Django changeform_view extra_context
I'm trying to learn on model admin template customization.
I need that custom template can read some data stored/passed in 'extra_context'
admin.py
from django.contrib import admin
from .models import MailTemplate
# Register your models here.
class MailTemplateAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
change_form_template = 'change_form_htmx.html'
def changeform_view(self,request, object_id=None, form_url="", extra_context=None):
extra_context = extra_context or {}
extra_context['myvar']='this is myvar'
return super(MailTemplateAdmin, self).changeform_view(request, object_id=object_id, form_url=form_url, extra_context=extra_context)
admin.site.register(MailTemplate,MailTemplateAdmin)
template 'change_form_htmx.html'
{% extends "admin/base_site.html" %}
{% load i18n admin_urls static admin_modify %}
{% block extrahead %}{{ block.super }}
<script src="{% url 'admin:jsi18n' %}"></script>
{{ media }}
{% endblock %}
{% block extrastyle %}{{ block.super }}<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static "admin/css/forms.css" %}">{% endblock %}
{% block coltype %}colM{% endblock %}
{% block bodyclass %}{{ block.super }} app-{{ opts.app_label }} model-{{ opts.model_name }} change-form{% endblock %}
{% if not is_popup %}
{% block breadcrumbs %}
<div class="breadcrumbs">
<a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">{% translate 'Home' %}</a>
› <a href="{% url 'admin:app_list' app_label=opts.app_label %}">{{ opts.app_config.verbose_name }}</a>
› {% if has_view_permission %}<a href="{% url opts|admin_urlname:'changelist' %}">{{ opts.verbose_name_plural|capfirst }}</a>{% else %}{{ opts.verbose_name_plural|capfirst }}{% endif %}
› {% if add %}{% blocktranslate with name=opts.verbose_name %}Add {{ name }}{% endblocktranslate %}{% else %}{{ original|truncatewords:"18" }}{% endif %}
</div>
{% endblock %}
{% endif %}
{% block content %}<div id="content-main">
<!--- add htmx -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/htmx.org@1.6.0"></script>
{% block object-tools %}
{% if change and not is_popup %}
<ul class="object-tools">
{% block object-tools-items %}
{% change_form_object_tools %}
{% endblock %}
</ul>
{% endif %}
{% endblock %}
<form {% if has_file_field %}enctype="multipart/form-data" {% endif %}{% if form_url %}action="{{ form_url }}" {% endif %}method="post" id="{{ opts.model_name }}_form" novalidate>{% csrf_token %}{% block form_top %}{% endblock %}
<div>
{% if is_popup %}<input type="hidden" name="{{ is_popup_var }}" value="1">{% endif %}
{% if to_field %}<input type="hidden" name="{{ to_field_var }}" value="{{ to_field }}">{% endif %}
{% if save_on_top %}{% block submit_buttons_top %}{% submit_row %}{% endblock %}{% endif %}
{% if errors %}
<p class="errornote">
{% blocktranslate count counter=errors|length %}Please correct the error below.{% plural %}Please correct the errors below.{% endblocktranslate %}
</p>
{{ adminform.form.non_field_errors }}
{% endif %}
{% block field_sets %}
{% for fieldset in adminform %}
{% include "admin/includes/fieldset.html" %}
{% endfor %}
{% endblock %}
{% block after_field_sets %}{% endblock %}
{% block inline_field_sets %}
{% for inline_admin_formset in inline_admin_formsets %}
{% include inline_admin_formset.opts.template %}
{% endfor %}
{% endblock %}
<div id="some_buttons">
<!-- here we have button for add and delete row-->
from extra_context = {{ extra_context.myvar }}
</div>
{% block after_related_objects %}{% endblock %}
{% block submit_buttons_bottom %}{% submit_row %}{% endblock %}
{% block admin_change_form_document_ready %}
<script id="django-admin-form-add-constants"
src="{% static 'admin/js/change_form.js' %}"
{% if adminform and add %}
data-model-name="{{ opts.model_name }}"
{% endif %}
async>
</script>
{% endblock %}
{# JavaScript for prepopulated fields #}
{% prepopulated_fields_js %}
</div>
</form></div>
{% endblock %}
There is no error occured, but the extra_content['myval'] is not showed.
Kindly please tell how is the proper way to send extra_context from ModelAdmin and read it in template.
Sincerely
-bino-
Argghh my vault.
It work now.
I replace (in template)
{{ extra_context.myvar }}
with
{{myvar}}