defined Meta ordering of the Item() model in apps.dashboard.models; Item() also now returns a __str__ result; in .forms, defined a specific use-case of is_valid() method; a pair of new UTs in .tests.test_models help confirm str representation and list order of items; .test_forms now ensures the .is-invalid bootstrap class is tested as a css class attr; migrations run; full UT & FT suite back to passing state (tho a refactor of flimsy form customizations is desperately needed)

src/apps/dashboard/views.py

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 from .forms import ExistingListItemForm, ItemForm
 from .models import Item, List
 
 def home_page(request):
-    return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/home.html', {"form": ItemForm()})
+    return render(request, "apps/dashboard/home.html", {"form": ItemForm()})
 
 def new_list(request):
     form = ItemForm(data=request.POST)
     if form.is_valid():
         nulist = List.objects.create()
-        Item.objects.create(text=request.POST["text"], list=nulist)
+        form.save(for_list=nulist)
         return redirect(nulist)
     else:
         return render(request, "apps/dashboard/home.html", {"form": form})
@@ -24,5 +23,5 @@ def view_list(request, list_id):
         if form.is_valid():
             form.save()
             return redirect(our_list)
-    return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/list.html', {'list': our_list, "form": form})
+    return render(request, "apps/dashboard/list.html", {"list": our_list, "form": form})