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I am trying to call a class method in a view. The method generates a url however when I try call the method using get_context_data I receive
obj must be an instance or subtype of type when trying to call a class method
models.py
class Scenario(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=256, blank=False, null=False, unique=True)
description = models.TextField(max_length=1000)
def get_absolute_url(self):
return reverse('scenarios:detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk})
def __unicode__(self):
return self.name
def generate_trade_url(self):
if self.trade_set.exists():
return reverse('scenarios:trade-scenario', kwargs={'pk': self.pk})
return None
views.py
class Index(generic.ListView):
template_name = 'scenarios/index.html'
context_object_name = 'all_scenarios'
def get_queryset(self):
return Scenario.objects.all().order_by('name', 'description')
class Detail(generic.DetailView):
model = Scenario
context_object_name = "scenario"
template_name = 'scenarios/details.html'
def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
context = super(Scenario, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
context['tradeurl'] = Scenario.generate_trade_url()
return context
urls.py
url(r'^$', views.Index.as_view(), name='index'),
url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/$', views.Detail.as_view(), name='detail'),
template
<tbody>
{% for scenario in all_scenarios %}
<tr>
<td><a href ="{% url 'scenarios:detail' scenario.id %}"
data-toogle="tooltip" title="Click for filtered view">{{scenario.name}}</a></td>
<td>{{scenario.description}}</td>
<td>
<a href="{% url 'scenarios:scenario-update' scenario.id %}">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default btn-sm">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil" />
</button>
</a>
</td>
<td>
<form action="{% url 'scenarios:scenario-delete' scenario.id %}" method="post">
{% csrf_token %}
<input type="hidden" name="scenario_id" value="{{ scenario.id}}"/>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default btn-sm" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete {{scenario.name}}?')">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash" />
</button>
</form>
</td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</tbody>

The problem is that you're not calling the method on the specific instance of this model, but the class instead. Simply put: if you don't care about the DB values that this instance of this class contains, you can call either a static or a class method (both having their pros/cons, but you can find info about them elsewhere). If you do care about the DB values of this instance (your case, it seems), then you have to call a bound method of the class.
So how?
Well, just FYI, static and class methods can be created and called like this:
class Something(object):
CONSTANT_A = '123'
#classmethod
def my_class_method(cls):
return cls.CONSTANT_A * 123
#staticmethod
def my_static_method():
return 'static value' # or duplicate the previous method: return Something.CONSTANT_A * 123
a = Something()
class_method_value = a.my_class_method()
static_method_value = Something.my_static_method()
For the use case that you have, you need a bound method and that's exactly what you have there, but the way you wall it is a bit off. You need an instance of the class (with DB values), not the class itself. In the view you can achieve it like this:
def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
value_that_you_want = self.object.generate_trade_url()
If you don't have the self.object variable at some point, then one way to get the model instance, is to query it from the database. I.e. Detail.objects.get(id=1).
Good luck.