good stuff

rides/urls.py

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ app_name = 'rides'
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', views.RideListView.as_view(), name='ride_list'),
+    path('create/', views.RideCreateView.as_view(), name='ride_create'),
     path('<slug:park_slug>/<slug:ride_slug>/', views.RideDetailView.as_view(), name='ride_detail'),
 ]

rides/views.py

@@ -1,13 +1,57 @@
-from django.views.generic import DetailView, ListView
+from django.views.generic import DetailView, ListView, CreateView
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.db.models import Q
+from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin
+from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.http import JsonResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 from .models import Ride, RollerCoasterStats
 from parks.models import Park
 from core.views import SlugRedirectMixin
+from moderation.mixins import EditSubmissionMixin, PhotoSubmissionMixin, InlineEditMixin, HistoryMixin
+from moderation.models import EditSubmission
 
-class RideDetailView(SlugRedirectMixin, DetailView):
+class RideCreateView(LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):
+    model = Ride
+    template_name = 'rides/ride_form.html'
+    fields = ['name', 'park', 'park_area', 'category', 'manufacturer', 'model_name', 'status',
+             'opening_date', 'closing_date', 'status_since', 'min_height_in', 'max_height_in',
+             'accessibility_options', 'capacity_per_hour', 'ride_duration_seconds', 'description']
+
+    def form_valid(self, form):
+        # If user is moderator or above, save directly
+        if self.request.user.role in ['MODERATOR', 'ADMIN', 'SUPERUSER']:
+            self.object = form.save()
+            return HttpResponseRedirect(self.get_success_url())
+        
+        # Otherwise, create a submission
+        cleaned_data = form.cleaned_data.copy()
+        # Convert model instances to IDs for JSON serialization
+        if cleaned_data.get('park'):
+            cleaned_data['park'] = cleaned_data['park'].id
+        if cleaned_data.get('park_area'):
+            cleaned_data['park_area'] = cleaned_data['park_area'].id
+        if cleaned_data.get('manufacturer'):
+            cleaned_data['manufacturer'] = cleaned_data['manufacturer'].id
+
+        submission = EditSubmission.objects.create(
+            user=self.request.user,
+            content_type=ContentType.objects.get_for_model(Ride),
+            submission_type='CREATE',
+            changes=cleaned_data,
+            reason=self.request.POST.get('reason', ''),
+            source=self.request.POST.get('source', '')
+        )
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('rides:ride_list'))
+
+    def get_success_url(self):
+        return reverse('rides:ride_detail', kwargs={
+            'park_slug': self.object.park.slug,
+            'ride_slug': self.object.slug
+        })
+
+class RideDetailView(SlugRedirectMixin, EditSubmissionMixin, PhotoSubmissionMixin, InlineEditMixin, HistoryMixin, DetailView):
     model = Ride
     template_name = 'rides/ride_detail.html'
     context_object_name = 'ride'
@@ -31,7 +75,7 @@ class RideDetailView(SlugRedirectMixin, DetailView):
         return context
 
     def get_redirect_url_pattern(self):
-        return 'ride_detail'
+        return 'rides:ride_detail'
 
     def get_redirect_url_kwargs(self):
         return {
@@ -88,8 +132,6 @@ class RideListView(ListView):
         
         return context
 
-
-
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         # Check if this is an HTMX request
         if request.htmx: