Add bulk delete functionality for questions with confirmation feedback

generic/templates/generic/partials/bulk_delete_result.html

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div class="alert alert-info">Deleted {{ deleted }} items.</div>
+{% if errors %}
+  <div class="alert alert-warning">Errors: {{ errors }}</div>
+{% endif %}

generic/urls.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.generic_exam_json_edit,
         name="generic_exam_json_edit",
     ),
+    path("bulk_delete_questions/", views.bulk_delete_questions, name="bulk_delete_questions"),
     path(
         "examination-autocomplete",
         views.ExaminationAutocomplete.as_view(

generic/views.py

@@ -149,6 +149,65 @@ from django.db.models import Prefetch
 from loguru import logger
 
 
+@login_required
+@user_passes_test(lambda u: u.is_superuser)
+def bulk_delete_questions(request):
+    """Generic bulk delete for question-like models.
+
+    Expects POST with 'app' (app_name) and 'selected' (list or comma-separated ids).
+    Returns a small HTML fragment summarising deletions (suitable for HTMX).
+    """
+    if request.method != "POST":
+        return HttpResponse(status=405)
+
+    app = request.POST.get("app")
+    selected_list = request.POST.getlist("selected")
+    selected_raw = request.POST.get("selected")
+
+    ids = set()
+    if selected_list:
+        for s in selected_list:
+            try:
+                ids.add(int(s))
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+    elif selected_raw:
+        for part in selected_raw.split(','):
+            try:
+                ids.add(int(part))
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+
+    # Map app name to model class
+    APP_MODEL_MAP = {
+        "sbas": SbasQuestion,
+        "physics": PhysicsQuestion,
+        "anatomy": AnatomyQuestion,
+        "rapids": RapidQuestion,
+        "rapid": RapidQuestion,
+        "shorts": ShortsQuestion,
+        "longs": LongQuestion,
+        "long": LongQuestion,
+    }
+
+    Model = APP_MODEL_MAP.get(app)
+    if Model is None:
+        return JsonResponse({"ok": False, "error": f"Unknown app: {app}"}, status=400)
+
+    deleted = 0
+    errors = []
+    try:
+        qs = Model.objects.filter(pk__in=list(ids))
+        deleted = qs.count()
+        qs.delete()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception("bulk_delete failed for app=%s ids=%s", app, ids)
+        return JsonResponse({"ok": False, "error": str(e)}, status=500)
+
+    # Render a small fragment
+    return render(request, "generic/partials/bulk_delete_result.html", {"deleted": deleted, "errors": errors})
+
+
 class RedirectMixin:
     def get_success_url(self) -> str:
         if "redirect" in self.request.GET:

templates/question_table_view.html

@@ -20,11 +20,45 @@
     </div>
     {% render_table table %}
 
+    <form id="bulk-delete-form" method="post" action="{% url app_name|add:':bulk_delete_questions' %}" hx-post="{% url app_name|add:':bulk_delete_questions' %}" hx-target="#bulk-delete-result" hx-swap="innerHTML">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <input type="hidden" name="app" value="{{ app_name }}">
+        <input type="hidden" name="selected" id="bulk-selected-input" value="">
+        <button id="button-bulk-delete" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" type="submit">Delete selected</button>
+        <span id="bulk-delete-result" class="ms-2"></span>
+    </form>
+
     <button id="button-select-add-exam"
-        data-exam_json_edit_url="{% url 'generic:generic_exam_json_edit' %}"
-        data-exam_list_url="{% url 'api-1:'|add:app_name|add:'_user_exams' %}"
-        data-type={{app_name}} data-csrf="{{ csrf_token}}">Add selected questions to
+            data-exam_json_edit_url="{% url 'generic:generic_exam_json_edit' %}"
+            data-exam_list_url="{% url 'api-1:'|add:app_name|add:'_user_exams' %}"
+            data-type={{app_name}} data-csrf="{{ csrf_token}}">Add selected questions to
         exam</button>
+    <button id="button-select-remove-questions"
+            data-question_bulk_delete_url="{% url app_name|add:':bulk_delete_questions' %}"
+            data-csrf="{{ csrf_token}}">Delete selected questions</button>
     <div id="exam-options"></div>
 
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block scripts %}
+    <script>
+    // When the user submits the bulk-delete form, gather selected checkboxes from the table
+        document.getElementById('bulk-delete-form').addEventListener('submit', function(e){
+            const selected = [];
+            document.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox][name="selection"]:checked, input[type=checkbox][name="selection[]"]:checked, input[type=checkbox][name="selection\[\]"]:checked').forEach(function(cb){
+            // many tables render checkbox inputs with value attribute as pk
+                if(cb.value) selected.push(cb.value);
+                else if(cb.dataset && cb.dataset.pk) selected.push(cb.dataset.pk);
+            });
+        // fallback: django-tables2 renders checkboxes with accessor name 'selection' and value
+            if(selected.length === 0){
+            // try to find inputs inside table
+                document.querySelectorAll('table input[type=checkbox]').forEach(function(cb){
+                    if(cb.checked && cb.value) selected.push(cb.value);
+                });
+            }
+            document.getElementById('bulk-selected-input').value = selected.join(',');
+        // allow HTMX to submit
+        });
+    </script>
 {% endblock %}