add url base functionality, add about page

Author: ammubhave

home/urls.py

@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 from home import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    url(r'^$', views.home),
+    url(r'^$', views.home, name='home'),
+    url(r'^about$', views.about, name='about'),
 ]

home/views.py

@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ def home(request):
     return render(request, 'home/home.html', {
         '15sof': ''
     })
+
+
+def about(request):
+    return render(request, 'home/about.html')

simdb/settings.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     'SCOPES': ('openid', 'profile', 'email'),
 }
 
-ROOT_URLCONF = 'simdb.urls'
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'simdb.urlsdummy'
 
 TEMPLATES = [
     {

simdb/urlsdummy.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""This file is used to specify a base url path for our project. It is possible
+that we deploy our django app not on the root url of a domain. In those cases,
+the BASE_PATH environment variable should be set to that subpath appended
+with a trailing /
+"""
+import os
+
+from django.conf.urls import url, include
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r'^%s' % os.getenv('BASE_PATH', ''), include('simdb.urls')),
+]

templates/base.html

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ <h1>{% block pagetitle %}Welcome to the Simmons DB{% endblock %}</h1>
             <ul class="navbar">
               <li>SIMMONS DB
                 <ul>
-                  <li><a href='https://simmons.mit.edu/sds/home.php'>Home</a></li>
+                  <li><a href="{% url 'home' %}">Home</a></li>
                   <li><a href='https://simmons.mit.edu/sds/directory/'>Directory</a></li>
                   <li><a href='https://simmons.mit.edu/sds/directory/officers.php'>Student Officers</a></li>
                   <li><a href='https://simmons.mit.edu/sds/directory/medlinks.php'>Medlinks</a></li>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ <h1>{% block pagetitle %}Welcome to the Simmons DB{% endblock %}</h1>
     </div>
     <div class="footer">
       <hr />
-      <a href="https://simmons.mit.edu/sds//users/about.php">Simmons DB</a>
+      <a href="{% url 'about' %}">Simmons DB</a>
     </div>
   </body>
 </html>

templates/home/about.html

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}Simmons DB{% endblock %}
+{% block pagetitle %}About the Simmons DB{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<table class="about">
+  <tr>
+    <td rowspan="2">
+      <span class="title">
+        <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Administrators
+          (IT Committee)</a>:</span>
+      <ul class="names">
+        <li>Sample Person (Committee Chair)</li>
+        <li>Sample Person</li>
+        <li>Sample Person</li>
+      </ul>
+      <p style="font-style:italic">
+        Want to help make the Simmons DB better?<br />
+        Then join the <a href="mailto:[email protected]">IT Committee!</a>
+      </p>
+    </td>
+    <td rowspan="2">
+      <span class="title">
+        <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Moderators</a>:</span>
+      <ul class="names">
+        <li>Sample Person</li>
+        <li>Sample Person</li>
+      </ul>
+    </td>
+    <td>
+      <span class="title">GovTracker House Committee Editors:</span>
+      <ul class="names">
+        <li>Sample Person</li>
+        <li>Sample Person</li>
+      </ul>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>
+      <span class="title">GovTracker Financial Editors:</span>
+      <ul class="names">
+        <li>Sample Person</li>
+        <li>Sample Person</li>
+      </ul>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 4ex">
+      <span class="title">Technical specs:</span><br /></td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+{% endblock %}

templates/home/home.html

@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ <h2>15 Seconds Of Frame</h2>
   <table border='1'>
     <tr>
       <td colspan='2'><p align='center'>
-        <b><a href="directory/entry.php?username=aliciacm"> Alicia Cabrera-Mino</a></b> <br />
+        <b><a href="directory/entry.php?username=sample">Sample Person</a></b> <br />
       </p></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>
         <table width='100%'>
-          <tr><td align="right">Year:</td> <td>2017</td></tr>
-          <tr><td align="right">Hometown:</td> <td>San Diego  </td></tr>
-          <tr><td align="right">Favorite color:</td> <td>blue</td></tr>
+          <tr><td align="right">Year:</td> <td>1234</td></tr>
+          <tr><td align="right">Hometown:</td> <td>Earth</td></tr>
         </table>
       </td>
     </tr>