views handler for creating readthrough dates

bookwyrm/view_actions.py

@@ -522,6 +522,18 @@ def delete_readthrough(request):
     return redirect(request.headers.get('Referer', '/'))
 
 
+@login_required
+@require_POST
+def create_readthrough(request):
+    ''' can't use the form because the dates are too finnicky '''
+    book = get_object_or_404(models.Edition, id=request.POST.get('book'))
+    readthrough = update_readthrough(request, create=True, book=book)
+    if not readthrough:
+        return redirect(book.local_path)
+    readthrough.save()
+    return redirect(request.headers.get('Referer', '/'))
+
+
 @login_required
 @require_POST
 def rate(request):
@@ -837,4 +849,7 @@ def update_readthrough(request, book=None, create=True):
         except ParserError:
             pass
 
+    if not readthrough.start_date and not readthrough.finish_date:
+        return None
+
     return readthrough