xword/home/views.py

from base64 import b64encode
import cv2
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_grid, draw_grid


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')
        warnings, grid, num_rows, num_cols, block_img = extract_crossword_grid(
            form.cleaned_data['file'].temporary_file_path(),
            remove_colours=False
        )
        image = draw_grid(grid, num_rows, num_cols)
        _, png = cv2.imencode('.png', image)
        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(png.tobytes()).decode()
        })