Moved the dummy record creation of the new transaction forms from the view to the templates, reducing the complexity of the control logic in the view in the accounting application.

accounting/templates/accounting/transaction_form-expense.html

@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ First written: 2020/7/23
           {% with record_type="debit" no=forloop.counter order=forloop.counter %}
             {% include "accounting/include/record_form-non-transfer.html" %}
           {% endwith %}
+        {% empty %}
+          {% with record_type="debit" no=1 order=1 %}
+            {% include "accounting/include/record_form-non-transfer.html" %}
+          {% endwith %}
         {% endfor %}
       </ul>
       <ul class="list-group">

accounting/templates/accounting/transaction_form-income.html

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ First written: 2020/7/23
           {% with record_type="credit" no=forloop.counter order=forloop.counter %}
             {% include "accounting/include/record_form-non-transfer.html" %}
           {% endwith %}
+        {% empty %}
+          {% with record_type="credit" no=1 order=1 %}
+            {% include "accounting/include/record_form-non-transfer.html" %}
+          {% endwith %}
         {% endfor %}
       </ul>
       <ul class="list-group">

accounting/templates/accounting/transaction_form-transfer.html

@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ First written: 2020/7/23
           {% with record_type="debit" no=forloop.counter order=forloop.counter %}
             {% include "accounting/include/record_form-transfer.html" %}
           {% endwith %}
+        {% empty %}
+          {% with record_type="debit" no=1 order=1 %}
+            {% include "accounting/include/record_form-transfer.html" %}
+          {% endwith %}
         {% endfor %}
       </ul>
       <ul class="list-group">
@@ -103,6 +107,10 @@ First written: 2020/7/23
           {% with record_type="credit" no=forloop.counter order=forloop.counter %}
             {% include "accounting/include/record_form-transfer.html" %}
           {% endwith %}
+        {% empty %}
+          {% with record_type="credit" no=1 order=1 %}
+            {% include "accounting/include/record_form-transfer.html" %}
+          {% endwith %}
         {% endfor %}
       </ul>
       <ul class="list-group">

accounting/views.py

@@ -827,8 +827,6 @@ def txn_form(request, txn_type, txn=None):
         form = utils.make_txn_form_from_model(txn_type, txn)
     else:
         form = TransactionForm()
-        form.debit_records.append(RecordForm())
-        form.credit_records.append(RecordForm())
     form.transaction = txn
     form.txn_type = txn_type
     new_record_context = {"record": RecordForm(),