moved to using a Get*ById() in condition, covertype, owned files and exposing them in jinja and using them in books.html to fix-up the fact those columns were now raw forein keys (ids)

condition.py

@@ -65,3 +65,7 @@ def condition(id):
         condition_form = ConditionForm(request.values, obj=condition)
         message=""
     return render_template("edit_id_name.html", condition=condition, alert=alert, message=message, form=condition_form, page_title='Edit Condition')
+
+def GetConditionById(id):
+    return Condition.query.get(id).name
+

covertype.py

@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ def covertypes():
     covertypes = Covertype.query.order_by('id').all()
     return render_template( "show_id_name.html", objects=covertypes, page_title='Show All Covertypes', url_base='covertype')
 
+def GetCovertypes():
+    covertypes = Covertype.query.order_by('name').all()
+    cs = CovertypeSchema(many=True)
+    return cs.dump( covertypes  )
+
 ################################################################################
 # /covertype/<id> -> GET/POST(save or delete) -> shows/edits/delets a single
 # covertype
@@ -65,3 +70,6 @@ def covertype(id):
         covertype_form = CovertypeForm(request.values, obj=covertype)
         message=""
     return render_template("edit_id_name.html", covertype=covertype, alert=alert, message=message, form=covertype_form, page_title='Edit Covertype')
+
+def GetCovertypeById(id):
+    return Covertype.query.get(id).name

main.py

@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ Bootstrap(app)
 from author import Author, AuthorForm, AuthorSchema
 from publisher import Publisher, PublisherForm, PublisherSchema, GetPublishers
 from genre import Genre, GenreForm, GenreSchema, GetGenres
-from condition import Condition, ConditionForm, ConditionSchema
+from condition import Condition, ConditionForm, ConditionSchema, GetConditionById
-from covertype import Covertype, CovertypeForm, CovertypeSchema
+from covertype import Covertype, CovertypeForm, CovertypeSchema, GetCovertypeById
-from owned import Owned, OwnedForm, OwnedSchema
+from owned import Owned, OwnedForm, OwnedSchema, GetOwnedById
 from rating import Rating, RatingForm, RatingSchema
 from loan import Loan, LoanForm, LoanSchema
 
+# allow jinja2 to call this python function
+app.jinja_env.globals['GetCovertypeById'] = GetCovertypeById
+app.jinja_env.globals['GetOwnedById'] = GetOwnedById
+app.jinja_env.globals['GetConditionById'] = GetConditionById
+
 ####################################### CLASSES / DB model #######################################
 book_author_link = db.Table('book_author_link', db.Model.metadata,
     db.Column('book_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('book.id')),
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ def books():
        books[index].parent_id = row.book_id
        books[index].sub_book_num = row.sub_book_num
 
-    return render_template("books.html", books=books)
+    return render_template("books.html", books=books )
 
 @app.route("/books_for_loan/<id>", methods=["GET"])
 def books_for_loan(id):
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ def book(id):
     book_form.process()
     genre_list = GetGenres()
     publisher_list = GetPublishers()
-    return render_template("book.html", books=book_s, subs=sub_book, book_form=book_form, genre_list=genre_list, publisher_list=publisher_list )
+    return render_template("book.html", books=book_s, subs=sub_book, book_form=book_form, genre_list=genre_list, publisher_list=publisher_list, covertype_list=covertypes )
 
 @app.route("/", methods=["GET"])
 def main_page():

owned.py

@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ def owned(id):
         owned_form = OwnedForm(request.values, obj=owned)
         message=""
     return render_template("edit_id_name.html", owned=owned, alert=alert, message=message, form=owned_form, page_title='Edit Owned Type' )
+
+def GetOwnedById(id):
+	return Owned.query.get(id).name

templates/books.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {% block main_content %}
-	<h3>All Books</h1>
+<h3>All Books</h1>
 	<table id="book_table" class="table table-striped table-sm" data-toolbar="#toolbar" data-search="true">
 	  <thead>
 	  <tr class="thead-light"><th>Title</th><th>Author</th><th>Publisher</th><th>Condition</th><th>Owned</th><th>Covertype</th></tr>
@@ -16,16 +16,17 @@
 		  <td>{{ book.author[0]['surname'] }}, {{book.author[0]['firstnames']}}</td>
 		  <td>{{ book.publisher[0]['name']}}</td>
 		  <td align="center">
-		    {% if book.condition == "Good" %}
+		  	{% set cond = GetConditionById(book.condition) %}
+		    {% if cond == "Good" %}
 				<i class="fas fa-book" style="color:black"></i>
-			{% elif book.condition == "Average" %}
+			{% elif cond == "Average" %}
 				<i class="fas fa-book" style="color:orange"></i>
 		    {% else %} 
 				<i class="fas fa-book" style="color:red"></i>
 			{% endif %}
 		  </td>
-		  <td>{{ book.owned}}</td>
+		  <td>{{ GetOwnedById(book.owned)}}</td>
-		  <td>{{ book.covertype}}</td>
+		  <td>{{ GetCovertypeById(book.covertype) }}</td>
 		</tr>
       {% endfor %}
 	</tbody>