We want to save the response of the user filling in one of our dynamic forms. As the data from a dynamic form will also be dynamic, we need to store an unknown number of fields and their values in our database. As we have already seen, JSON is a reasonable way to store such data. Let's create a new model in main/models.py to store the responses:
class FormResponse(models.Model):
form = models.ForeignKey(FormSchema)
response = JSONField()Next, create and run the migrations to add this new model to our database:
> python manage.py makemigrations main
Migrations for 'main':
0002_formresponse.py:
- Create model FormResponse
> python manage.py migrate main
Operations to perform:
Apply all migrations: main
Running migrations:
Rendering model states... DONE
Applying main.0002_formresponse... OKNow that we have our model, we need to save valid responses for our forms in this model. The form_valid method of CustomFormView is the correct place to add this...