I have a couple of major gaps in my understanding of vapor/leaf/html. I am working from the "todo" example that is created using the beta branch of vapor.
First, I made my own fluent model (no problems that I know of):
import FluentSQLite
import Vapor
final class affordatmodel: SQLiteModel {
var id: Int?
var propertyCost: String
var targetEquity: String
var interestRate: String
var amortization: String
var sponsor1: String
var sponsor2: String
var rent: String
var rentInflation: String
var propertyTaxes: String
var propertyTaxesInflation: String
var strataFees: String
var strataFeesInflation: String
init(propertyCost: String, targetEquity: String, interestRate: String, amortization: String, sponsor1: String, sponsor2: String, rent: String, rentInflation: String, propertyTaxes: String, propertyTaxesInflation: String, strataFees: String, strataFeesInflation: String) {
self.propertyCost = propertyCost
self.targetEquity = targetEquity
self.interestRate = interestRate
self.amortization = amortization
self.sponsor1 = sponsor1
self.sponsor2 = sponsor2
self.rent = rent
self.rentInflation = rentInflation
self.propertyTaxes = propertyTaxes
self.propertyTaxesInflation = propertyTaxesInflation
self.strataFees = strataFees
self.strataFeesInflation = strataFeesInflation
}
}
/// Allows to be used as a dynamic migration.
extension affordatmodel: Migration { }
/// Allows to be encoded to and decoded from HTTP messages.
extension affordatmodel: Content { }
/// Allows to be used as a dynamic parameter in route definitions.
extension affordatmodel: Parameter { }
Then I make an instance and send it to a leaf template:
let defaultData = affordatmodel(propertyCost: "700000", targetEquity: "300000", interestRate: "1", amortization: "20", sponsor1: "500000", sponsor2: "200000", rent: "1200", rentInflation: "1", propertyTaxes: "8000", propertyTaxesInflation: "1", strataFees: "0", strataFeesInflation: "0")
return leaf.render("welcome", ["affordat": defaultData])
And my Leaf template successfully populates the html with the default data (body shown here):
<body class="container">
<h1>Payment and Principal Calculations</h1>
<form action="/affordat" method="POST">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="propertyCost">Property Cost</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="propertyCost" placeholder="#(affordat.propertyCost)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="targetEquity">Target Equity</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="targetEquity" placeholder="#(affordat.targetEquity)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="interestRate">Interest Rate</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="interestRate" placeholder="#(affordat.interestRate)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="amortization">Amortization (years)</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="amortization" placeholder="#(affordat.amortization)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="sponsor1">Sponsor 1 Funds</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="sponsor1" placeholder="#(affordat.sponsor1)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="sponsor2">Sponsor 2 Funds</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="sponsor2" placeholder="#(affordat.sponsor2)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="rent">Rent</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="rent" placeholder="#(affordat.rent)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="rentInflation">Rent Inflation (will be used exactly)</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="rentInflation" placeholder="#(affordat.rentInflation)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="propertyTaxes">Property Taxes (first year est.)</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="propertyTaxes" placeholder="#(affordat.propertyTaxes)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="propertyTaxesInflation">Property Taxes Inflation (est.)</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="propertyTaxesInflation" placeholder="#(affordat.propertyTaxesInflation)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="strataFees">Strata Fees (first year est.)</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="strataFees" placeholder="#(affordat.strataFees)">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="strataFeesInflation">Strata Fees Inflation (est.)</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" name="strataFeesInflation" placeholder="#(affordat.strataFeesInflation)">
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="_csrf" value="{{csrfToken}}">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Refresh Calculations</button>
</form>
</body>
Great, so I know how to get fluent data to HTML. My problem is I don't know how to get it back. When the "Post" occurs, the data does not seem to get passed to the controller. My route is:
router.post("affordat", use: affordatController.create)
And the relevant part of my controller looks like this:
import Vapor
final class AffordatController {
func create(_ req: Request) throws -> Future<affordatmodel> {
return try req.content.decode(affordatmodel.self).flatMap(to: affordatmodel.self) { affordatmodel1 in
return affordatmodel1.save(on: req)
}
}
}
Which shows me one of my models, with an ID #, but no data. And I kind of understand why because I didn't really seem to send the post data to the controller. How I am supposed to send the POST data to the controller? Is the problem in my leaf template, my route, or my controller?
