From 2876fe6251bd4dfceef06f638ee74c2728ad1207 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frederick Muriuki Muriithi
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 14:53:06 -0500
Subject: Extract common UI pattern to separate module for reusability.

---
 uploader/species/views.py | 15 +++------------
 uploader/ui.py            | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 uploader/ui.py

(limited to 'uploader')

diff --git a/uploader/species/views.py b/uploader/species/views.py
index 6009f03..6f4d51f 100644
--- a/uploader/species/views.py
+++ b/uploader/species/views.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from flask import (flash,
                    url_for,
                    redirect,
                    Blueprint,
-                   current_app as app,
-                   render_template as flask_render_template)
+                   current_app as app)
 
+from uploader.ui import make_template_renderer
 from uploader.authorisation import require_login
 from uploader.db_utils import database_connection
 
@@ -14,16 +14,7 @@ from .models import all_species, save_species, species_by_id
 
 
 speciesbp = Blueprint("species", __name__)
-
-
-def render_template(template, **kwargs):
-    """Render template for species."""
-    return flask_render_template(
-        template,
-        **{
-            **kwargs,
-            "activelink": kwargs.get("activelink", "species")
-        })
+render_template = make_template_renderer("species")
 
 
 @speciesbp.route("/", methods=["GET"])
diff --git a/uploader/ui.py b/uploader/ui.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4115b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uploader/ui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Utilities to handle the UI"""
+from flask import render_template as flask_render_template
+
+def make_template_renderer(default):
+    """Render template for species."""
+    def render_template(template, **kwargs):
+        return flask_render_template(
+            template,
+            **{
+                **kwargs,
+                "activelink": kwargs.get("activelink", default)
+            })
+    return render_template
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