view.py

# right now this form works only for Resume but how do I make it more generic to follow django DRY principle

def addForm(request, form, template):
    if request.method == "POST":
        if form.is_valid():
            resume_instance = Resume.objects.get(applicant=request.user)
            new_form = form.save(commit=False)
            new_form.resume=resume_instance
            new_form.save()
            messages.success(request, 'Thank you')
        messages.warning(request, 'Correct the error')
    context = {
        'form': form
    }
    return render(request, template, context)


def edit_form(request, form, template):
    if request.method == "POST":
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            messages.success(request, 'successfully updated')
        messages.warning(request, 'Correct the error')
    context={
    'form': form
    }
    return render(request, template, context)

def resume_form(request):
    template='userDashboard/user/resume.html'
    user = request.user
    try:
        resume = Resume.objects.get(applicant=request.user)
        if (user and resume):
            form = ResumeForm(request.POST or None, instance=resume)
            if request.method == "POST":
                if form.is_valid():
                    form.save()
                    messages.success(request, 'Thank you for updating the personal detail')
                messages.warning(request, 'Error')
            context={'form': form}
            return render(request, template, context)
    except Resume.DoesNotExist:
        print ('error')
    form = ResumeForm(request.POST or None)
    if request.method=='POST'  and form.is_valid():
        peronal_detail = form.save(commit=False)
        personal_detail.applicant=user
        personal_detail.save()
        messages.success(request, 'Thank you for posting the personal detail')
    messages.warning(request, 'Error is here')
    context={'form': form}
    return render(request, template, context)


def add_education(request):
    form = addForm(request, EducationForm(request.POST or None), 'userDashboard/user/add_education.html')
    return form

def edit_education(request, id):
    instance = get_object_or_404(Education, id=id)
    form = edit_form(request, EducationForm(request.POST or None, instance=instance), 'userDashboard/user/add_education.html')
    return form

def add_experience(request):
    form = addForm(request, ExperienceForm(request.POST or None), 'userDashboard/user/add_experience.html')
    return form

def edit_experience(request, id):
    instance = get_object_or_404(Experience, id=id)
    form = edit_form(request, ExperienceForm(request.POST or None, instance=instance), 'userDashboard/user/add_experience.html')
    return form

def add_skill(request):
    form = addForm(request, SkillForm(request.POST or None), 'userDashboard/user/add_skill.html')
    return form

def edit_skill(request, id):
    instance = get_object_or_404(Skill, id=id)
    form = edit_form(request, SkillForm(request.POST or None, instance=instance), 'userDashboard/user/add_skill.html')
    return form

def usersetting(request):
    form = UserSettingForm(request.POST or None)
    if request.method == "POST":
        if form.is_valid():
            user_setting = form.save(commit=False)
            user_setting.user=request.user
            user_setting.save()
            messages.success(request, 'Thank you')
        messages.warning(request, 'correct the error')
    context = {
        'form': form
    }
    return render(request, 'userDashboard/user/user_setting.html', context)

def edit_usersetting(request, id):
    print ('id', id)
    user_setting_instance = get_object_or_404(UserSetting, id=id)
    form = UserSettingForm(request.POST or None, instance=user_setting_instance)
    if request.method == "POST":
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            messages.success(request, 'Thank you')
        messages.warning(request, 'correct the error')
    context = {
        'form': form
    }
    return render(request, 'userDashboard/user/user_setting.html', context)