student in classform.students %}
                        <tr>
                            <td>{{ student.student_id }}</td>
                            <td>{{ student.student_name }}</td>
                        </tr>
                        {% endfor %}
                    </table>
                </div>
                <p><input type="submit" name="addclass" value="Add Class"></p>
            </form>
        </div>
    </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
 from flask import Flask, render_template, request, url_for
 from flask.ext.wtf import Form
 from wtforms import StringField, FieldList, FormField, SelectField
 from wtforms.validators import DataRequired
 from werkzeug.datastructures import MultiDict

 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config['SECRET_KEY']='asdfjlkghdsf'

 # normally student data is read in from a file uploaded, but for this demo we use dummy data
 student_info=[("123","Bob Jones"),("234","Peter Johnson"),("345","Carly Everett"),
              ("456","Josephine Edgewood"),("567","Pat White"),("678","Jesse Black")]

 class FileUploadForm(Form):
    pass

 class StudentForm(Form):
    student_id = StringField('Student ID', validators = [DataRequired()])
    student_name = StringField('Student Name', validators = [DataRequired()])

 class AddClassForm(Form):
    name = StringField('classname', validators=[DataRequired()])
    day = SelectField('classday', 
                      choices=[(1,"Monday"),(2,"Tuesday"),(3,"Wednesday"),(4,"Thursday"),(5,"Friday")],
                      coerce=int)

    students = FieldList(FormField(StudentForm), min_entries = 5) # show at least 5 blank fields by default

 @app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def addclass():
    fileform = FileUploadForm()
    classform = AddClassForm()

    # Check which 'submit' button was called to validate the correct form
    if 'addclass' in request.form and classform.validate_on_submit():
        # Add class to DB - not relevant for this example.
        return redirect(url_for('addclass'))

    if 'upload' in request.form and fileform.validate_on_submit():
        # get the data file from the post - not relevant for this example.
        # overwrite the classform by populating it with values read from file
        classform = PopulateFormFromFile()
        return render_template('addclass.html', classform=classform)

    return render_template('addclass.html', fileform=fileform, classform=classform)

 def PopulateFormFromFile():
    classform = AddClassForm()

    # normally we would read the file passed in as an argument and pull data out, 
    # but let's just use the dummy data from the top of this file, and some hardcoded values
    classform.name.data = "Super Awesome Class"
    classform.day.data = 4 # Thursday

    # pop off any blank fields already in student info
    while len(classform.students) > 0:
        classform.students.pop_entry()

    for student_id, name in student_info:
        studentform = StudentForm()
        studentform.student_id = student_id
        studentform.student_name = name

        classform.students.append_entry(studentform)

    return classform


 if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True, port=5001)
	<html>
	<head>
	<title>Flask FieldList Demo</title>
	</head>
	<body>
	<h1>Add Class</h1>
	{% if fileform %}
	<div>
	<p>Add class from file:</p>
	<form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="fileform">
	{{ fileform.hidden_tag() }}
	<p><input type="submit" name="upload" value="Upload"></p>
	</form>
	</div>
	<hr>
	{% endif %}
	<div>
	<form action="" method="post" name="classform">
	{{ classform.hidden_tag() }}
	Class Name: {{ classform.name }}<br>
	Day: {{ classform.day }}<br>
	<br>
	<div>
	<table>
	<tr>
	<th> Student Number </th>
	<th> Name </th>
	</tr>
	{% for student in classform.students %}
	<tr>
	<td>{{ student.student_id }}</td>
	<td>{{ student.student_name }}</td>
	</tr>
	{% endfor %}
	</table>
	</div>
	<p><input type="submit" name="addclass" value="Add Class"></p>
	</form>
	</div>
	</body>
	</html>
	from flask import Flask, render_template, request, url_for
	from flask.ext.wtf import Form
	from wtforms import StringField, FieldList, FormField, SelectField
	from wtforms.validators import DataRequired
	from werkzeug.datastructures import MultiDict

	app = Flask(__name__)
	app.config['SECRET_KEY']='asdfjlkghdsf'

	# normally student data is read in from a file uploaded, but for this demo we use dummy data
	student_info=[("123","Bob Jones"),("234","Peter Johnson"),("345","Carly Everett"),
	("456","Josephine Edgewood"),("567","Pat White"),("678","Jesse Black")]

	class FileUploadForm(Form):
	pass

	class StudentForm(Form):
	student_id = StringField('Student ID', validators = [DataRequired()])
	student_name = StringField('Student Name', validators = [DataRequired()])

	class AddClassForm(Form):
	name = StringField('classname', validators=[DataRequired()])
	day = SelectField('classday',
	choices=[(1,"Monday"),(2,"Tuesday"),(3,"Wednesday"),(4,"Thursday"),(5,"Friday")],
	coerce=int)

	students = FieldList(FormField(StudentForm), min_entries = 5) # show at least 5 blank fields by default

	@app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
	def addclass():
	fileform = FileUploadForm()
	classform = AddClassForm()

	# Check which 'submit' button was called to validate the correct form
	if 'addclass' in request.form and classform.validate_on_submit():
	# Add class to DB - not relevant for this example.
	return redirect(url_for('addclass'))

	if 'upload' in request.form and fileform.validate_on_submit():
	# get the data file from the post - not relevant for this example.
	# overwrite the classform by populating it with values read from file
	classform = PopulateFormFromFile()
	return render_template('addclass.html', classform=classform)

	return render_template('addclass.html', fileform=fileform, classform=classform)

	def PopulateFormFromFile():
	classform = AddClassForm()

	# normally we would read the file passed in as an argument and pull data out,
	# but let's just use the dummy data from the top of this file, and some hardcoded values
	classform.name.data = "Super Awesome Class"
	classform.day.data = 4 # Thursday

	# pop off any blank fields already in student info
	while len(classform.students) > 0:
	classform.students.pop_entry()

	for student_id, name in student_info:
	studentform = StudentForm()
	studentform.student_id = student_id
	studentform.student_name = name

	classform.students.append_entry(studentform)

	return classform


	if __name__ == '__main__':
	app.run(debug=True, port=5001)