xword/home/views.py

from base64 import b64encode
from datetime import datetime
from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.views import View
from .forms import CrosswordForm
from .xword import extract_crossword


class HomeView(View):
    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        return render(request, 'home/index.html', {'form': CrosswordForm()})

    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        form = CrosswordForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
        if not form.is_valid():
            return HttpResponseBadRequest('Invalid form data')
        image, warnings = extract_crossword(
            form.cleaned_data['file'].temporary_file_path(),
            filter_colours=False
        )
        return render(request, 'home/output.html', {
            'warnings': warnings,
            'image_file_name': 'xword_{}.png'.format(datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')),
            'image_url': 'data:image/png;base64,' + b64encode(image).decode()
        })