moved default group check to model function

netbox_topology_views/api/views.py

@@ -65,23 +65,8 @@ class SaveCoordsViewSet(ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
                     {"status": "coords custom field could not be saved"}, status=500
                 )
 
-            # Default group named "default" must exist in order to make sure that
-            # coordinate values can be stored even if no coordinate group has been
-            # selected. The default group will be added automatically if it does not exist.
-            try:
-                if CoordinateGroup.objects.filter(name="default"):
-                    group = CoordinateGroup.objects.get(name="default")
-                    group_id = group.pk
-                else:
-                    group = CoordinateGroup(
-                        name="default", 
-                        description="Automatically generated default group. If you delete "
-                            "this group, all default coordinates are gone for good but "
-                            "the group itself will be re-created."
-                    )
-                    group.save()
-                    group_id = group.pk
-            except:
+            group_id = Coordinate.get_or_create_default_group(group_id)
+            if not group_id:
                 return Response(
                     {"status": "Error while creating default group."}, status=500
                 )  

netbox_topology_views/models.py

@@ -137,6 +137,27 @@ class Coordinate(NetBoxModel):
             'Smaller values correspond to a position further to the left on the monitor.',
     )
 
+    def get_or_create_default_group(group_id):
+        # Default group named "default" must always exist in order to make sure
+        # that coordinate values can be stored even if no coordinate group has been
+        # selected. The default group will be added automatically if it does not exist.
+        try:
+            if CoordinateGroup.objects.filter(name="default"):
+                group = CoordinateGroup.objects.get(name="default")
+                group_id = group.pk
+            else:
+                group = CoordinateGroup(
+                    name="default", 
+                    description="Automatically generated default group. If you delete "
+                        "this group, all default coordinates are gone for good but "
+                        "the group itself will be re-created."
+                )
+                group.save()
+                group_id = group.pk
+        except:
+            return False
+        return group_id
+
     class Meta:
         ordering = ['group', 'device']
         unique_together = ('device', 'group')

netbox_topology_views/views.py

@@ -157,24 +157,11 @@ def create_node(
     node["image"] = get_image_for_entity(device)
 
     if group_id is None or group_id == "default":
-        # Default group named "default" must always exist in order to make sure
-        # that coordinate values can be stored even if no coordinate group has been
-        # selected. The default group will be added automatically if it does not exist.
-        try:
-            if CoordinateGroup.objects.filter(name="default"):
-                group = CoordinateGroup.objects.get(name="default")
-                group_id = group.pk
-            else:
-                group = CoordinateGroup(
-                    name="default", 
-                    description="Automatically generated default group. If you delete "
-                        "this group, all default coordinates are gone for good but "
-                        "the group itself will be re-created."
-                )
-                group.save()
-                group_id = group.pk
-        except:
-            pass
+        group_id = Coordinate.get_or_create_default_group(group_id)
+        if not group_id:
+            node["x"] = 0
+            node["y"] = 0
+            return node
    
     group = get_object_or_404(CoordinateGroup, pk=group_id)