From b4b2b43475c74799a03d9f5b3da18a2fceea505e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Disco DeDisco <adamcraighamilton@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 21:50:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] in apps.dashboard.tests & .urls, adding a new to-do item to
 the input field in either home.html or a blank-tabled list.html points to
 /apps/dashboard/newlist; in .views, home_page() FBV simplified to a mere html
 page render & new_list() FBV added that currently points to the global list

---
 apps/dashboard/tests.py            | 30 +++++++++++++-----------------
 apps/dashboard/views.py            | 13 ++++++-------
 core/urls.py                       |  1 +
 templates/apps/dashboard/home.html |  2 +-
 templates/apps/dashboard/list.html |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/dashboard/tests.py b/apps/dashboard/tests.py
index f309198..14e9f01 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/tests.py
+++ b/apps/dashboard/tests.py
@@ -8,23 +8,9 @@ class HomePageTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_renders_input_form(self):
         response = self.client.get('/')
-        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST" action="/">')
+        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST" action="/apps/dashboard/newlist">')
         self.assertContains(response, '<input name="item_text"')
 
-    def test_can_save_a_POST_request(self):
-        self. client.post('/', data={'item_text': "A new list item"})
-        self.assertEqual(Item.objects.count(), 1)
-        new_item = Item.objects.first()
-        self.assertEqual(new_item.text, 'A new list item')
-
-    def test_redirects_after_POST(self):
-        response = self.client.post('/', data={'item_text': 'A new list item'})
-        self.assertRedirects(response, '/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
-
-    def test_only_saves_items_when_necessary(self):
-        self.client.get('/')
-        self.assertEqual(Item.objects.count(), 0)
-
 class ItemModelTest(TestCase):
     def test_saving_and_retrieving_items(self):
         first_item = Item()
@@ -50,7 +36,7 @@ class DashViewTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_renders_input_form(self):
         response = self.client.get('/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
-        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST" action="/">')
+        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST" action="/apps/dashboard/newlist">')
         self.assertContains(response, '<input name="item_text"')
 
     def test_displays_all_list_items(self):
@@ -62,4 +48,14 @@ class DashViewTest(TestCase):
         # Then/Assert
         self.assertContains(response, 'itemey 1')
         self.assertContains(response, 'itemey 2')
- 
\ No newline at end of file
+
+class NewListTest(TestCase):
+    def test_can_save_a_POST_request(self):
+        self. client.post('/apps/dashboard/newlist', data={'item_text': "A new list item"})
+        self.assertEqual(Item.objects.count(), 1)
+        new_item = Item.objects.get()
+        self.assertEqual(new_item.text, 'A new list item')
+
+    def test_redirects_after_POST(self):
+        response = self.client.post('/apps/dashboard/newlist', data={'item_text': 'A new list item'})
+        self.assertRedirects(response, '/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/views.py b/apps/dashboard/views.py
index b14eeeb..83a24d0 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/apps/dashboard/views.py
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 from .models import Item
 
 def home_page(request):
-    if request.method == 'POST':
-        Item.objects.create(text=request.POST['item_text'])
-        return redirect('/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
-    
-    items = Item.objects.all()
-    return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/home.html', {'items': items})
+    return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/home.html')
 
 def view_list(request):
     items = Item.objects.all()
-    return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/list.html', {'items': items})
\ No newline at end of file
+    return render(request, 'apps/dashboard/list.html', {'items': items})
+
+def new_list(request):
+    Item.objects.create(text=request.POST['item_text'])
+    return redirect('/apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/')
diff --git a/core/urls.py b/core/urls.py
index fe8e5a8..8438084 100644
--- a/core/urls.py
+++ b/core/urls.py
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ from apps.dashboard import views
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     path('', views.home_page, name='home'),
+    path('apps/dashboard/newlist', views.new_list, name='new_list'),
     path('apps/dashboard/the-only-list-in-the-world/', views.view_list, name='view_list'),
 ]
diff --git a/templates/apps/dashboard/home.html b/templates/apps/dashboard/home.html
index 361dd1d..a5d0bd4 100644
--- a/templates/apps/dashboard/home.html
+++ b/templates/apps/dashboard/home.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     </head>
     <body>
         <h1>Dashboard | Start a new to-do list</h1>
-        <form method="POST" action="/">
+        <form method="POST" action="/apps/dashboard/newlist">
             <input name="item_text" id="id-new-item" placeholder="Enter a to-do item">
             {% csrf_token %}
         </form>
diff --git a/templates/apps/dashboard/list.html b/templates/apps/dashboard/list.html
index 7886c28..58585ad 100644
--- a/templates/apps/dashboard/list.html
+++ b/templates/apps/dashboard/list.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     </head>
     <body>
         <h1>Your To-Do List</h1>
-        <form method="POST" action="/">
+        <form method="POST" action="/apps/dashboard/newlist">
             <input name="item_text" id="id-new-item" placeholder="Enter a to-do item">
             {% csrf_token %}
         </form>