st_ov_qu112813.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

"""
stack overflow question for django
Question was 'How to share database errors with django admin'
the part is the answer the second part is what the person said
took to get it to work"""

# first part 'Answer'
from django.contrib import admin
from django import forms
from django.contrib.admin.options import csrf_protect_m, IS_POPUP_VAR
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
from django.utils.encoding import force_text

# for nonfield errors to show correctly
from django.forms.forms import NON_FIELD_ERRORS

from .models import TestModel

class TestModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
        raise Exception('test exception')

    @csrf_protect_m
    def add_view(self, request, form_url='', extra_context=None):
        try:
            return super(TestModelAdmin, self).add_view(request, form_url, extra_context)
        except Exception as e:
            pass

        # mimic parent class on error

        model = self.model
        opts = model._meta

        ModelForm = self.get_form(request)
        formsets = []
        inline_instances = self.get_inline_instances(request, None)
        form = ModelForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
        form.is_valid()

        # make faked nonfield error
        form.errors[NON_FIELD_ERRORS] = form.error_class([e.message])

        # We may handle exceptions here (just to save indentation)
        adminForm = helpers.AdminForm(form, list(self.get_fieldsets(request)),
            self.get_prepopulated_fields(request),
            self.get_readonly_fields(request),
            model_admin=self)
        media = self.media + adminForm.media

        inline_admin_formsets = []
        for inline, formset in zip(inline_instances, formsets):
            fieldsets = list(inline.get_fieldsets(request))
            readonly = list(inline.get_readonly_fields(request))
            prepopulated = dict(inline.get_prepopulated_fields(request))
            inline_admin_formset = helpers.InlineAdminFormSet(inline, formset, \
                fieldsets, prepopulated, readonly, model_admin=self)
            inline_admin_formsets.append(inline_admin_formset)
            media = media + inline_admin_formset.media

        context = {
            'title': _('Add %s') % force_text(opts.verbose_name),
            'adminform': adminForm,
            'is_popup': IS_POPUP_VAR in request.REQUEST,
            'media': media,
            'inline_admin_formsets': inline_admin_formsets,
            'errors': helpers.AdminErrorList(form, formsets),
            'app_label': opts.app_label,
            'preserved_filters': self.get_preserved_filters(request),

        }
        context.update(extra_context or {})
        return self.render_change_form(request, context, form_url=form_url, add=True)

admin.site.register(TestModel, TestModelAdmin)

"""
part 2 response

from django.contrib.admin import ModelAdmin
from django.db import DatabaseError, IntegrityError
from django.contrib import messages


class ShowValidationAdmin(ModelAdmin):

    def add_view(self, request, form_url='', extra_context=None):
        try:
            return super(ShowValidationAdmin, self).add_view(self, request, form_url, extra_context)
        except (IntegrityError, DatabaseError) as e:

            request.method = 'GET'
            messages.error(request, e.message)
            return super(ShowValidationAdmin, self).add_view(self, request, form_url, extra_context)

    def change_view(self, request, object_id, form_url='', extra_context=None):
        try:
            return super(ShowValidationAdmin, self).change_view(request, object_id, form_url, extra_context)
        except (IntegrityError, DatabaseError) as e:

            request.method = 'GET'
            messages.error(request, e.message)
            return super(ShowValidationAdmin, self).change_view(request, object_id, form_url, extra_context)
"""