django-cbv-formpreview 0.1.2a1

Django's FormPreview updated to use class based views.

The FormPreview class from the contrib.formtools app is a class based view that’s been in Django for over 5 years. Originally written by Adrian Holovaty, it hasn’t changed significantly since its release.

Starting in version 1.3, Django has a “blessed” version of class based views. This package contains an updated version of FormPreview that inherits from the new FormView class. This enables a consistent API for class based views in Django but also mantains 100% compatibility with FormPreview as it is found in Django 1.3. Of particular use are the methods provided by the FormMixin class, from which FormView inherits. For example, the get_form method gives you control over the instantiation of the form class. This allows you to construct an instance with non-standard arguments which was the original motivation of the patch.

I’ve filed a ticket on Django’s trac to include these changes in Django 1.4.

Note that this package is just a modified version of FormPreview currently in Django packaged for ease of use on Languagelab.com. For the authors of the Django project, see its AUTHORS file.