use user messages to communicate status

packages/views.py

@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@
 from archweb_dev.main.utils import make_choice
 
 def update(request):
+    ids = request.POST.getlist('pkgid')
     if request.POST.has_key('adopt'):
         mode = 'adopt'
-        message = 'Adoption was successful'
+        maint_id = request.user.id
     if request.POST.has_key('disown'):
         mode = 'disown'
-        message = 'Disown was successful'
+        maint_id = 0
 
-    ids = request.POST.getlist('pkgid')
     for id in ids:
         pkg = Package.objects.get(id=id)
-        if mode == 'adopt':
-            pkg.maintainer = request.user
-        elif mode == 'disown':
-            pkg.maintainer_id = 0
+        pkg.maintainer_id = maint_id
         pkg.save()
-    return render_response(request, 'status_page.html', {'message':message})
+
+    request.user.message_set.create(message="%d packages %sed" % (
+        len(ids), mode))
+    return HttpResponseRedirect('/packages/search/')
 
 def details(request, pkgid=0, name='', repo='', arch=''):
     if pkgid != 0:

templates/base.html

@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@
             </div>
         </div>
         <div id="content">
+            {% if messages %}
+            <div class="box" style="width: 50%; text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto">
+                {% for message in messages %}
+                <p>{{message}}</p>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </div>
+            <br />
+            {% endif %}
             {% block content %}
             <div class="right">
                 {% block content_right %}

templates/status_page.html

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-
-{% block content %}
-	<div class="box">
-		<h4>{{ message }}</h4>
-	</div>
-{% endblock %}
-