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DataTables

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 customise the table that is 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.

Properties

A number of properties are set by the framework and rarely need to be changed. These have been marked in the following table as auto. Some properties are set with a default value, the default value (and where it is set) is indicated in the table below:

Eden Name Purpose Value Remarks
dataTableSelectable If set this allows the rows to be selected. Boolean This is set up as a property of response.s3
actions The list of action buttons to be displayed in the first column. List of actions. Each action is a dictionary values. And consists of the label, the HTML class and the URL. Optionally it may also include a restrict list that restricts these buttons to being displayed to just the ids on the list. This is set up as a property of response.s3
dataTableID
auto
The HTML id that will be used to identify this table String
default value 'list'
Set up using s3mgr.configure in the pre-processing
dataTable_iDisplayLength
auto
The number of rows to be displayed on a page Integer Confusion... dataTable_iDisplayLength and iDisplayLength
no_sspag
auto
This will turn off pagination Boolean Pagination is the default and nothing needs to be done to enable it.
sortby This will do an initial sort on the selected column or columns list of sorting rules. The sorting rules are a list that comprises of the column number followed by the sort direction default value [[1,'asc']] if this is changed then you also need to use the orderby attribute which is used to order the records coming off from the database.
dataTable_sDom
auto
This defines where the controls of the DataTable will be positioned String explained in the DataTables documentation default value 'fril<"dataTable_table"t>pi' See http://www.datatables.net/usage/options for more information
dataTable_sPaginationType This defines what controls are displayed to allow the user to page through the records String either 'two_button' or 'full_numbers'
default value 'full_numbers'
dataTableDisplay This can be used to change how a cell displays the text List of translations. Each translation is a dictionary item and consists of the column number, the value to look for and its replacement
dataTableStyleDisabled This can be used to give a style to represent disabled text list of ids to apply this style This adds the class 'disable' to the tr element
dataTableStyleAlert This can be used to give a style to represent an alert condition for the row list of ids to apply this style This adds the class 'alert' to the tr element
dataTableStyleWarning This can be used to give a style to represent a warning condition for the row list of ids to apply this style This adds the class 'warning' to the tr element

Examples

The following example illustrate how to implement dataTables in your code. It uses the following base code:

Model code snippet:

  resourcename = "csv"
  tablename = module + "_" + resourcename
  table = db.define_table(tablename,
                          Field("name", required=True, notnull=True),
                          Field("path", type="upload", uploadfield=True, required=True, notnull=True),
                          comments(),
                          migrate=migrate,
                          *(s3_timestamp() + s3_uid()))

  table.name.comment = DIV(_class = "tooltip",
                           _title = T("Name") + "|" + T("Enter a name of the CSV you are uploading."))

  s3.crud_strings[tablename]= Storage(
          title_create = T("Upload a CSV file"),
          title_list = T("List of CSV files uploaded"),
          label_list_button = T("List of CSV files"),
          )

Controller code snippet:

def csv():

    """ RESTful Controller """

    module = "importer"
    resourcename = "csv"
    tablename = module + "_" + resourcename
    table = db[tablename]

    # Pre-processor
    def prep(r):
        if r.interactive:
            s3mgr.configure(r.tablename,
                            deletable=True,
                            addbtn=True)
        return True

    # Post-processor
    def postp(r, output):
        return output

    response.s3.prep = prep

    response.s3.postp = postp
    return s3_rest_controller(module, resourcename)

This is sufficient to generate a vanilla dataTable as follows:
DataTable generated by S3Crud with no additional formatting

Adding Buttons

With the default settings two buttons are provided, Open and Delete. Additional buttons can be added by using the actions, or more fully, response.s3.actions. The following code will add an "Import" button.

Add this to the postp() function of the controller:

  def postp(r, output):
      s3_action_buttons(r)
      response.s3.actions = \
      response.s3.actions + [
                              dict(label=str(T("Import")), _class="action-btn",
                                   url=str(URL(r=request,
                                               c=module,
                                               f=resourcename,
                                               args=["[id]", "import"]))
                                   ),
                            ]
      return output

Notice that before the Open and Delete buttons were provided, now they need to be explicitly added with the call to s3_action_buttons(r), this will also perform the correct permission checks.
Add a Import button to the DataTable

Adding Buttons conditionally

Maybe you don't want the ability to import every file. Such as files that are older than a certain date. Also actions can be (and should be) restricted to the users permissions. For more example on how to apply restrictions to a users permissions see the code for s3_action_buttons() in models/00_utils.

Add this to the postp() function of the controller:

  def postp(r, output):
      from datetime import tzinfo, timedelta, datetime
      cutoffDate = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=30)
      query = (r.table.created_on > cutoffDate)
      rows = db(query).select(r.table.id)
      restrict = [str(row.id) for row in rows]
      s3_action_buttons(r)
      response.s3.actions = \
      response.s3.actions + [
                              dict(label=str(T("Import")), _class="action-btn",
                                   url=str(URL(r=request,
                                               c=module,
                                               f=resourcename,
                                               args=["[id]", "import"])),
                                   restrict = restrict
                                   ),
                            ]
      return output

The key is the restrict argument that is passed to the Import button. This is set up as a list of record ids that will display the button.
Make the import button appear conditionally

Changing the displayed text

Sometimes it can be convenient to change the displayed text of a status field in the dataTable. This can be done by using the response.s3.dataTableDisplay attribute. First I'll change the model to include a status field:

The change to the data model:

  table = db.define_table(tablename,
                          Field("name", required=True, notnull=True),
                          Field("path", type="upload", uploadfield=True, required=True, notnull=True, readable=False),
                          comments(),
                          Field("status", type="integer"),
                          migrate=migrate,
                          *(s3_timestamp() + s3_uid()))

DataTable with a plain status field
Now add the code to display a text field depending upon the status:

Add this to the postp() function of the controller:

      values = [dict(col=3, key="1", display=str(T("Uploaded"))),
                dict(col=3, key="2", display=str(T("Imported")))
               ]
      response.s3.dataTableDisplay = values

DataTable with a descriptive status field

Sorting by a selected column

To sort a column use the orderby (DAL directive) and sortby (dataTable directive) attributes

Add this to the prep() function of the controller:

          s3mgr.configure(r.tablename,
                          deletable=True,
                          addbtn=True,
                          orderby = tablename+".status",
                          sortby = [[3, 'asc']])            

Sorting by the Status Column

Selecting Rows

It is possible to select multiple rows by setting the all this requires is to set the dataTableSelectable attribute

Add this to the prep() function of the controller:

      response.s3.dataTableSelectable = True

Click on a row to toggle its selection status

Highlighting Rows

You can highlight rows. For example set an alert if the file has already been imported or set a warning if the file is more than 60 days old.

Add this to the prep() function of the controller:

      # Display an Alert if the file has already been imported 
      query = (r.table.status == 2)
      rows = db(query).select(r.table.id)
      response.s3.dataTableStyleAlert = [str(row.id) for row in rows]
      # Display a Warning if the file is more than 60 days old 
      warningDate = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=60)
      query = (r.table.created_on < warningDate)
      rows = db(query).select(r.table.id)
      response.s3.dataTableStyleWarning = [str(row.id) for row in rows]

Highlighted conditions

Highlighting Cells

Not Yet Implemented

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