MagiCollection settings in Edit view

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• Edit views contain the following settings (can be overridden):

Key	Value	Default	Example
after_template	Name of a template to include after the form	None	"include/afterAddCard"
allow_delete	Should we show a button to delete the item as well?	False
back_to_list_button	Should we display a button to go back to the list view at the end of the form?	True
form_class	Form class to edit an item. Can be a method (see below). Can be specified in collection.	AutoForm
multipart	Should the HTML form allow multipart (uploaded files)? Can be specified in collection.	False
otherbuttons_template	Template path (without .html) for extra buttons at the end of the form	None	"include/cardsExtraButtons"
savem2m	Should we call save_m2m to save the manytomany items after saving this model?	Will automatically check for presence of manytomany fields

See also: MagiCollection settings in All views.

• Edit views contain the following methods (can be overridden):

Name	Description	Parameters	Return value	Default
get_page_title	See Page titles and descriptions	item=None, type=None, is_translate=False	Translated string	unicode of item
get_h1_title	See Page titles and descriptions	request, context, item, type=None, is_translate=False	list of dict, dict	See Page titles and descriptions
check_translate_permissions	Check if the current user has permissions to access the form to edit translations. Should raise PermissionDenied if needed.	request, context	None	check for translate_items permission
check_type_permissions	Check if the current user has permissions to edit this specific type of item (See Item types). Should raise PermissionDenied if needed.	request, context, type=None, item=None	None	None
allow_cascade_delete_up_to	When a user tries to delete an item, a warning will show up to indicate what will be deleted automatically with it. This limit can prevent users from deleting too many items, even when they confirm the warning. Users are then advised to delete the dependencies manually. See user documentation. Super users are not affected by this limit.	request	integer or None	10
after_save	Function called after the form is saved. Not called after an item is deleted, for that, call before_delete Not recommended, override save in your form instead	request, instance, type=None	instance	Just returns the instance
before_delete	Function called before the item gets deleted.	request, instance, ajax	None	Nothing
before_save	Function called before the form is saved. Not called before an item is deleted, for that, call before_delete Not recommended, override save in your form instead	request, instance, type=None	instance	Just returns the instance
form_class	Form class to edit an item. Doesn't have to be a method (see above). Can be specified in collection.	request, context	A form class	AutoForm
get_item	How is the item retrieved using the pk (=id) provided in the URL? For example, in the URL /card/edit/12/, pk will be 12	request, pk (in URL)	a dictionary that will be used with the queryset to get a single item	{ 'pk': pk }
redirect_after_delete	Where should the user be redirected after the item has been deleted successfully?	request, item, ajax	URL to redirect to	Redirect to the list view
redirect_after_edit	Where should the user be redirected after the item has been edited successfully?	request, item, ajax	URL to redirect to	Redirect to the item view of the item that has been edited if the item view is enabled, otherwise to the list view

See also: MagiCollection methods in All views.

• Edit views provide the following methods (not meant to be overridden):

Name	Description	Parameters	Return value
has_translate_permissions	Calls check_translate_permissions, catches exceptions and returns True or False	request, context	True or False
has_type_permissions	Calls check_type_permissions, catches exceptions and returns True or False	request, context	True or False

See also: MagiCollection methods in All views.

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