Django Recipe Sharing Tutorial – 9. Create a Recipe

In this tutorial, we will create a new recipe in our Django recipe sharing app.

Step 1: Create a new view

First, we need to create a new view to handle the creation of a recipe. We can do this by adding a new function to our views.py file.


def create_recipe(request):
# Add code to create a new recipe here


Step 2: Create a form

Next, we need to create a form for users to input the details of their recipe. We can do this by adding a new form class to our forms.py file.


class RecipeForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Recipe
fields = ['title', 'description', 'ingredients', 'instructions']


Step 3: Update the template

Now we need to update the template for the recipe creation page to include the new form. We can do this by editing the create_recipe.html file.

Step 4: Handle form submission

Finally, we need to update the create_recipe function in our views.py file to handle form submissions and save the new recipe to the database.


def create_recipe(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = RecipeForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
new_recipe = form.save(commit=False)
new_recipe.author = request.user
new_recipe.save()
return redirect('recipe_detail', pk=new_recipe.pk)
else:
form = RecipeForm()
return render(request, 'create_recipe.html', {'form': form})


Conclusion

With these steps completed, we have successfully created a new recipe in our Django recipe sharing app. Users can now create and share their favorite recipes with others on the platform.