Get the currently logged in Django user in a models.py file?

Question

I\'m trying to make a model that\'s stores basic information about an Article also store the name of the currently logged in user, is this possible? or is it something that

Answer 1

You'll need to take care of this in the view:

# views.py
def create(request):
    if request.POST:
        form = ArticleForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
        if form.is_valid():
            instance = form.save(commit=False)
            instance.author = request.user
            instance.save()

            return HttpResponseRedirect('/articles/all')

    else:
        form = ArticleForm()

    args = {}
    args.update(csrf(request))

    args['form'] = form 

    return render_to_response('create_article.html', args)

# models.py
class Article(models.Model):
    author = models.ForeignKey('auth.User')

Answer 2

You'll need to do it in the view, as the model has no idea where it is being created from. Pass commit=False to the form.save() method so it doesn't commit the data to the database, set the author from the request, and then save manually:

if form.is_valid():
    article = form.save(commit=False)
    article.author = request.user
    article.save()
    return HttpResponseRedirect('/articles/all')