Removed obligatory typing when uploading photo

core/views/editor_helpers.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import io
+import re
+
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import django.forms as forms
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from PIL import Image
 
 import troggle.settings as settings
-from troggle.core.utils import COOKIE_MAX_AGE, WriteAndCommitError, get_cookie, git_string, write_and_commit
+from troggle.core.utils import COOKIE_MAX_AGE, WriteAndCommitError, get_cookie, git_string, write_and_commit, current_expo
 
 from .auth import login_required_if_public
 
@@ -122,7 +124,10 @@ def new_image_form(request, path):
             # print(f"new_image_form():  form is valid ")
             editor = form.cleaned_data["who_are_you"]
             editor = git_string(editor)            
+            title = form.cleaned_data["header"]
             f = request.FILES["file_"]
+            if not title:
+                title = f.name
             binary_data = io.BytesIO()
             for chunk in f.chunks():
                 binary_data.write(chunk)
@@ -140,9 +145,14 @@ def new_image_form(request, path):
                     # int(f"new_image_form() After DUMP {exif=}")
                 except:
                     exif = None
+                descrip = form.cleaned_data["description"]
+                if not descrip:
+                    # date and time from exif data
+                    descrip = f"{exif_dict["Exif"][36867].decode()} {exif_dict["Exif"][36880].decode()}"
             else:
                 exif = None
             
+            
             width, height = i.size
             # print(f"new_image_form():  {i.size=}")
             if width > MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH or height > MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT:
@@ -177,8 +187,8 @@ def new_image_form(request, path):
             image_page_template = loader.get_template("image_page_template.html") 
             image_page = image_page_template.render(
                 {
-                    "header": form.cleaned_data["header"],
-                    "description": form.cleaned_data["description"],
+                    "header": title,
+                    "description": descrip,
                     "photographer": form.cleaned_data["photographer"],
                     "year": form.cleaned_data["year"],
                     "filepath": f"/{image_rel_path}",
@@ -216,12 +226,22 @@ def new_image_form(request, path):
             return j_response
     else:
         # print(f"new_image_form():  not POST ")
-        form = NewWebImageForm(directory=directory, initial={"who_are_you":editor})
+        initial={"who_are_you":editor, 
+            "year": current_expo(), "photographer": extract_git_name(editor), 
+            "change_message": "Uploading photo"}
+        form = NewWebImageForm(directory=directory, initial=initial )
     # print(f"new_image_form():  POST and not POST ")
     template = loader.get_template("new_image_form.html")
     htmlform = template.render({"form": form, "path": path}, request)
     return JsonResponse({"form": htmlform})
 
+def extract_git_name(git_str):
+    pattern = r"^([^<]+)"
+    match = re.match(pattern, git_str)
+    if match:
+        return match.group(1).strip()
+    return "Anon."    
+    
 
 class NewWebImageForm(forms.Form):
     """The form used by the editexpopage function"""
@@ -229,11 +249,11 @@ class NewWebImageForm(forms.Form):
     header = forms.CharField(
         widget=forms.TextInput(
             attrs={"size": "60", "placeholder": "Enter title (displayed as a header and in the tab)"}
-        )
+        ), required=False
     )
     file_ = forms.FileField()
     description = forms.CharField(
-        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={"cols": 80, "rows": 20, "placeholder": "Describe the photo (using HTML)"})
+        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={"cols": 80, "rows": 20, "placeholder": "Describe the photo (using HTML)"}), required=False
     )
     photographer = forms.CharField(
         widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={"size": "60", "placeholder": "Photographers name"}), required=False
@@ -242,7 +262,7 @@ class NewWebImageForm(forms.Form):
         widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={"size": "60", "placeholder": "Year photo was taken"}), required=False
     )
     change_message = forms.CharField(
-        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={"cols": 80, "rows": 3, "placeholder": "Describe the change made (for git)"})
+        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={"cols": 80, "rows": 3, "placeholder": "Describe the change made (for git)"}), required=False
     )
     who_are_you = forms.CharField(
         widget=forms.TextInput(