Add form to add multiple things to a box

boxes/views.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect, render
 
+from .forms import ThingFormSet
 from .models import Box, Thing
 
 
@@ -55,3 +56,34 @@ def search_api(request):
         for thing in things
     ]
     return JsonResponse({'results': results})
+
+
+def add_things(request, box_id):
+    """Add multiple things to a box at once."""
+    box = get_object_or_404(Box, pk=box_id)
+    
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        formset = ThingFormSet(request.POST)
+        
+        if formset.is_valid():
+            things = formset.save(commit=False)
+            created_count = 0
+            for thing in things:
+                if thing.name or thing.thing_type or thing.description or thing.picture:
+                    thing.box = box
+                    thing.save()
+                    created_count += 1
+            print(f'DEBUG: created_count={created_count}')
+            if created_count > 0:
+                print(f'DEBUG: Redirecting to box_detail with box_id={box_id}')
+                return redirect('box_detail', box_id=box_id)
+            else:
+                print('DEBUG: No valid data submitted')
+    
+    else:
+        formset = ThingFormSet()
+    
+    return render(request, 'boxes/add_things.html', {
+        'box': box,
+        'formset': formset,
+    })