create local_settings, pass TTL_CHOICES around to be able to pick TTL when creating record.

binder/forms.py

@@ -6,14 +6,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 # App Imports
 from models import Key
-
+import local_settings
-TTL_CHOICES = ((300, "5 minutes"),
-               (1800, "30 minutes"),
-               (3600, "1 hour"),
-               (43200, "12 hours"),
-               (86400, "1 day"))
-
-RECORD_TYPE_CHOICES = (("A", "A"), ("AAAA", "AAAA"), ("CNAME", "CNAME"))
 
 ### Custom Form Fields
 
@@ -37,7 +30,7 @@ class FormAddRecord(forms.Form):
     record_type = forms.CharField(max_length=10)
     zone_name = forms.CharField(max_length=100)
     record_data = forms.GenericIPAddressField()
-    ttl = forms.IntegerField(min_value=1)
+    ttl = forms.ChoiceField(choices=local_settings.TTL_CHOICES)
     create_reverse = forms.BooleanField(required=False)
     key_name = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=Key.objects.all(), required=False)
 
@@ -48,7 +41,7 @@ class FormAddCnameRecord(forms.Form):
     originating_record = forms.CharField(max_length=100)
     cname = forms.RegexField(max_length=100, regex="^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$")
     zone_name = forms.CharField(max_length=256)
-    ttl = forms.ChoiceField(choices=TTL_CHOICES)
+    ttl = forms.ChoiceField(choices=local_settings.TTL_CHOICES)
     key_name = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=Key.objects.all(), required=False)
 
 class FormDeleteRecord(forms.Form):

binder/local_settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+### Local settings to be shared across modules.
+
+TTL_CHOICES = ((300, "5 minutes"),
+               (1800, "30 minutes"),
+               (3600, "1 hour"),
+               (43200, "12 hours"),
+               (86400, "1 day"))
+
+RECORD_TYPE_CHOICES = (("A", "A"),
+                       ("AAAA", "AAAA"),
+                       ("CNAME", "CNAME"))

binder/templates/bcommon/add_cname_record_form.htm

@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ Add CNAME record for {{ originating_record }}
     <label class="control-label">TTL: </label>
     <div class="controls">
       <select name="ttl">
-	      <option value="86400">86400 (1 day)</option>
+        {% for ttl, description in ttl_choices %}
+	    <option value="{{ttl}}">
+        {{ttl}} ({{description}})
+      </option>
+        {% endfor %}
       </select>
     </div>
   </div>

binder/templates/bcommon/add_record_form.htm

@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ Add record in {{ zone_name }}
     <label class="control-label">TTL: </label>
     <div class="controls">
       <select name="ttl">
-	    <option value="86400">86400 (1 day)</option>
+        {% for ttl, description in ttl_choices %}
+	    <option value="{{ttl}}">
+        {{ttl}} ({{description}})
+      </option>
+        {% endfor %}
       </select>
     </div>
   </div>

binder/views.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 
 # App Imports
 from binder import exceptions, forms, helpers, models
+import local_settings
 
 def home_index(request):
     """ List the main index page for Binder. """
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@ def view_add_record(request, dns_server, zone_name):
     return render(request, "bcommon/add_record_form.htm",
                   { "dns_server" : dns_server,
                     "zone_name" : zone_name,
-                    "tsig_keys" : models.Key.objects.all() })
+                    "tsig_keys" : models.Key.objects.all(),
+                    "ttl_choices" : local_settings.TTL_CHOICES,
+                    })
 
 def view_add_record_result(request):
     """ Process the input given to add a DNS record. """
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ def view_add_cname_record(request, dns_server, zone_name, record_name):
                   { "dns_server" : dns_server,
                     "originating_record" : "%s.%s" % (record_name, zone_name),
                     "zone_name" : zone_name,
+                    "ttl_choices" : local_settings.TTL_CHOICES,
                     "tsig_keys" : models.Key.objects.all() })
 
 def view_add_cname_result(request):