From a46255ddda73e1e29c610d40aeb7054214014935 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Stretch <jstretch@netboxlabs.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 16:29:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fixes #13064: Ensure unchecked checkboxes do not revert to
 original values upon HTMX form refresh

---
 netbox/netbox/settings.py                           | 4 ++++
 netbox/templates/django/forms/widgets/checkbox.html | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 netbox/templates/django/forms/widgets/checkbox.html

diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 8be2800fb..975e86858 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'django.contrib.humanize',
+    'django.forms',
     'corsheaders',
     'debug_toolbar',
     'graphiql_debug_toolbar',
@@ -430,6 +431,9 @@ TEMPLATES = [
     },
 ]
 
+# This allows us to override Django's stock form widget templates
+FORM_RENDERER = 'django.forms.renderers.TemplatesSetting'
+
 # Set up authentication backends
 if type(REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND) not in (list, tuple):
     REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND = [REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND]
diff --git a/netbox/templates/django/forms/widgets/checkbox.html b/netbox/templates/django/forms/widgets/checkbox.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbe201a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/templates/django/forms/widgets/checkbox.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% comment %}
+  Include a hidden field of the same name to ensure that unchecked checkboxes
+  are always included in the submitted form data.
+{% endcomment %}
+<input type="hidden" name="{{ widget.name }}" value="">
+{% include "django/forms/widgets/input.html" %}