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Python

Starting the Builder - Wont remember the name i enter when update button selected? Or color change wont happen!

Hi Im having some issues with the character builder . When i enter a name for my character , it wont update when its on the builder page and it also wont change color even though my code is correct ( i think) can anyone tell me where im going wrong??

Code: App.py:

import json 

from flask import (Flask,render_template, redirect, url_for, request, make_response) 

from options import DEFAULTS


app = Flask(__name__)

def get_saved_data():
  try:
    data = json.loads(request.cookies.get('index'))
  except TypeError:
    data = {}
  return data




@app.route('/')
def index():
  return render_template('index.html', saves=get_saved_data())

@app.route('/builder')
def builder():
  return render_template(
    'builder.html',
    saves=get_saved_data(),
    options=DEFAULTS

  )

@app.route('/save', methods=['POST'])
def save():
    response = make_response(redirect(url_for('builder')))
    data = get_saved_data()
    data.update(dict(request.form.items()))
    response.set_cookie('character', json.dumps(data))
    return response


app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=8000) ```




Builder.html

   {% extends "layout.html" %}

   {% block content %}
   <!--Build Area -->
    <form action="{{ url_for('save') }}" method="POST" class="wrap      no-top">
    <div class="grid-100 row">
        <div class="grid-30">
            <div class="title">
                <input type="text" name="name" value="{{  saves.get('name', '') }}">
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="grid-70">
            <div class="colors">
                {% for color in options ['colors'] %}
                    <input type="radio" id="{{ color }}" name="colors"   value="{{ color }}"
                      {% if saves.get('colors') == color %}checked{% endif %}> 
                    <label for="{{ color }}"></label>
                {% endfor %}
                 <button class="btn">Update</button>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div id="bear" class="grid-100 bg-{{ saves.get('colors') }}">
            <div class="bear-body"><img src="/static/img/bear_body.svg" /></div>
            <div class="head"><img src="/static/img/bear_face.svg" /></div>
            <div class="nose"><img src="/static/img/bear_nose.svg" /></div>
        </div>
        <div class="items">
        </div>
    </div>
</form>

{% endblock %}

1 Answer

Hi Shan

Your error is the cookie name is character not index.

def get_saved_data():
  try:
    data = json.loads(request.cookies.get('index')) # here is the error that i could spot
  except TypeError:
    data = {}
  return data

that's the only thing i could spot.

let me know if it works now.