web/form.py
author Pierre-Yves David <pierre-yves.david@logilab.fr>
Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:28:18 +0100
changeset 8787 1b3b7284377f
parent 8511 f15e90b914cd
child 10080 bc7c3b0f439b
permissions -rw-r--r--
[session] allow writable tx_attr and use it for commit_state This keep clarifying the code.

# copyright 2003-2011 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
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# This file is part of CubicWeb.
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"""abstract form classes for CubicWeb web client"""
__docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"

from warnings import warn

from logilab.common.decorators import iclassmethod
from logilab.common.deprecation import deprecated

from cubicweb.appobject import AppObject
from cubicweb.view import NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW
from cubicweb.web import httpcache, formfields, controller, formwidgets as fwdgs

class FormViewMixIn(object):
    """abstract form view mix-in"""
    category = 'form'
    http_cache_manager = httpcache.NoHTTPCacheManager
    add_to_breadcrumbs = False

    def html_headers(self):
        """return a list of html headers (eg something to be inserted between
        <head> and </head> of the returned page

        by default forms are neither indexed nor followed
        """
        return [NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW]

    def linkable(self):
        """override since forms are usually linked by an action,
        so we don't want them to be listed by appli.possible_views
        """
        return False


###############################################################################

class metafieldsform(type):
    """metaclass for FieldsForm to retrieve fields defined as class attributes
    and put them into a single ordered list: '_fields_'.
    """
    def __new__(mcs, name, bases, classdict):
        allfields = []
        for base in bases:
            if hasattr(base, '_fields_'):
                allfields += base._fields_
        clsfields = (item for item in classdict.items()
                     if isinstance(item[1], formfields.Field))
        for fieldname, field in sorted(clsfields, key=lambda x: x[1].creation_rank):
            if not field.name:
                field.set_name(fieldname)
            allfields.append(field)
        classdict['_fields_'] = allfields
        return super(metafieldsform, mcs).__new__(mcs, name, bases, classdict)


class FieldNotFound(Exception):
    """raised by field_by_name when a field with the given name has not been
    found
    """

class Form(AppObject):
    __metaclass__ = metafieldsform
    __registry__ = 'forms'

    parent_form = None
    force_session_key = None
    domid = 'form'
    copy_nav_params = False
    control_fields = set( ('__form_id', '__errorurl', '__domid',
                           '__redirectpath', '_cwmsgid', '__message',
                           ) )

    def __init__(self, req, rset=None, row=None, col=None,
                 submitmsg=None, mainform=True, **kwargs):
        # process kwargs first so we can properly pass them to Form and match
        # order expectation (ie cw_extra_kwargs populated almost first)
        hiddens, extrakw = self._process_kwargs(kwargs)
        # now call ancestor init
        super(Form, self).__init__(req, rset=rset, row=row, col=col, **extrakw)
        # then continue with further specific initialization
        self.fields = list(self.__class__._fields_)
        for key, val in hiddens:
            self.add_hidden(key, val)
        if mainform:
            formid = kwargs.pop('formvid', self.__regid__)
            self.add_hidden(u'__form_id', formid)
            self._posting = self._cw.form.get('__form_id') == formid
        if mainform:
            self.add_hidden(u'__errorurl', self.session_key())
            self.add_hidden(u'__domid', self.domid)
            self.restore_previous_post(self.session_key())
        # XXX why do we need two different variables (mainform and copy_nav_params ?)
        if self.copy_nav_params:
            for param in controller.NAV_FORM_PARAMETERS:
                if not param in kwargs:
                    value = req.form.get(param)
                    if value:
                        self.add_hidden(param, value)
        if submitmsg is not None:
            self.set_message(submitmsg)

    def _process_kwargs(self, kwargs):
        hiddens = []
        extrakw = {}
        # search for navigation parameters and customization of existing
        # attributes; remaining stuff goes in extrakwargs
        for key, val in kwargs.iteritems():
            if key in controller.NAV_FORM_PARAMETERS:
                hiddens.append( (key, val) )
            elif key == 'redirect_path':
                hiddens.append( (u'__redirectpath', val) )
            elif hasattr(self.__class__, key) and not key[0] == '_':
                setattr(self, key, val)
            else:
                extrakw[key] = val
        return hiddens, extrakw

    def set_message(self, submitmsg):
        """sets a submitmsg if exists, using _cwmsgid mechanism """
        cwmsgid = self._cw.set_redirect_message(submitmsg)
        self.add_hidden(u'_cwmsgid', cwmsgid)

    @property
    def root_form(self):
        """return the root form"""
        if self.parent_form is None:
            return self
        return self.parent_form.root_form

    @property
    def form_valerror(self):
        """the validation error exception if any"""
        if self.parent_form is None:
            # unset if restore_previous_post has not be called
            return getattr(self, '_form_valerror', None)
        return self.parent_form.form_valerror

    @property
    def form_previous_values(self):
        """previously posted values (on validation error)"""
        if self.parent_form is None:
            # unset if restore_previous_post has not be called
            return getattr(self, '_form_previous_values', {})
        return self.parent_form.form_previous_values

    @property
    def posting(self):
        """return True if the form is being posted, False if it is being
        generated.
        """
        # XXX check behaviour on regeneration after error
        if self.parent_form is None:
            return self._posting
        return self.parent_form.posting

    @iclassmethod
    def _fieldsattr(cls_or_self):
        if isinstance(cls_or_self, type):
            fields = cls_or_self._fields_
        else:
            fields = cls_or_self.fields
        return fields

    @iclassmethod
    def field_by_name(cls_or_self, name, role=None):
        """Return field with the given name and role.

        Raise :exc:`FieldNotFound` if the field can't be found.
        """
        for field in cls_or_self._fieldsattr():
            if field.name == name and field.role == role:
                return field
        raise FieldNotFound(name, role)

    @iclassmethod
    def fields_by_name(cls_or_self, name, role=None):
        """Return a list of fields with the given name and role."""
        return [field for field in cls_or_self._fieldsattr()
                if field.name == name and field.role == role]

    @iclassmethod
    def remove_field(cls_or_self, field):
        """Remove the given field."""
        cls_or_self._fieldsattr().remove(field)

    @iclassmethod
    def append_field(cls_or_self, field):
        """Append the given field."""
        cls_or_self._fieldsattr().append(field)

    @iclassmethod
    def insert_field_before(cls_or_self, field, name, role=None):
        """Insert the given field before the field of given name and role."""
        bfield = cls_or_self.field_by_name(name, role)
        fields = cls_or_self._fieldsattr()
        fields.insert(fields.index(bfield), field)

    @iclassmethod
    def insert_field_after(cls_or_self, field, name, role=None):
        """Insert the given field after the field of given name and role."""
        afield = cls_or_self.field_by_name(name, role)
        fields = cls_or_self._fieldsattr()
        fields.insert(fields.index(afield)+1, field)

    @iclassmethod
    def add_hidden(cls_or_self, name, value=None, **kwargs):
        """Append an hidden field to the form. `name`, `value` and extra keyword
        arguments will be given to the field constructor. The inserted field is
        returned.
        """
        kwargs.setdefault('ignore_req_params', True)
        kwargs.setdefault('widget', fwdgs.HiddenInput)
        field = formfields.StringField(name=name, value=value, **kwargs)
        if 'id' in kwargs:
            # by default, hidden input don't set id attribute. If one is
            # explicitly specified, ensure it will be set
            field.widget.setdomid = True
        cls_or_self.append_field(field)
        return field

    def session_key(self):
        """return the key that may be used to store / retreive data about a
        previous post which failed because of a validation error
        """
        if self.force_session_key is None:
            return '%s#%s' % (self._cw.url(), self.domid)
        return self.force_session_key

    def restore_previous_post(self, sessionkey):
        # get validation session data which may have been previously set.
        # deleting validation errors here breaks form reloading (errors are
        # no more available), they have to be deleted by application's publish
        # method on successful commit
        forminfo = self._cw.session.data.pop(sessionkey, None)
        if forminfo:
            self._form_previous_values = forminfo['values']
            self._form_valerror = forminfo['error']
            # if some validation error occurred on entity creation, we have to
            # get the original variable name from its attributed eid
            foreid = self.form_valerror.entity
            for var, eid in forminfo['eidmap'].items():
                if foreid == eid:
                    self.form_valerror.eid = var
                    break
            else:
                self.form_valerror.eid = foreid
        else:
            self._form_previous_values = {}
            self._form_valerror = None

    def field_error(self, field):
        """return field's error if specified in current validation exception"""
        if self.form_valerror:
            if field.eidparam and self.edited_entity.eid != self.form_valerror.eid:
                return None
            try:
                return self.form_valerror.errors.pop(field.role_name())
            except KeyError:
                if field.role and field.name in self.form_valerror:
                    warn('%s: errors key of attribute/relation should be suffixed by "-<role>"'
                         % self.form_valerror.__class__, DeprecationWarning)
                    return self.form_valerror.errors.pop(field.name)
        return None

    def remaining_errors(self):
        return sorted(self.form_valerror.errors.items())