Vendor derived from catalog model; model type shown separately

plugins/computers/models/computer.py

@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ class Computer(BaseModel):
             result['modelname'] = self.model.modelnumber
             if self.model.imageurl:
                 result['imageurl'] = self.model.imageurl
+            # The catalog model already knows its maker, so an asset that has a
+            # model but no vendor of its own is showing a blank the database can
+            # fill. Flagged rather than merged silently: the edit form still has
+            # an empty vendor box, and a page implying otherwise would be lying.
+            if not self.vendor and self.model.vendor:
+                result['vendorname'] = self.model.vendor.vendor
+                result['vendorfrommodel'] = True
+            # Exposed under its OWN name. modeltypes is the catalog-wide list
+            # covering every kind of asset, so it is not interchangeable with
+            # this asset's own type and must never be substituted for it.
+            if self.model.modeltype:
+                result['modeltypename'] = self.model.modeltype.modeltype
 
         # Names of enabled remote-access protocols (for list badges)
         result['accessprotocolnames'] = [