Hide the document type field if document type is specified in the form's initial values

apps/documents/forms.py

@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ from models import Document, DocumentType, DocumentTypeMetadataType
 
 from documents.conf.settings import AVAILABLE_FUNCTIONS
 
+
 class DocumentForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(DocumentForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if 'initial' in kwargs:
+            if 'document_type' in kwargs['initial']:
+                self.fields['document_type'].widget = forms.HiddenInput()
+
     class Meta:
         model = Document
 

apps/documents/views.py

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def upload_document_with_type(request, document_type_id, multiple=True):
 def document_view(request, document_id):
     document = get_object_or_404(Document, pk=document_id)
     form = DocumentForm_view(instance=document, extra_fields=[
+        {'label':_(u'Document type'), 'field':'document_type'},
         {'label':_(u'Filename'), 'field':'file_filename'},
         {'label':_(u'File extension'), 'field':'file_extension'},
         {'label':_(u'File mimetype'), 'field':'file_mimetype'},