Enhance exam status management with HTMX loading indicators and streamline AJAX handling by removing legacy jQuery code

generic/views.py

@@ -1112,9 +1112,25 @@ class ExamViews(View, LoginRequiredMixin):
 
             exam = get_object_or_404(self.Exam, pk=pk)
 
-            exam.archive = True if request.POST.get("archive") == "true" else False
-            print(f"{exam.archive=}")
+            # Support both legacy JSON POSTs and HTMX button toggles.
+            # If this is an HTMX request, toggle the archive flag and
+            # return the `exam-archived` partial for in-place replacement.
+            is_htmx = request.headers.get("HX-Request") == "true"
+            if is_htmx:
+                exam.archive = not exam.archive
+            else:
+                # Legacy POST expects 'archive' == 'true'
+                exam.archive = True if request.POST.get("archive") == "true" else False
+
             exam.save()
+
+            if is_htmx:
+                return render(
+                    request,
+                    "generic/partials/exams/exam_status.html#exam-archived",
+                    {"exam": exam, "collection": exam},
+                )
+
             data = {
                 "status": "success",
                 "archive": exam.archive,