gistfile1.txt

#In forms.py
class WebForm(forms.Form):
    url = forms.URLField(label='Link')

    class Meta:
        model = Datapoint
        fields = ('uploaded_by', 'name', 'file', 'url', 'description', 'author', 'source', 'publish_date',)
        

#My current attempt in views.py
class DatapointWebUploadView(LoginRequiredMixin, FormView):
    template_name = 'datapoint/datapoint_web_upload_form.html'
    form_class = WebForm
    success_url = reverse_lazy('datapoint:list')

    '''
    - Run newspaper over the link
    - Fill the fields out of form.instance (see file upload filefield for example) with this information
    - Redirect to the datapoint's page
    '''
    def form_valid(self, form):
        self.object = form.save(commit=False)

        article = web_import.get_article(form.cleaned_data['url'])
        logger.debug('got article')
        screenshot = web_import.get_screenshot(form.cleaned_data['url'])
        logger.debug('got screenshot')
        screenshot_file = open(screenshot, 'r')
        logger.debug('opened screenshot')

        self.object.uploaded_by = self.request.user
        self.object.name = article.title
        self.object.description = article.summary
        self.object.author = article.authors
        self.object.file = screenshot_file
        logger.debug('saved stuff to object')

        self.object.save()
        
        return super(DatapointWebUploadView, self).form_valid(form)