fixed duplicate paths to same page

core/views/caves.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from django.core.exceptions import MultipleObjectsReturned, ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseNotFound, HttpResponseRedirect, FileResponse
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.urls import NoReverseMatch, reverse
 
 import troggle.settings as settings
@@ -289,9 +289,27 @@ def rendercave(request, cave, slug, cave_id=""):
             request, templatefile, context
         )  # crashes here with NoReverseMatch if url not set up for 'edit_cave' in urls.py
         return r
+        
+def cavepagefwd(request, karea=None, subpath=None):
+    """archaic, just send to the caves list page
+    """
+    return redirect("/caves")
 
-
-def cavepage(request, karea=None, subpath=None, slug=None):
+def caveslugfwd(request, slug):
+    """This is ass backwards. It would be better style to have the slug-identified request be the master, and have 
+    other paths redirect to it, rather than what we have here.
+    Pending a change where we remove cave.url as a field and have an explicit fixed convention instead.
+    """
+    if slug:
+        Gcavelookup = GetCaveLookup()
+        if slug in Gcavelookup:
+            cave = Gcavelookup[slug]
+        else:
+            message = f"Failed to find cave from identifier given: {slug}."
+            return render(request, "errors/generic.html", {"message": message})
+    return redirect(f"/{cave.url}")
+    
+def cavepage(request, karea=None, subpath=None):
     """Displays a cave description page
     accessed by kataster area number specifically
     OR
@@ -306,16 +324,9 @@ def cavepage(request, karea=None, subpath=None, slug=None):
     There are also A LOT OF URLS to e.g. /1623/161/l/rl89a.htm which are IMAGES and real html files
     in cave descriptions. These need to be handled HERE too (accident of history).
     """
-    if slug:
-        Gcavelookup = GetCaveLookup()
-        if slug in Gcavelookup:
-            cave = Gcavelookup[slug]
-            return rendercave(request, cave, slug)
-        else:
-            message = f"Failed to find cave from identifier given: {slug}."
-            return render(request, "errors/generic.html", {"message": message})
-            
+ 
     # lack of validation for karea, it could be any 4 digits.
+    # subpath has an initial /
     kpath = karea + subpath
     # print(f" ! cavepage:'{kpath}' kataster area:'{karea}' rest of path:'{subpath}'")
     try: