1 files changed, 32 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apioforum/forum.py b/apioforum/forum.py
index c09b0e8..261da15 100644
--- a/apioforum/forum.py
+++ b/apioforum/forum.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # currently there is only ever one forum however
 
 from flask import (
-    Blueprint, render_template
+    Blueprint, render_template, request,
+    g, redirect, url_for
 )
 from .db import get_db
 
@@ -13,3 +14,33 @@ def view_forum():
     db = get_db()
     threads = db.execute("SELECT * FROM threads ORDER BY updated DESC LIMIT 10;").fetchall()
     return render_template("view_forum.html",threads=threads)
+
+@bp.route("/create_thread",methods=("GET","POST"))
+def create_thread():
+    db = get_db()
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        title = request.form['title']
+        content = request.form['content']
+        err = None
+        if g.user is None:
+            err = "you need to be logged in to create a thread"
+        elif len(title.strip()) == 0 or len(content.strip()) == 0:
+            err = "title and content can't be empty"
+
+        if err is None:
+            cur = db.cursor()
+            cur.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO threads (title,creator,created,updated) VALUES (?,?,current_timestamp,current_timestamp);",
+                (title,g.user)
+            )
+            thread_id = cur.lastrowid
+            cur.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO posts (thread,created,author,content) VALUES (?,current_timestamp,?,?);",
+                (thread_id,g.user,content)
+            )
+            db.commit()
+            return redirect(url_for('thread.view_thread',thread_id=thread_id))
+        
+        
+    return render_template("create_thread.html")
+