Starts zone file template

mdb/models.py

 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import Count
+from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from mdb.utils import host_as_pxe_files
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ class Domain(models.Model):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.domain_name
 
+    def domain_admin_formatted(self):
+        return self.domain_admin.replace("@", ".")
+
     def num_records(self):
         host_a_records = Host.objects.filter(interface__domain=self).count()
         size = {
@@ -136,6 +140,13 @@ class Domain(models.Model):
 
         return content
 
+    def zone_file_contents_alt(self):
+        context = {
+            'domain': self,
+            'now': datetime.datetime.now()
+        }
+        return render_to_string('zone_file.txt', context=context)
+
 
 @python_2_unicode_compatible
 class DomainSrvRecord(models.Model):

mdb/templates/zone_file.txt

+; serial: {{ domain.domain_serial }}
+; zone file for {{ domain.domain_name }}
+; {{ now|date:"c" }}
+; filename: {{ domain.domain_filename }}
+$TTL {{ domain.domain_ttl }}
+@ IN SOA {{ domain.domain_soa }}. {{ domain.domain_admin_formatted }}. (
+    {{ domain.domain_serial|stringformat:"-10s" }}  ; serial
+    {{ domain.domain_refresh|stringformat:"-10s" }}  ; refresh
+    {{ domain.domain_retry|stringformat:"-10s" }}  ; retry
+    {{ domain.domain_expire|stringformat:"-10s" }}  ; expire
+    {{ domain.domain_minimum_ttl }} )     ; minimum ttl
+;
+{% for nameserver in domain.domain_nameservers.all %}@    IN    NS      {{ nameserver.hostname }}.
+{% endfor %}{% for mx in domain.domain_mailexchanges.all %}@          MX      {{ mx.priority }} {{ mx.hostname }}.{% endfor %}
+{% if domain.domain_ipaddr %}@    IN    A       {{ domain.domain_ipaddr }}{% endif %}
+{% if domain.domain_ip6addr %}@    IN    AAAA    {{ domain.domain_ip6addr }}{% endif %}
+; SRV records
+{% for srv in domain.domainsrvrecord_set.all %}{{ srv.as_record }}{% endfor %}
+; A records
+{% for a in domain.domainarecord_set.all %}{{ a.as_record }}{% endfor %}
+; AAAA records
+{% for aaaa in domain.domainaaaarecord_set.all %}{{ aaaa.as_record }}{% endfor %}
+; CNAME records
+{% for cname in domain.domaincnamerecord_set.all %}{{ cname.name|stringformat:"-20s" }}    IN    CNAME    {{ cname.target }}{% endfor %}
+; TXT records
+{% for txt in domain.domaintxtrecord_set.all %}{{ txt.as_record }}{% endfor %}
+; HOST records
+{% for interface in domain.interface_set.all %}
+{% if interface.ip4address %}{{ interface.host.hostname|stringformat:"-20s" }}    IN    A       {{ interface.ip4address.address }}{% endif %}
+{% for ipv6addr in interface.ip6address_set.all %}{{ interface.host.hostname|stringformat:"-20s" }}    IN    AAAA    {{ ipv6addr.full_address }}{% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
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