Save JSON data to sqlite database on Django

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Hello everyone

I am trying to save JSON data to sqlite database on Django

I have these small code chunks here which are giving me some problems.

Here is a chunk of my

models.py

file

class Recipes(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=120, default='')
    pub_date = models.DateTimeField('date published')
    style = models.CharField(max_length=200, default='')
    brewer = models.CharField(max_length=100, default='')
    type = models.CharField(max_length=20, default='All Grain')
    version = models.CharField(max_length=20, default='1')
    batch_size = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=2, max_digits=8, default=0.0)
    boil_size = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=2, max_digits=8, default=0.0)
    boil_time = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=1, max_digits=4, default=0.0)
    efficiency = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=1, max_digits=4, default=75.0)
    ibu = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=1, max_digits=4, default=0.0)
    abv = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=2, max_digits=4, default=0.0)
    notes = models.TextField(default='')
    carbonation = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=2, max_digits=4, default=0.0)
    primary_age = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=1, max_digits=4, default = 0)
    secondary_age = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=1, max_digits=4, default = 0)
    age = models.DecimalField(decimal_places=1, max_digits=4, default = 0)
    __fermentables = []
  
    @classmethod
    def create(cls,attr):
        recipe = cls()
        # do something with the book
        for k in Recipes._meta.fields:
            if  k.name in attr:
                setattr(recipe,k.name,attr[k.name])
        return recipe

Here is the part of

views.py

which is giving me trouble

def saveRecipe(request):
        try:
            data=json.loads(request.read())
            print("printing values")
            print(data["name"])  #prints here works
            recipe = Recipes.create(attr=data)
            recipe.name = data["name"]
            recipe.save()
            recipe.addYeast(items=data["yeast"])
            recipe.addFermentables(items=data["fermentables"])
            recipe.addHops(items=data["hops"])
            recipe.addMashStep(items=data["mash"])
            return  HttpResponse(serialize('json', [recipe]),  content_type='application/json')
        except:
           
            return HttpResponse("error")

Basically I have a button which parses JSON from filled forms and when I print name

print(data["name"])

it seems to be parsed correctly.

Now for testing purposes I put

recipe.save()

in the part of the views file where you can see and I think that it is technically supposed to save the parsed information into the database but when I check the database there is nothing there.

I tried doing this without the

 try/except

block, however then I get this error:

Error:
Internal Server Error: /save-recipe
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 47, in inner
    response = get_response(request)
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py", line 181, in _get_response
    response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\praktika\brew\brewery\views.py", line 106, in saveRecipe
    recipe = Recipes.create(attr=data)
  File "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\praktika\brew\brewery\models.py", line 73, in create
    print(name, style)
NameError: name 'name' is not defined
[26/Mar/2022 19:30:21] "POST /save-recipe HTTP/1.1" 500 67750

So basically my question is why is the

recipe.save()

not doing what it's supposed to and what is missing in order to save the data correctly?

Thank you in advance!