Enhance exam take functionality to support HTMX save action and partial HTML responses

physics/views.py

@@ -283,11 +283,22 @@ def exam_take(request, pk: int, sk: int, cid: str | None = None, passcode: str |
             return redirect(take_url, sk=pos - 1, **kwargs)
         elif "finish" in request.POST:
             return redirect(finish_url, **kwargs)
+        elif "save" in request.POST:
+            # Save action should not trigger a full-page load for HTMX clients.
+            if is_htmx:
+                # Re-render the same fragment so the client can swap it in-place
+                return exam_take_fragment(request, pk=pk, sk=pos, cid=cid, passcode=passcode)
+            # Non-HTMX clients get redirected back to the same question page
+            return redirect(take_url, sk=pos, **kwargs)
         elif "goto" in request.POST:
             dest = int(request.POST.get("goto"))
             if is_htmx:
                 return exam_take_fragment(request, pk=pk, sk=dest, cid=cid, passcode=passcode)
             return redirect(take_url, sk=dest, **kwargs)
+        # For HTMX POSTs that don't match a navigation action (eg validation errors),
+        # return the fragment so the client receives only the partial HTML.
+        if is_htmx:
+            return exam_take_fragment(request, pk=pk, sk=pos, cid=cid, passcode=passcode)
     else:
         form = UserAnswerForm(instance=answer)