Fixed #35529 -- Added support for positional arguments in querystring template tag.

AUTHORS

@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Georg "Hugo" Bauer <gb@hugo.westfalen.de>
     Georgi Stanojevski <glisha@gmail.com>
     Gerardo Orozco <gerardo.orozco.mosqueda@gmail.com>
+    Giannis Terzopoulos <terzo.giannis@gmail.com>
     Gil Gonçalves <lursty@gmail.com>
     Girish Kumar <girishkumarkh@gmail.com>
     Girish Sontakke <girishsontakke7@gmail.com>

django/template/defaulttags.py

@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import re
 import sys
 import warnings
 from collections import namedtuple
-from collections.abc import Iterable
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
 from datetime import datetime
 from itertools import cycle as itertools_cycle
 from itertools import groupby
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.http import QueryDict
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.html import conditional_escape, escape, format_html
 from django.utils.lorem_ipsum import paragraphs, words
@@ -1170,11 +1171,13 @@ def now(parser, token):
 
 
 @register.simple_tag(name="querystring", takes_context=True)
-def querystring(context, query_dict=None, **kwargs):
+def querystring(context, *args, **kwargs):
     """
-    Add, remove, and change parameters of a ``QueryDict`` and return the result
-    as a query string. If the ``query_dict`` argument is not provided, default
-    to ``request.GET``.
+    Modify and return a query string with updated parameters.
+
+    Add, remove, or change parameters in a given `QueryDict` or `dict`,
+    returning the result as a query string. Any arguments provided will
+    override existing keys. If no arguments are given, `request.GET` is used.
 
     For example::
 
@@ -1188,21 +1191,44 @@ def querystring(context, query_dict=None, **kwargs):
 
         {% querystring page=page_obj.next_page_number %}
 
-    A custom ``QueryDict`` can also be used::
+    A custom `QueryDict` can be used::
 
         {% querystring my_query_dict foo=3 %}
+
+    Or a `dict` can be used::
+
+        {% querystring my_dict foo=3 %}
+
+    As can a mix of multiple args and kwargs::
+
+        {% querystring my_dict my_query_dict foo=3 bar=None %}
     """
-    if query_dict is None:
-        query_dict = context.request.GET
-    query_dict = query_dict.copy()
-    for key, value in kwargs.items():
-        if value is None:
-            if key in query_dict:
-                del query_dict[key]
-        elif isinstance(value, Iterable) and not isinstance(value, str):
-            query_dict.setlist(key, value)
-        else:
-            query_dict[key] = value
+    try:
+        query_dict = context.request.GET.copy()
+    except AttributeError:
+        if not args:
+            raise
+        query_dict = QueryDict(mutable=True)
+    for d in args + (kwargs,):
+        if d is None:
+            continue
+        if not isinstance(d, Mapping):
+            raise TemplateSyntaxError(
+                "querystring requires mappings for positional arguments (received %r "
+                "instead)." % d
+            )
+        for key, value in d.items():
+            if not isinstance(key, str):
+                raise TemplateSyntaxError(
+                    "querystring requires strings for mapping keys (received %r "
+                    "instead)." % key
+                )
+            if value is None:
+                query_dict.pop(key, None)
+            elif isinstance(value, Iterable) and not isinstance(value, str):
+                query_dict.setlist(key, value)
+            else:
+                query_dict[key] = value
     if not query_dict:
         return ""
     query_string = query_dict.urlencode()

docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt

@@ -961,20 +961,20 @@ output (as a string) inside a variable. This is useful if you want to use
 
 Outputs a URL-encoded formatted query string based on the provided parameters.
 
-This tag requires a :class:`~django.http.QueryDict` instance, which defaults to
-:attr:`request.GET <django.http.HttpRequest.GET>` if none is provided.
+This tag requires a :class:`~django.http.QueryDict` or :class:`dict` instance,
+which defaults to :attr:`request.GET <django.http.HttpRequest.GET>` if none is
+provided.
 
-If the :class:`~django.http.QueryDict` is empty and no additional parameters
-are provided, an empty string is returned. A non-empty result includes a
-leading ``"?"``.
+A non-empty result includes a leading ``"?"``, whereas an empty result returns
+an empty string.
 
 .. admonition:: Using ``request.GET`` as default
 
     To use ``request.GET`` as the default ``QueryDict`` instance, the
     ``django.template.context_processors.request`` context processor should be
     enabled. If it's not enabled, you must either explicitly pass the
-    ``request`` object into the template context, or provide a ``QueryDict``
-    instance to this tag.
+    ``request`` object into the template context, or pass the ``request.GET``
+    ``QueryDict`` instance to this tag.
 
 Basic usage
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -993,16 +993,24 @@ Outputs the current query string verbatim. So if the query string is
 Outputs the current query string with the addition of the ``size`` parameter.
 Following the previous example, the output would be ``?color=green&size=M``.
 
-Custom QueryDict
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Customizing the default QueryDict
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. code-block:: html+django
 
-    {% querystring my_query_dict %}
+    {% querystring my_query_dict my_dict %}
 
-You can provide a custom ``QueryDict`` to be used instead of ``request.GET``.
-So if ``my_query_dict`` is ``<QueryDict: {'color': ['blue']}>``, this outputs
-``?color=blue``.
+You can provide custom ``QueryDict`` or ``dict`` instances as positional
+arguments to be used instead of ``request.GET``. Key values from later
+arguments take precedence over previously seen keys. So if ``my_query_dict``
+is ``<QueryDict: {'color': ['blue'], 'size': ['S']}>`` and ``my_dict`` is
+``{'color': 'orange', 'fabric': 'silk'}``, this outputs
+``?color=orange&size=S&fabric=silk``.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 5.2
+
+    Support for multiple positional arguments and positional arguments of
+    type ``dict`` were added.
 
 Setting items
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

docs/releases/5.2.txt

@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@ Templates
 * The new :meth:`~django.template.Library.simple_block_tag` decorator enables
   the creation of simple block tags, which can accept and use a section of the
   template.
+* The :ttag:`querystring` template tag now supports multiple positional
+  arguments, which must be mappings, such as :class:`~django.http.QueryDict`
+  or ``dict``.
 
 Tests
 ~~~~~

tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_querystring.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.http import QueryDict
 from django.template import RequestContext
+from django.template.base import TemplateSyntaxError
 from django.test import RequestFactory, SimpleTestCase
 
 from ..utils import setup
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ class QueryStringTagTests(SimpleTestCase):
         output = self.engine.render_to_string(template_name, context)
         self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
+    def assertTemplateSyntaxError(self, template_name, context, expected):
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(TemplateSyntaxError, expected):
+            self.engine.render_to_string(template_name, context)
+
     @setup({"test_querystring_empty_get_params": "{% querystring %}"})
     def test_querystring_empty_get_params(self):
         context = RequestContext(self.request_factory.get("/"))
@@ -65,6 +70,14 @@ class QueryStringTagTests(SimpleTestCase):
         context = RequestContext(request)
         self.assertRenderEqual("querystring_remove", context, expected="?a=1")
 
+    @setup({"querystring_remove_dict": "{% querystring my_dict a=1 %}"})
+    def test_querystring_remove_from_dict(self):
+        request = self.request_factory.get("/", {"test": "value"})
+        template = self.engine.get_template("querystring_remove_dict")
+        context = RequestContext(request, {"my_dict": {"test": None}})
+        output = template.render(context)
+        self.assertEqual(output, "?a=1")
+
     @setup({"querystring_remove_nonexistent": "{% querystring nonexistent=None a=1 %}"})
     def test_querystring_remove_nonexistent(self):
         request = self.request_factory.get("/", {"x": "y", "a": "1"})
@@ -73,6 +86,60 @@ class QueryStringTagTests(SimpleTestCase):
             "querystring_remove_nonexistent", context, expected="?x=y&a=1"
         )
 
+    @setup({"querystring_same_arg": "{% querystring a=1 a=2 %}"})
+    def test_querystring_same_arg(self):
+        msg = "'querystring' received multiple values for keyword argument 'a'"
+        self.assertTemplateSyntaxError("querystring_same_arg", {}, msg)
+
+    @setup({"querystring_variable": "{% querystring a=a %}"})
+    def test_querystring_variable(self):
+        request = self.request_factory.get("/")
+        template = self.engine.get_template("querystring_variable")
+        context = RequestContext(request, {"a": 1})
+        output = template.render(context)
+        self.assertEqual(output, "?a=1")
+
+    @setup({"querystring_dict": "{% querystring my_dict %}"})
+    def test_querystring_dict(self):
+        context = {"my_dict": {"a": 1}}
+        output = self.engine.render_to_string("querystring_dict", context)
+        self.assertEqual(output, "?a=1")
+
+    @setup({"querystring_dict_list": "{% querystring my_dict %}"})
+    def test_querystring_dict_list_values(self):
+        context = {"my_dict": {"a": [1, 2]}}
+        output = self.engine.render_to_string("querystring_dict_list", context)
+        self.assertEqual(output, "?a=1&a=2")
+
+    @setup({"querystring_non_string_dict_keys": "{% querystring my_dict %}"})
+    def test_querystring_non_string_dict_keys(self):
+        context = {"my_dict": {0: 1}}
+        msg = "querystring requires strings for mapping keys (received 0 instead)."
+        self.assertTemplateSyntaxError("querystring_non_string_dict_keys", context, msg)
+
+    @setup({"querystring_non_dict_args": "{% querystring somevar %}"})
+    def test_querystring_non_dict_args(self):
+        context = {"somevar": 0}
+        msg = (
+            "querystring requires mappings for positional arguments (received 0 "
+            "instead)."
+        )
+        self.assertTemplateSyntaxError("querystring_non_dict_args", context, msg)
+
+    @setup(
+        {
+            "querystring_multiple_args_override": (
+                "{% querystring my_dict my_query_dict x=3 %}"
+            )
+        }
+    )
+    def test_querystring_multiple_args_override(self):
+        context = {"my_dict": {"x": 0}, "my_query_dict": QueryDict("a=1&b=2")}
+        output = self.engine.render_to_string(
+            "querystring_multiple_args_override", context
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(output, "?x=3&a=1&b=2")
+
     @setup({"querystring_list": "{% querystring a=my_list %}"})
     def test_querystring_add_list(self):
         request = self.request_factory.get("/")