Forms API Reference

SchedulingProfileForm

from scheduler.forms import SchedulingProfileForm

ModelForm for creating and editing scheduling profiles.

Visible fields:

Field	Widget	Description
category	Select	Target type
priority	NumberInput	Priority multiplier
is_active	CheckboxInput	Active in scheduler
min_seeing	NumberInput	Minimum seeing (")
night_type	Select	Required night type
transparency_type	Select	Required transparency
min_altitude	NumberInput	Minimum altitude (°)
max_airmass	NumberInput	Maximum airmass
min_moon_distance	NumberInput	Minimum lunar distance (°)
max_moon_illumination	NumberInput	Maximum lunar illumination
facility	Select	Assigned telescope
transit_start	DateTimeInput	Transit start (PERIODIC)
transit_end	DateTimeInput	Transit end (PERIODIC)
fade_date	DateTimeInput	Fade-out date (TRANSIENT)

Custom logic:

• The facility queryset is filtered by user: shows public facilities and those managed or shared with the user.
• If only one facility is available, it is pre-selected automatically.

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ObservationFramesFormSet

from scheduler.forms import ObservationFramesFormSet

Inline formset for editing multiple exposure frames of a profile.

Allows adding, editing, and deleting frames. All widgets are styled for Bootstrap.

Fields per frame:

Field	Widget	Description
filter_name	TextInput	Filter name (e.g. R, Ha)
exposure_time	NumberInput	Exposure duration (s)
repetitions	NumberInput	Number of repetitions
dithering_enabled	CheckboxInput	Enable dithering
ra_offset	NumberInput	RA offset (arcsec)
dec_offset	NumberInput	Dec offset (arcsec)

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GroupConstraintsForm

from scheduler.forms import GroupConstraintsForm

Form for bulk-updating constraints for all targets in a group.

All fields are optional. Only explicitly filled fields are applied.

Fields: Same as SchedulingProfileForm but all with required=False.

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FacilitySettingsForm

from scheduler.forms import FacilitySettingsForm

ModelForm for creating and editing telescope/facility records.

Main fields:

Field	Widget	Description
name	TextInput	Unique telescope name
description	Textarea	Free-text description
is_public	CheckboxInput	Public access
shared_with	CheckboxSelectMultiple	Groups with access
latitude / longitude / elevation	NumberInput	Observatory coordinates
slew_rate	NumberInput	Slew speed (°/s)
settle_time	NumberInput	Settle time (s)
readout_overhead	NumberInput	Readout overhead (s)
horizon_limit	NumberInput	Horizon limit (°)
limiting_magnitude	NumberInput	Limiting magnitude
ascom_enabled	CheckboxInput	Enable ASCOM control
ascom_driver	TextInput	ASCOM driver ProgID