web/uihelper.py
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# copyright 2011-2012 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
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# contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
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#
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# This file is part of CubicWeb.
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#
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# CubicWeb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
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# terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
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# Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
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# any later version.
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#
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# CubicWeb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
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# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
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# details.
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#
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# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
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# with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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"""This module provide highlevel helpers to avoid uicfg boilerplate
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for most common tasks such as fields ordering, widget customization, etc.
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Here are a few helpers to customize *action box* rendering:
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.append_to_addmenu
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.remove_from_addmenu
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and a few other ones for *form configuration*:
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.set_fields_order
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.hide_field
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.hide_fields
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.set_field_kwargs
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.set_field
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.edit_inline
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.edit_as_attr
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.. autofunction:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.set_muledit_editable
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The module also provides a :class:`FormConfig` base class that lets you gather
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uicfg declaration in the scope of a single class, which can sometimes
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be clearer to read than a bunch of sequential function calls.
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.. autoclass:: cubicweb.web.uihelper.FormConfig
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"""
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__docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
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from logilab.common.deprecation import deprecated
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from cubicweb.web.views import uicfg
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## generic uicfg helpers ######################################################
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backward_compat_funcs = (('append_to_addmenu', uicfg.actionbox_appearsin_addmenu),
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                         ('remove_from_addmenu', uicfg.actionbox_appearsin_addmenu),
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                         ('set_fields_order', uicfg.autoform_field_kwargs),
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                         ('hide_field', uicfg.autoform_section),
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                         ('hide_fields', uicfg.autoform_section),
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                         ('set_field_kwargs', uicfg.autoform_field_kwargs),
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                         ('set_field', uicfg.autoform_field),
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                         ('edit_inline', uicfg.autoform_section),
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                         ('edit_as_attr', uicfg.autoform_section),
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                         ('set_muledit_editable', uicfg.autoform_section),
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                         )
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for funcname, tag in backward_compat_funcs:
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    msg = ('[3.16] uihelper.%(name)s is deprecated, please use '
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           'web.uicfg.%(classname)s.%(name)s' % dict(
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               name=funcname, classname=tag.__class__.__name__))
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    globals()[funcname] = deprecated(msg)(getattr(tag, funcname))
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class meta_formconfig(type):
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    """metaclass of FormConfig classes, only for easier declaration purpose"""
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    def __init__(cls, name, bases, classdict):
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        if cls.etype is None:
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            return
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        if cls.uicfg_afs is None:
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            uicfg_afs = uicfg.autoform_section
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        if cls.uicfg_aff is None:
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            uicfg_aff = uicfg.autoform_field
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        if cls.uicfg_affk is None:
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            uicfg_affk = uicfg.autoform_field_kwargs
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        for attr_role in cls.hidden:
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            uicfg_afs.hide_field(cls.etype, attr_role, formtype=cls.formtype)
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        for attr_role in cls.rels_as_attrs:
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            uicfg_afs.edit_as_attr(cls.etype, attr_role, formtype=cls.formtype)
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        for attr_role in cls.inlined:
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            uicfg_afs.edit_inline(cls.etype, attr_role, formtype=cls.formtype)
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        for rtype, widget in cls.widgets.items():
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            uicfg_affk.set_field_kwargs(cls.etype, rtype, widget=widget)
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        for rtype, field in cls.fields.items():
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            uicfg_aff.set_field(cls.etype, rtype, field)
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        super(meta_formconfig, cls).__init__(name, bases, classdict)
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class FormConfig:
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    """helper base class to define uicfg rules on a given entity type.
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    In all descriptions below, attributes list can either be a list of
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    attribute names of a list of 2-tuples (relation name, role of
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    the edited entity in the relation).
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    **Attributes**
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    :attr:`etype`
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      which entity type the form config is for. This attribute is **mandatory**
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    :attr:`formtype`
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      the formtype the class tries toc customize (i.e. *main*, *inlined*, or *muledit*),
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      default is *main*.
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    :attr:`hidden`
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      the list of attributes or relations to hide.
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    :attr:`rels_as_attrs`
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      the list of attributes to edit in the *attributes* section.
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    :attr:`inlined`
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      the list of attributes to edit in the *inlined* section.
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    :attr:`fields_order`
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      the list of attributes to edit, in the desired order. Unspecified
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      fields will be displayed after specified ones, their order
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      being consistent with the schema definition.
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    :attr:`widgets`
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      a dictionary mapping attribute names to widget instances.
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      a dictionary mapping attribute names to field instances.
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    :attr:`uicfg_afs`
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      an instance of ``cubicweb.web.uicfg.AutoformSectionRelationTags``
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      Default is None, meaning ``cubicweb.web.uicfg.autoform_section`` is used.
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    :attr:`uicfg_aff`
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      an instance of ``cubicweb.web.uicfg.AutoformFieldTags``
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      Default is None, meaning ``cubicweb.web.uicfg.autoform_field`` is used.
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    :attr:`uicfg_affk`
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      an instance of ``cubicweb.web.uicfg.AutoformFieldKwargsTags``
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      Default is None, meaning ``cubicweb.web.uicfg.autoform_field_kwargs`` is used.
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    Examples:
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.. sourcecode:: python
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  from cubicweb.web import uihelper, formwidgets as fwdgs
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  class LinkFormConfig(uihelper.FormConfig):
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      etype = 'Link'
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      hidden = ('title', 'description', 'embed')
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      widgets = dict(
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          url=fwdgs.TextInput(attrs={'size':40}),
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          )
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  class UserFormConfig(uihelper.FormConfig):
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      etype = 'CWUser'
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      hidden = ('login',)
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      rels_as_attrs = ('in_group',)
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      fields_order = ('firstname', 'surname', 'in_group', 'use_email')
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      inlined = ('use_email',)
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    """
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    __metaclass__ = meta_formconfig
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    formtype = 'main'
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    etype = None # must be defined in concrete subclasses
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    hidden = ()
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    inlined = ()
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    widgets = {}
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