added red asterix to required input field

cao_blogr/forms.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class BlogSearchForm(Form):
                         filters=[strip_filter])
 
 class UserCreateForm(Form):
-    username = StringField('Nom', [validators.required(), validators.Length(min=1, max=255)],
+    username = StringField('Nom', validators=[InputRequired(), Length(min=1, max=255)],
                            filters=[strip_filter])
-    password = PasswordField('Mot de passe', validators.required(), [validators.Length(min=6)])
+    password = PasswordField('Mot de passe', validators=[InputRequired(), Length(min=6)])
 

cao_blogr/models/blog_record.py

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class BlogRecord(Base):
     title = Column(Unicode(255), unique=True, nullable=False)
     body = Column(UnicodeText, default=u'')
     body_html = Column(UnicodeText, default=u'')
-    tag = Column(Unicode, default=u'pyramid')
+    tag = Column(Unicode, default='pyramid')
-    topic = Column(Unicode, default=u'blog')
+    topic = Column(Unicode, default='blog')
     created = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
     edited = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
 

cao_blogr/static/theme.css

@@ -130,3 +130,8 @@ footer a:hover {
 textarea {
   resize: none;
 }
+.required-field::after  {
+  content: "*";
+  color: red;
+  margin-left:2px;
+}

cao_blogr/templates/blog_edit.jinja2

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             <div class="error">{{ error }}</div>
         {% endfor %}
         <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="title">{{ form.title.label }}</label>
+            <label class="required-field" for="title">{{ form.title.label }}</label>
             {{ form.title(class_='form-control') }}
         </div>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <div class="error">{{ error }}</div>
         {% endfor %}
         <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="body">{{ form.body.label }}</label>
+            <label class="required-field" for="body">{{ form.body.label }}</label>
             {{ form.body(class_='form-control', cols="35", rows="20") }}
         </div>
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             <div class="error">{{ error }}</div>
         {% endfor %}
         <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="title">{{ form.topic.label }}</label>
+            <label class="required-field" for="topic">{{ form.topic.label }}</label>
             {{ form.topic(class_='form-control') }}
         </div>
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             <div class="text-danger">{{ error }}</div>
         {% endfor %}
         <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="title">{{ form.tag.label }}</label>
+            <label class="required-field" for="tag">{{ form.tag.label }}</label>
             {{ form.tag(class_='form-control') }}
         </div>
 

cao_blogr/templates/user_add.jinja2

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         {% endfor %}
 
         <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="title">{{form.username.label}}</label>
+            <label class="required-field" for="username">{{form.username.label}}</label>
             {{form.username(class_='form-control')}}
         </div>
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         {% endfor %}
 
         <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="body">{{form.password.label}}</label>
+            <label class="required-field" for="password">{{form.password.label}}</label>
             {{form.password(class_='form-control')}}
         </div>
 

cao_blogr/templates/user_pwd.jinja2

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
         <div class="form-group">
             <label for="password">Nouveau mot de passe</label></label>
-            <input type="password" name="new_password" class="form-control">
+            <input type="password" name="new_password" class="form-control" placeholder="Optionel">
         </div>
 
         <div class="form-group">

cao_blogr/views/blog.py

@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ def blog_edit(request):
     if blog_id == '0':
         # create a new post
         entry = BlogRecord()
-        form = BlogCreateForm(request.POST)
+        # set default values
+        entry.tag = 'pyramid'
+        entry.topic = 'blog'
+        form = BlogCreateForm(request.POST, entry)
     else:
         # modify post
         entry = BlogRecordService.by_id(request, blog_id)