Problem to duplicate image inline

[martcot]

Hi, I have some images in inline in my admin form and when I use Duplicate button it does not copy any images. Do you have any solution for this?

[igorsobreira]

We don't copy the files, the new model will have paths to the same files are the original one.
https://github.com/RealGeeks/django-modelclone/blob/master/modelclone/admin.py#L115-L120

Maybe you can override save_model to customize how files are handled.

[martcot]

ok thanks. After clicked duplicate I see file link to my record but when I click Save I got validation error with files. I will check save_model thanks.

[pragex]

The method save_model() isn't execute in this case.

[lockie]

Seems like this happens when the image field is required, so form does not validate in the start of clone_view method. The following hack helped me:

class ModelAdmin(modelclone.ClonableModelAdmin):
    def get_form(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        form = super().get_form(request, *args, **kwargs)
        if 'clone' in request.path:
            form.base_fields['my_image_field'].required = False
        return form