From 5b1f28db4b52cd4dca52950810a5cd3fbda39890 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Disco DeDisco <adamcraighamilton@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:19:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] form code placeholders left commented-out in
 apps.dashboard.views; base.html somewhat retrofitted w. dynamic form views

---
 src/apps/dashboard/views.py  |  4 +++-
 src/templates/core/base.html | 16 ++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/views.py b/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
index c81e35d..25e2387 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
+from .forms import ItemForm
 from .models import Item, List
 
 def home_page(request):
-    return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/home.html')
+    # return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/home.html', {"form": ItemForm()})
+    return render(request, "apps/dashboard/home.html")
 
 def new_list(request):
     nulist = List.objects.create()
diff --git a/src/templates/core/base.html b/src/templates/core/base.html
index d9fc75c..30c0b39 100644
--- a/src/templates/core/base.html
+++ b/src/templates/core/base.html
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@
                     <h2 class="display-2 mb-2">{% block header_text %}{% endblock header_text %}</h2>
 
                     <form method="POST" action="{% block form_action %}{% endblock form_action %}">
-                        <input
-                            name="item_text"
-                            id="id-new-item"
-                            class="form-control form-control-lg {% if error %}is-invalid{% endif %}"
-                            placeholder="Enter a to-do item"
-                        />
+                        {% if form %}
+                            {{ form.text }}
+                        {% else %}
+                            <input
+                                class="form-control form-control-lg{% if error %} is-invalid{% endif %}"
+                                name="item_text"
+                                id="id-new-item"
+                                placeholder="Enter a to-do item"
+                            />
+                        {% endif %}
                         {% csrf_token %}
                         {% if error %}
                             <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ error }}</div>