Changes between Version 23 and Version 24 of DeveloperGuidelines/DataTables

Timestamp:

09/04/12 13:01:47 (12 years ago)

Author:

graeme

Comment:

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DeveloperGuidelines/DataTables

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 [[TOC]]
 = !DataTables =
+'''This page is being reworked...'''
 == Introduction ==
 Sahana Eden uses the !JavaScript library !DataTables http://www.datatables.net to display results returned from the database. The !DataTables library provides a lot of properties and functions that can customise the table that will be produced. Sahana Eden doesn't expose all of the functionality that is available within the !DataTables library this makes it easy to get !DataTables up and running and it also ensures a consistent look and feel. However, it is possible to customise the !DataTables through the Sahana Eden framework.
-== Changes ==
-'''This section is being reworked...'''
+== The Basics ==
 The Sahana Eden framework will produce a list of resources and put them in a !DataTable however sometimes it is necessary to build a table for a specific task or to have multiple tables on the same page. To do this is it necessary to build a controller to manage the table.
 
@@ -98 +98 @@
             else:
                 # Get any subsequent request for data which will be sent back as json 
-                warehouse = dt.json("warehouse_list",
+                warehouse = dt.json(totalrows,
+                                    filteredrows,
+                                    "warehouse_list",
                                     int(vars.sEcho),
-                                    totalrows,
-                                    filteredrows,
                                     )
                 return warehouse
@@ -108 +108 @@
    }}}
 }}}
-Now the controller needs to manage the two standard request extensions for !dataTables: html which is used for the initial table; and !aaData which is used for subsequent calls. When the data is prepared for the !dataTable it needs to know the total rows in the table and the number of rows that are available after filtering, the filter information is returned from !dataTables and the static helper method S3DataTable.getControlData will return the filter and sort information which the user has set up. The json method requires an extra parameter the sEcho which it passes to the server itself. This value just needs to be returned back to the client. '''Note''' that the html call no longer requires the dt_pagination parameter.
+Now the controller needs to manage the two standard request extensions for dataTables: html which is used for the initial table; and aaData which is used for subsequent calls. When the data is prepared for the dataTable it needs to know the total rows in the table and the number of rows that are available after filtering, the filter information is returned from dataTables and the static helper method S3DataTable.getControlData will return the filter and sort information which the user has set up. The json method requires an extra parameter the sEcho which it passes to the server itself. This value just needs to be returned back to the client. '''Note''' that the html call now no longer requires the dt_pagination parameter.
+== Configuring the table ==
+=== Adding action buttons ===
+The default buttons can be expanded upon by creating a list of buttons to be added to the table. Each button is defined by a dictionary which describes the button. The dictionary can consist of the following items:
+||= Item Name =||= Description =||
+|| label || The name that will appear on the button ||
+|| _class || The class used to display the button, typically use "action-btn" for text and "action-icon" for icons ||
+|| url || The url which will be used when the button is pressed. Use "[id]" for substituting the id of the record ||
+|| icon || Optionsal, the icon to be used in place of text ||
+{{{
+#!div style="font-size: 80%"
+Controller code snippet:
+  {{{#!python
+        from s3.s3utils import S3DataTable
+        vars = request.get_vars
+        resource = s3db.resource("inv_warehouse")
+        start = int(vars.iDisplayStart) if vars.iDisplayStart else 0
+        limit = int(vars.iDisplayLength) if vars.iDisplayLength else s3mgr.ROWSPERPAGE
+        totalrows = resource.count()
+        list_fields = ["id",
+                       "name",
+                       "organisation_id",
+                       ]
+        rfields = resource.resolve_selectors(list_fields)[0]
+        (orderby, filter) = S3DataTable.getControlData(rfields, current.request.vars)
+        resource.add_filter(filter)
+        filteredrows = resource.count()
+        rows = resource.select(list_fields,
+                               orderby="organisation_id",
+                               start=start,
+                               limit=limit,
+                               )
+        if rows:
+            data = resource.extract(rows,
+                                    list_fields,
+                                    represent=True,
+                                    )
+            dt = S3DataTable(rfields, data)
+            dt.defaultActionButtons(resource)
+            if request.extension == "html":
+                custom_actions = [dict(label=str(T("Stock")),
+                                  _class="action-btn",
+                                  url=URL(c="inv", f="warehouse",
+                                          args=["[id]", "inv_item"]
+                                          )
+                                  ),
+                                 ]
+                dt.defaultActionButtons(resource, custom_actions)
+                warehouses = dt.html(totalrows,
+                                     filteredrows,
+                                     "warehouse_list",
+                                     )
+            else:
+                warehouse = dt.json(totalrows,
+                                    filteredrows,
+                                    "warehouse_list",
+                                    int(request.vars.sEcho),
+                                    )
+                return warehouse
+        else:
+            warehouses = "No warehouses exist"
+   }}}
+}}}