try a few ways to make form load/submit work, add stub on inline formsets to display nested forms

c.f.:

-
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/modelforms/#inline-formsets
- https://swapps.com/blog/working-with-nested-forms-with-django/

panel/src/panel/forms.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django import forms
+# from django.forms import inlineformset_factory
 from panel.models import (
     Configuration,
     PeertubeConfig,
@@ -42,3 +43,5 @@ class PeertubeConfigForm(forms.ModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = PeertubeConfig
         fields = ['enable']
+
+# BookInlineFormSet = inlineformset_factory(Deployment, MastodonConfigForm, extra=1, can_delete=False)

panel/src/panel/models.py

@@ -24,6 +24,38 @@ class PeertubeConfig(models.Model):
 
 
 class Configuration(models.Model):
+    class ConfigurationManager(models.Manager):
+        # Define which related fields should be auto-created
+        auto_create_related = [
+            'mastodon',
+            'pixelfed',
+            'peertube',
+        ]
+
+        def create(self, **kwargs):
+            # Create the model instance but don't save yet
+            instance = self.model(**kwargs)
+
+            # Auto-create any missing related objects
+            for field_name in self.auto_create_related:
+                # Skip if the field was provided
+                if field_name in kwargs:
+                    continue
+
+                # Get the related model class
+                field = self.model._meta.get_field(field_name)
+                related_model = field.related_model
+
+                # Create the related object
+                related_obj = related_model.objects.create()
+
+                # Set the relation
+                setattr(instance, field_name, related_obj)
+
+            # Save and return the instance
+            instance.save()
+            return instance
+
     operator = models.ForeignKey(
         User,
         on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
@@ -48,3 +80,16 @@ class Configuration(models.Model):
     mastodon = models.OneToOneField(MastodonConfig, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='config', null=True)
     pixelfed = models.OneToOneField(PixelfedConfig, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='config', null=True)
     peertube = models.OneToOneField(PeertubeConfig, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='config', null=True)
+
+    # Use the custom manager
+    # objects = ConfigurationManager()
+
+    # def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    #     # Create the related items if they don't exist
+    #     if not hasattr(self, 'mastodon'):
+    #         MastodonConfig.objects.create(config=self)
+    #     if not hasattr(self, 'mastodon'):
+    #         MastodonConfig.objects.create(config=self)
+    #     if not hasattr(self, 'mastodon'):
+    #         MastodonConfig.objects.create(config=self)
+    #     super().save(*args, **kwargs)