change url params to url segment

Author: mominur-helios

home/urls.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import path, re_path
 
 from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', views.index, name='index'),
-    path('file-manager/', views.file_manager, name='file-manager'),
+    path('file-manager/', views.file_manager, name='file_manager'),
+    re_path(r'^file-manager/(?P<directory>.*)?/$', views.file_manager, name='file_manager'),
     path('delete-file/<str:file_path>/', views.delete_file, name='delete_file'),
     path('download-file/<str:file_path>/', views.download_file, name='download_file'),
     path('upload-file/', views.upload_file, name='upload_file'),

home/views.py

@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ def get_files_from_directory(directory_path):
     return files
 
 
-def file_manager(request):
+def file_manager(request, directory=''):
     media_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
     directories = generate_nested_directory(media_path, media_path)
-    selected_directory = request.GET.get('directory', '') 
+    selected_directory = directory
 
     files = []
     selected_directory_path = os.path.join(media_path, selected_directory)

templates/includes/sidebar.html

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
         </a>
       </li>
       <li class="nav-item">
-        <a class="nav-link  {% if 'wallet' in segment %}active{% endif %}" href="{% url 'file-manager' %}">
+        <a class="nav-link  {% if 'wallet' in segment %}active{% endif %}" href="{% url 'file_manager' %}">
           <div class="icon icon-shape icon-sm px-0 text-center d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center">
             <svg width="30px" height="30px" viewBox="0 0 48 48" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
               <title>wallet</title>

templates/includes/subdirectories.html

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             class="ms-{{depth}} collapse {% if subdirectory.name in request.get_full_path %} show {% endif %} "
         >
             <i class="fa-solid fa-folder"></i>
-            <a href="?directory={{subdirectory.path}}">{{ subdirectory.name }}</a>
+            <a href="{% url 'file_manager' subdirectory.path %}">{{ subdirectory.name }}</a>
         </li>
     {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}

templates/pages/file-manager.html

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         {% else %}
           <li>
             <i class="fa-solid fa-folder"></i>
-            <a href="?directory={{directory.path}}">{{ directory.name }}</a>
+            <a href="{% url 'file_manager' directory.path %}">{{ directory.name }}</a>
           </li>
           {% endif %}
         {% endfor %}