edit cave reads from HTML file not just db

core/utils.py

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def write_and_commit(files, message):
                 kwargs = {}
             try:
                 with open(filepath, mode, **kwargs) as f:
-                    print(f"WRITING{cwd}---{filename} ")
+                    print(f"WRITING {cwd}---{filename} ")
                     # as the wsgi process www-data, we have group write-access but are not owner, so cannot chmod.
                     # os.chmod(filepath, 0o664) # set file permissions to rw-rw-r--
                     f.write(content)

core/views/caves.py

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ from troggle.core.models.caves import Cave, CaveAndEntrance, Entrance, GetCaveLo
 from troggle.core.models.logbooks import CaveSlug, QM
 from troggle.core.utils import write_and_commit
 from troggle.core.views import expo
+from troggle.settings import CAVEDESCRIPTIONS, ENTRANCEDESCRIPTIONS
+from troggle.parsers.caves import readcave, readentrance
+
 
 from .auth import login_required_if_public
 
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ def edit_cave(request, path="", slug=None):
     The format for the file being saved is in templates/dataformat/cave.xml
     Warning. This uses Django deep magic.
 
-    It does save the data into into the database directly, not by parsing the file.
+    It saves the data into into the database and into the html file, which it then commits to git.
     """
     message = ""
     if slug is not None:
@@ -373,7 +376,7 @@ def edit_cave(request, path="", slug=None):
                 ceinst.save()
             try:
                 cave_file = cave.file_output()
-                print(cave_file)
+                # print(cave_file)
                 write_and_commit([cave_file], f"Online edit of {cave}")
                 # leave other exceptions unhandled so that they bubble up to user interface
             except PermissionError:
@@ -388,6 +391,10 @@ def edit_cave(request, path="", slug=None):
             message = f"! POST data is INVALID {cave}"
             print(message)
     else:
+        # re-read cave data from file.
+        filename = str(cave.slug() +".html")
+        readcave(filename, cave=cave)
+        
         form = CaveForm(instance=cave)
         ceFormSet = CaveAndEntranceFormSet(queryset=cave.caveandentrance_set.all())