While editing an existing Django model, my .save() method creates the correct object, but it doesn&#-CodePudding

I have a project where I want to give users the ability to update some of the fields on an existing Case they have. I have set up the form and it appears to work. However, when I go to save the new, updated date, the .save() method doesn't work as expected. I do the x = case.save() command, and when I print out "x", I see the expected data that I input in the form. However, immediately after the if statement, it does not persist. The database does not update. Thoughts?

relevant methods in views.py:

@login_required(login_url='/accounts/login')     
def stopThrough(request):      
    if request.method == 'POST':
        c = IDForm(request.POST)
        if c.is_valid():
            val = c.cleaned_data['id']
            urlStr = ("/polls/case/edit/"   val)
            return redirect(urlStr)
    cForm = IDForm
    return render(request, 'caseEdit.html', {'start': True, 'cForm' : cForm })
    
@login_required(login_url='/accounts/login') 
def caseEdit(request, id):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        check = CaseForm(request.POST)
        print(check)
        if check.is_valid():
            wtf = check.save()
            return redirect("/polls/case/edit/0")
    c = Case.objects.get(victimID=id)
    cForm = CaseForm(instance=c)
    return render(request, 'caseEdit.html', {'start': False, 'cForm' : cForm  })

Case model

class Case(models.Model):
    created_date = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True)
    creator = models.ForeignKey(Organization, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='creator', null=True)
    victimID = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    
    
    #service list functions 
    client_intake = models.BooleanField()
    client_orientation = models.BooleanField()
    criminal_justice_system_based_advocacy = models.BooleanField()
    crisis_intervention_or_24_hour_hotline = models.BooleanField()
    dental = models.BooleanField()
    education = models.BooleanField()
    emotional_moral_support = models.BooleanField()
    employment_assistance = models.BooleanField()
    family_reunification = models.BooleanField()
    financial_assistance = models.BooleanField()
    housing_shelter_advocacy = models.BooleanField()
    house_rental_assistance = models.BooleanField()
    interpreter_translator = models.BooleanField()
    legal_services_general_consultation = models.BooleanField()
    legal_services_immigration = models.BooleanField()
    legal_services_family_law_services = models.BooleanField()
    legal_services_victims_rights_laws = models.BooleanField()
    legal_services_expunging_or_sealing_criminal_records = models.BooleanField()
    legal_services_employment_wage = models.BooleanField()
    legal_services_public_benefits_law = models.BooleanField()
    medical_case = models.BooleanField()
    mental_health_treatment = models.BooleanField()
    ongoing_case_management = models.BooleanField()
    personal_items = models.BooleanField()
    protection_safety_planning = models.BooleanField()
    repatriation = models.BooleanField()
    social_service_advocacy = models.BooleanField()
    substance_abuse_treatment = models.BooleanField()
    transportation = models.BooleanField()
    other = models.BooleanField()

relevant forms.py

        
class IDForm(forms.Form):
    id = forms.CharField(label='SurvivorID', max_length=100) 

class CaseForm(ModelForm):
        class Meta:
                model = Case
                fields = ['creator','victimID','client_intake','client_orientation','criminal_justice_system_based_advocacy','crisis_intervention_or_24_hour_hotline',
         'dental', 'education','emotional_moral_support', 'employment_assistance', 'family_reunification', 'financial_assistance',
        'housing_shelter_advocacy', 'house_rental_assistance', 'interpreter_translator', 'legal_services_general_consultation', 'legal_services_immigration',
        'legal_services_family_law_services', 'legal_services_victims_rights_laws', 
        'legal_services_expunging_or_sealing_criminal_records', 'legal_services_employment_wage', 'legal_services_public_benefits_law', 'medical_case', 
        'mental_health_treatment', 'ongoing_case_management', 'personal_items', 'protection_safety_planning', 'repatriation',
        'social_service_advocacy', 'substance_abuse_treatment', 'transportation','other']

I have tried using an UpdateView instead of manually updating. It produced the same results. It appeared to work, but did not actually update my database.

views.py

class caseedit(UpdateView):
    model = Case
    fields = ['creator','victimID','client_intake','client_orientation','criminal_justice_system_based_advocacy','crisis_intervention_or_24_hour_hotline',
         'dental', 'education','emotional_moral_support', 'employment_assistance', 'family_reunification', 'financial_assistance',
        'housing_shelter_advocacy', 'house_rental_assistance', 'interpreter_translator', 'legal_services_general_consultation', 'legal_services_immigration',
        'legal_services_family_law_services', 'legal_services_victims_rights_laws', 
        'legal_services_expunging_or_sealing_criminal_records', 'legal_services_employment_wage', 'legal_services_public_benefits_law', 'medical_case', 
        'mental_health_treatment', 'ongoing_case_management', 'personal_items', 'protection_safety_planning', 'repatriation',
        'social_service_advocacy', 'substance_abuse_treatment', 'transportation','other']
    success_url = "/polls/case/edit/0"

CodePudding user response：

In your stopThrough method I didn't see any save method after validating the form
In caseEdit pass the instance in check = CaseForm(request.POST) so it will be check = CaseForm(request.POST, instance=c), otherwise your are creating new objects instead of editing

CodePudding user response：

Solved... an obscure method referenced elsewhere had one singular line indented wrong and was returning something incorrect in the pipeline. If anyone else ever has this issue... I recommend looking EVERYWHERE the code goes. Even the stupid things.