Using the messages framework

Module04/bookmarks/account/templates/base.html

@@ -35,7 +35,16 @@
         </span>
 
     </div>
-
+    {% if messages %}
+        <ul class="messages">
+            {% for message in messages %}
+                <li class="{{message.tags}}">
+                    {{message|safe}}
+                </li>
+                <a href="#" class="close">X</a>
+            {% endfor %}
+        </ul>
+    {% endif %}
     <div id="content">
         {% block content %} {% endblock %}
     </div>

Module04/bookmarks/account/views.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from .models import Profile
+from django.contrib import messages
 
 # def user_login(request):
 #     if request.method == 'POST':
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ def edit(request):
         if user_form.is_valid() and profile_form.is_valid():
             user_form.save()
             profile_form.save()
+            messages.success(request, 'Profile has been updated successfully.')
+        else:
+            messages.error(request, 'Error updaing your profile.')
+
     else:
         user_form = UserEditForm(instance=request.user)
         profile_form = ProfileEditForm(instance=request.user.profile)