Introduce InventoryItemCreateView to bring inventory items up to par with other components

netbox/dcim/forms.py

@@ -3890,6 +3890,40 @@ class InventoryItemForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.ModelForm):
         }
 
 
+class InventoryItemCreateForm(ComponentForm):
+    device = forms.ModelChoiceField(
+        queryset=Device.objects.all(),
+        widget=forms.HiddenInput()
+    )
+    name_pattern = ExpandableNameField(
+        label='Name'
+    )
+    manufacturer = forms.ModelChoiceField(
+        queryset=Manufacturer.objects.all(),
+        required=False,
+        widget=APISelect(
+            api_url="/api/dcim/manufacturers/"
+        )
+    )
+    part_id = forms.CharField(
+        max_length=50,
+        required=False,
+        label='Part ID'
+    )
+    serial = forms.CharField(
+        max_length=50,
+        required=False,
+    )
+    asset_tag = forms.CharField(
+        max_length=50,
+        required=False,
+    )
+    description = forms.CharField(
+        max_length=100,
+        required=False
+    )
+
+
 class InventoryItemCSVForm(forms.ModelForm):
     device = FlexibleModelChoiceField(
         queryset=Device.objects.all(),

netbox/dcim/models/device_components.py

@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ class InventoryItem(ComponentModel):
         return self.name
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
-        return self.device.get_absolute_url()
+        return reverse('dcim:device_inventory', kwargs={'pk': self.device.pk})
 
     def to_csv(self):
         return (

netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py

@@ -1136,10 +1136,11 @@ class InventoryItemTestCase(StandardTestCases.Views):
 
     # Disable inapplicable views
     test_get_object = None
-
-    # TODO
     test_create_object = None
 
+    def test_bulk_create_objects(self):
+        return self._test_bulk_create_objects(expected_count=3)
+
     @classmethod
     def setUpTestData(cls):
         device = create_test_device('Device 1')
@@ -1164,6 +1165,18 @@ class InventoryItemTestCase(StandardTestCases.Views):
             'tags': 'Alpha,Bravo,Charlie',
         }
 
+        cls.bulk_create_data = {
+            'device': device.pk,
+            'name_pattern': 'Inventory Item [4-6]',
+            'manufacturer': manufacturer.pk,
+            'parent': None,
+            'discovered': False,
+            'part_id': '123456',
+            'serial': '123ABC',
+            'description': 'An inventory item',
+            'tags': 'Alpha,Bravo,Charlie',
+        }
+
         cls.bulk_edit_data = {
             'device': device.pk,
             'manufacturer': manufacturer.pk,

netbox/dcim/urls.py

@@ -278,13 +278,12 @@ urlpatterns = [
 
     # Inventory items
     path('inventory-items/', views.InventoryItemListView.as_view(), name='inventoryitem_list'),
+    path('inventory-items/add/', views.InventoryItemCreateView.as_view(), name='inventoryitem_add'),
     path('inventory-items/import/', views.InventoryItemBulkImportView.as_view(), name='inventoryitem_import'),
     path('inventory-items/edit/', views.InventoryItemBulkEditView.as_view(), name='inventoryitem_bulk_edit'),
     path('inventory-items/delete/', views.InventoryItemBulkDeleteView.as_view(), name='inventoryitem_bulk_delete'),
     path('inventory-items/<int:pk>/edit/', views.InventoryItemEditView.as_view(), name='inventoryitem_edit'),
     path('inventory-items/<int:pk>/delete/', views.InventoryItemDeleteView.as_view(), name='inventoryitem_delete'),
-    # TODO: Replace below with InventoryItemCreateView
-    path('devices/<int:device>/inventory-items/add/', views.InventoryItemEditView.as_view(), name='inventoryitem_add'),
 
     # Cables
     path('cables/', views.CableListView.as_view(), name='cable_list'),

netbox/dcim/views.py

@@ -2135,13 +2135,13 @@ class InventoryItemEditView(PermissionRequiredMixin, ObjectEditView):
     model = InventoryItem
     model_form = forms.InventoryItemForm
 
-    def alter_obj(self, obj, request, url_args, url_kwargs):
-        if 'device' in url_kwargs:
-            obj.device = get_object_or_404(Device, pk=url_kwargs['device'])
-        return obj
 
-    def get_return_url(self, request, obj):
-        return reverse('dcim:device_inventory', kwargs={'pk': obj.device.pk})
+class InventoryItemCreateView(PermissionRequiredMixin, ComponentCreateView):
+    permission_required = 'dcim.add_inventoryitem'
+    model = InventoryItem
+    form = forms.InventoryItemCreateForm
+    model_form = forms.InventoryItemForm
+    template_name = 'dcim/device_component_add.html'
 
 
 class InventoryItemDeleteView(PermissionRequiredMixin, ObjectDeleteView):

netbox/templates/dcim/device_inventory.html

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                 </table>
                 {% if perms.dcim.add_inventoryitem %}
                     <div class="panel-footer text-right noprint">
-                        <a href="{% url 'dcim:inventoryitem_add' device=device.pk %}" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs">
+                        <a href="{% url 'dcim:inventoryitem_add' %}?device={{ device.pk }}&return_url={% url 'dcim:device_inventory' pk=device.pk %}" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs">
                             <span class="fa fa-plus" aria-hidden="true"></span> Add Inventory Item
                         </a>
                     </div>