from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin from django.shortcuts import redirect from django.utils import timezone from django.views import View from app.base.models import Person, Booking, BookingType class ToggleCheckinView(LoginRequiredMixin, View): def get(self, *args, **kwargs): user = Person.objects.get(id=kwargs['user_id']) next = self.request.GET.get('next') booking = user.current_checkin # performs db query if booking: booking.end_time = timezone.now() booking.save() else: plan = self.request.GET.get('plan') # get() throws exception if not-exist. This is intended behavior! # If you need `None` instead, use `filter().first()` book_type = BookingType.objects.get(key=plan) Booking.objects.create( user=user, type=book_type, begin_time=timezone.now() ) return redirect(next)