This code appears to be a method called get_urls
inside a Django model class. The purpose of this method is to generate URLs for various views related to the model. It uses Django's reverse_lazy
function to construct the URLs based on the app label and class name.
Here's a breakdown of what each URL represents:
-
list_url
: URL for the list view of the model instances. This URL is constructed using the format<app_label>:<class_name>-list
. -
create_url
: URL for the create view, typically used to add new instances of the model. This URL is constructed using the format<app_label>:<class_name>-create
. -
detail_url
: URL for the detail view of a specific model instance. It includes the primary key (pk
) of the instance in the URL. This URL is constructed using the format<app_label>:<class_name>-detail
with thepk
parameter. -
update_url
: URL for the update view of a specific model instance. Similar to the detail URL, it includes the primary key (pk
) of the instance. This URL is constructed using the format<app_label>:<class_name>-update
with thepk
parameter. -
delete_url
: URL for the delete view of a specific model instance. It also includes the primary key (pk
) of the instance. This URL is constructed using the format<app_label>:<class_name>-delete
with thepk
parameter.
The reverse_lazy
function is used instead of reverse
to delay URL resolution until the URL is actually needed, which is a common practice when using URLs in class-based views or models.
To use this method, you would typically call it on an instance of the model, and it will return a dictionary containing the URLs for the list, create, detail, update, and delete views associated with that specific instance.
def get_urls(self):
from django.urls import reverse_lazy
app_label = self._meta.app_label
klass = self.__class__.__name__.lower()
list_url = reverse_lazy('{}:{}-list'.format(app_label, klass))
create_url = reverse_lazy('{}:{}-create'.format(app_label, klass))
detail_url = reverse_lazy('{}:{}-detail'.format(app_label, klass),
kwargs={"pk": self.id})
update_url = reverse_lazy('{}:{}-update'.format(app_label, klass),
kwargs={"pk": self.id})
delete_url = reverse_lazy('{}:{}-delete'.format(app_label, klass),
kwargs={"pk": self.id})
return {
'list_url': list_url,
'create_url': create_url,
'detail_url': detail_url,
'update_url': update_url,
'delete_url': delete_url
}