Pass SavedFilter initial parameters as JSON & relocate test

netbox/extras/forms/model_forms.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import json
 
 from django import forms
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
-from django.http import QueryDict
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from dcim.models import DeviceRole, DeviceType, Location, Platform, Region, Site, SiteGroup
@@ -130,10 +129,10 @@ class SavedFilterForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.ModelForm):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, initial=None, **kwargs):
 
-        # Convert any parameters delivered via initial data to dict
+        # Convert any parameters delivered via initial data to JSON data
         if initial and 'parameters' in initial:
             if type(initial['parameters']) is str:
-                initial['parameters'] = dict(QueryDict(initial['parameters']).lists())
+                initial['parameters'] = json.loads(initial['parameters'])
 
         super().__init__(*args, initial=initial, **kwargs)
 

netbox/extras/tests/test_filtersets.py

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from dcim.models import DeviceRole, DeviceType, Manufacturer, Platform, Rack, Re
 from dcim.models import Location
 from extras.choices import *
 from extras.filtersets import *
-from extras.forms import SavedFilterForm
 from extras.models import *
 from ipam.models import IPAddress
 from tenancy.models import Tenant, TenantGroup
@@ -316,27 +315,6 @@ class SavedFilterTestCase(TestCase, BaseFilterSetTests):
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 1)
 
 
-class SavedFilterFormTest(TestCase):
-
-    def test_basic_submit(self):
-        """
-        Test form submission and validation
-        """
-        form = SavedFilterForm({
-            'name': 'test-sf',
-            'slug': 'test-sf',
-            'content_types': [ContentType.objects.get_for_model(Site).pk],
-            'weight': 100,
-            'parameters': {
-                "status": [
-                    "active"
-                ]
-            }
-        })
-        self.assertTrue(form.is_valid())
-        instance = form.save()
-
-
 class ExportTemplateTestCase(TestCase, BaseFilterSetTests):
     queryset = ExportTemplate.objects.all()
     filterset = ExportTemplateFilterSet

netbox/extras/tests/test_forms.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from dcim.forms import SiteForm
 from dcim.models import Site
 from extras.choices import CustomFieldTypeChoices
+from extras.forms import SavedFilterForm
 from extras.models import CustomField
 
 
@@ -77,3 +78,24 @@ class CustomFieldModelFormTest(TestCase):
         for field_type, _ in CustomFieldTypeChoices.CHOICES:
             self.assertIn(field_type, instance.custom_field_data)
             self.assertIsNone(instance.custom_field_data[field_type])
+
+
+class SavedFilterFormTest(TestCase):
+
+    def test_basic_submit(self):
+        """
+        Test form submission and validation
+        """
+        form = SavedFilterForm({
+            'name': 'test-sf',
+            'slug': 'test-sf',
+            'content_types': [ContentType.objects.get_for_model(Site).pk],
+            'weight': 100,
+            'parameters': {
+                "status": [
+                    "active"
+                ]
+            }
+        })
+        self.assertTrue(form.is_valid())
+        form.save()

netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import decimal
+import json
 from urllib.parse import quote
 from typing import Dict, Any
 
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ def applied_filters(context, model, form, query_params):
     save_link = None
     if user.has_perm('extras.add_savedfilter') and 'filter_id' not in context['request'].GET:
         content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(model).pk
-        parameters = context['request'].GET.urlencode()
+        parameters = json.dumps(context['request'].GET)
         url = reverse('extras:savedfilter_add')
         save_link = f"{url}?content_types={content_type}&parameters={quote(parameters)}"