added function that displays data values

back/backend/policy.py

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ flight_section = Section(
         "departure_date": {"label": "Departure date", "type": "date"},
         "return_date": {"label": "Return date", "type": "date"},
         "fare": {"label": "Fare", "type": "decimal"},
+        "layovers": {"label": "Transit wait", "type": "integer"},
     }
 )
 

back/backend/views.py

@@ -49,13 +49,16 @@ def get_fields(s_id):
     # create dict of arrays for fields
     field_set = {"fields": []}
     queryset = Field.objects.filter(section_id=s_id).order_by('number')
+
     for i in queryset:
+        # function to print corresponding datatype
+        key, value = get_datatype(i)
         data = {
             "field_name": i.field_name,
             "label": i.label,
             "type": i.type,
             "number": i.number,
-            "value": "i.to_json()",
+            key: value
         }
         # append the fields to array
         # use copy() to avoid overwriting
@@ -63,6 +66,29 @@ def get_fields(s_id):
 
     return field_set
 
+# function to convert value into JSON
+def to_json(convert):
+    return {"value": convert}
+
+# function that gets corresponding
+# data type
+def get_datatype(self):
+    if self.type == "boolean":
+        if self.data_bool:
+            return "data_bool", True
+        else:
+            return "data_bool", False
+    elif self.type == "decimal":
+        return "decimal", self.data_decimal
+    elif self.type == "date":
+        return "date", "{}".format(self.data_date)
+    elif self.type == "file":
+        return "file", "{}".format(self.data_file)
+    elif self.type == "string":
+        return "string", "{}".format(self.data_string)
+    elif self.type == "integer":
+        return "integer", self.data_integer
+
 
 # API Endpoints
 @api_view(['POST'])