download logbook in standard HTML works

core/views/other.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import re, os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -140,46 +141,60 @@ def controlpanel(request):
 
 
 
-def downloadlogbook(request,year=None,extension=None,queryset=None):
+def exportlogbook(request,year=None,extension=None):
     '''Constructs, from the database, a complete HTML (or TXT) formatted logbook - but TEXT ONLY
     for the current year. Formats available are HTML2005 or 2008text
     
     There are no images stored in the database, so this is only a tool for a first pass, to be followed by
     extensive hand-editing.
+    
+    NEED TO ADD IN THE MATERIAL WHIHC IS NOT IN ANY LBE ! e.g. front matter.
+    
+    This is the recipient of the POST action os the export form in the control panel
     '''
-    
-    if year:
-        current_expedition=Expedition.objects.get(year=year)
-        logbook_entries=LogbookEntry.objects.filter(expedition=current_expedition)
-        filename='logbook'+year
-    elif queryset:
-        logbook_entries=queryset
-        filename='logbook'
-    else:
-        response = HttpResponse(content_type='text/plain')
-        return response(r"Error: Logbook downloader doesn't know what year you want")
-    
-    if 'year' in request.GET:
-        year=request.GET['year']
-    if 'extension' in request.GET:
-        extension=request.GET['extension']
+    def lbeKey(lbe):
+        """This function goes into a lexicogrpahic sort function
+        """ 
+        return str(lbe.date)
 
-    if extension =='txt':
-        response = HttpResponse(content_type='text/plain')
-        style='2008'
-    elif extension == 'html':
-        response = HttpResponse(content_type='text/html')
-        style='2005'
+    if not request.method=='POST':
+        return render(request,'controlPanel.html', {'expeditions':Expedition.objects.all(),'jobs_completed':""})
     else:
-        response = HttpResponse(content_type='text/html')
-        style='2005'
+        print(f'Logbook export {request.POST}')
+
+        if request.POST.get("year", '2016'):
+            year =  request.POST['year'] 
+        if request.POST.get("extension", 'html'):
+            extension =  request.POST['extension'] # e.g. html
+
+        current_expedition=Expedition.objects.get(year=year)
+        logbook_entries=LogbookEntry.objects.filter(expedition=current_expedition).order_by('date') # need to be sorted by date!
         
-    template='logbook'+style+'style.'+extension
-    response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename='+filename+'.'+extension 
-    t=loader.get_template(template)
-    c={'logbook_entries':logbook_entries}
-    response.write(t.render(c))
-    return response
+        #print(f'Logbook has {len(logbook_entries)} entries in it.')
+
+        if extension =='txt':
+            response = HttpResponse(content_type='text/plain')
+            style='2008'
+        else :
+            extension == 'html'
+            response = HttpResponse(content_type='text/html')
+            style='2005'
+           
+        filename='newlogbook.' + extension
+        template='logbook'+style+'style.'+extension
+        response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename='+filename
+        t=loader.get_template(template)
+        logbookfile = (t.render({'logbook_entries':logbook_entries}))
+
+        dir = Path(settings.EXPOWEB) / "years" / year
+        filepath = Path(dir, filename)
+        with(open(filepath, 'w')) as lb:
+            lb.writelines(logbookfile)
+
+        #print(f'Logbook exported to {filepath}')
+        completed = f'Logbook exported to <a href="/years/{filename}">{filename}</a>'
+
+        return render(request,'controlPanel.html', {'expeditions':Expedition.objects.all(),'jobs_completed':[completed]})
 
     
 def ajax_test(request):