error handling for txt editor

core/views/uploads.py

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class LogbookEditForm(forms.Form):  # not a model-form, just a form-form
 def edittxtpage(request, path, filepath):
     """Editing a .txt file on expoweb/
     """
+    message=""
     def simple_get():
         form = ExpotextfileForm()
         return render(
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ def edittxtpage(request, path, filepath):
             {
                 "form": form,
                 "path": path,
+                "message": message,
                 "filepath": filepath,
                 "text": text,
             },
@@ -183,7 +185,29 @@ def edittxtpage(request, path, filepath):
         return simple_get()
         
     elif request.method == "POST":
-        pass
+        form = ExpotextfileForm(request.POST)
+        if not form.is_valid():
+            message = f'Invalid form response for text file editing "{request.POST}"'
+            print(message)
+            return render(request, "errors/generic.html", {"message": message})
+        else:
+            for i in request.POST:
+                print(":: ",i, " => ", request.POST[i])
+
+        print("POST")
+        if "Cancel" in request.POST:
+            print("cancel")
+            return simple_get()
+        if "Save" in request.POST:
+            print("submitted for saving..")
+            message="submitted for saving.. not implemented yet.."
+            
+            # INSERT FILE SAVING AND git committing on server
+            return simple_get()
+        # mistake, abort
+        message="Something went wrong"
+        return simple_get()
+
 
 @login_required_if_public
 def logbookedit(request, year=None, slug=None):

templates/textfileform.html

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 <div style = "max-width:95%; margin-left:4%; font-family: monospace; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%; text-align: left; " >
 File: {{path}} <br>
 Full path on server: {{filepath}}
+{% if message %}
+<p style="color:red">{{message}}</p>
+{% endif %}
     
     <form method ='post' >
         {% csrf_token %}              
@@ -30,6 +33,10 @@ Full path on server: {{filepath}}
 title="Saves the file in UTF-8 characterset" value = "Save" >
           Save the file
        </button>
+       <button  class="fancybutton2"  style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px"  name="Cancel" type = "submit"  
+title="Aborts the editing" value = "Cancel" >
+          Cancel 
+       </button>
     </form>
     <br />