app/soc/views/helper/lists.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:59:10 +0200
changeset 2518 66405056baf8
parent 2363 9046c80a9137
child 2855 ec2ed1571e3a
permissions -rw-r--r--
Only initialize a SurveyTakeForm in take instead of in takeGet and takePost. This will allow for other subclassed views to easily replace the form the view is using. Also small style fix in Survey helper.

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Helpers used to render lists.
"""

__authors__ = [
  '"Chen Lunpeng" <forever.clp@gmail.com>',
  '"Pawel Solyga" <pawel.solyga@gmail.com>',
  ]


from soc.logic import dicts
from soc.logic.models.user import logic as user_logic

import soc.views.helper.forms


DEF_DEFAULT_PAGINATION = 50
DEF_MAX_PAGINATION = 100
DEF_MAX_DEV_PAGINATION = 1000

DEF_PAGINATION_CHOICES = [
    ('10', '10 items per page'),
    ('25', '25 items per page'),
    ('50', '50 items per page'),
    ('100', '100 items per page'),
]

DEF_DEVELOPER_CHOICES = [
    ('500', '500 items per page'),
    ('1000', '1000 items per page'),
    ]


def getPreferredListPagination(user=None):
  """Returns User's preferred list pagination limit.

  Args:
    user: User entity containing the list pagination preference;
      default is None, to use the current logged-in User
  """
  # TODO: eventually this limit should be a User profile preference
  #   (stored in the site-wide User Model) preference
  return DEF_DEFAULT_PAGINATION


OFFSET_KEY = 'offset_%d'
LIMIT_KEY = 'limit_%d'


def makeOffsetKey(limit_idx):
  return OFFSET_KEY % limit_idx


def makeLimitKey(limit_idx):
  return LIMIT_KEY % limit_idx


def getListParameters(request, list_index):
  """Retrieves, converts and validates values for one list

  Args:
    list_index, int: which list to get the values for.
      (there may be multiple lists on one page, which are multiplexed
       by an integer.)

  Returns:
    a dictionary of str -> str.  field name -> field value.
  """

  offset = request.GET.get(makeOffsetKey(list_index))
  limit = request.GET.get(makeLimitKey(list_index))

  if offset is None:
    offset = ''

  if limit is None:
    limit = ''

  try:
    offset = int(offset)
  except ValueError:
    offset = 0

  try:
    limit = int(limit)
  except ValueError:
    limit = getPreferredListPagination()

  offset = max(0, offset)
  limit = max(1, limit)

  if user_logic.isDeveloper():
    limit = min(DEF_MAX_DEV_PAGINATION, limit)
  else:
    limit = min(DEF_MAX_PAGINATION, limit)

  return dict(limit=limit, offset=offset)


def generateLinkFromGetArgs(request, offset_and_limits):
  """Constructs the get args for the url.
  """

  args = ["%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in offset_and_limits.iteritems()]
  link_suffix = '?' + '&'.join(args)

  return request.path + link_suffix


def generateLinkForRequest(request, base_params, updated_params):
  """Create a link to the same page as request but with different params

  Params:
    request: the request for the page
    base_params: the base parameters
    updated_params: the parameters to update
  """
  params = base_params.copy()
  params.update(updated_params)
  return generateLinkFromGetArgs(request, params)


def getListContent(request, params, filter=None, order=None,
                   idx=0, need_content=False):
  """Returns a dict with fields used for rendering lists.

  TODO(dbentley): we need better terminology. List, in this context, can have
    one of two meanings.
    Meaning 1:  the underlying list, which may be very large.
    Meaning 2:  the returned list, which is at most 'limit' items.

  Args:
    request: the Django HTTP request object
    params: a dict with params for the View this list belongs to
    filter: a filter for this list
    order: the order which should be used for the list (in getForFields format)
    idx: the index of this list
    need_content: iff True will return None if there is no data

  Returns:
    A dictionary with the following values set:

    {
      'data': list data to be displayed
      'main': url to list main template
      'pagination': url to list pagination template
      'row': url to list row template
      'heading': url to list heading template
      'limit': max amount of items per page,
      'newest': url to first page of the list
      'prev': url to previous page
      'next': url to next page
      'first': offset of the first item in the list
      'last': offset of the last item in the list
    }
  """
  # TODO(dbentley): this appears to be unnecessary indirection,
  # as we only use this logic for getForFields, which is never overridden
  logic = params['logic']

  limit_key, offset_key = makeLimitKey(idx), makeOffsetKey(idx)

  list_params = getListParameters(request, idx)
  limit, offset = list_params['limit'], list_params['offset']
  pagination_form = makePaginationForm(request, list_params['limit'],
                                       limit_key)

  # Fetch one more to see if there should be a 'next' link
  data = logic.getForFields(filter=filter, limit=limit+1, offset=offset,
                            order=order)

  if need_content and not data:
    return None

  more = len(data) > limit

  if more:
    del data[limit:]

  newest = next = prev = export_link = ''

  base_params = dict(i for i in request.GET.iteritems() if
                     i[0].startswith('offset_') or i[0].startswith('limit_'))

  if params.get('list_key_order'):
    export_link = generateLinkForRequest(request, base_params, {'export': idx})

  if more:
    # TODO(dbentley): here we need to implement a new field "last_key"
    next = generateLinkForRequest(request, base_params, 
                                  {offset_key: offset + limit,
                                   limit_key: limit})

  if offset > 0:
    # TODO(dbentley): here we need to implement previous in the good way.
    prev = generateLinkForRequest(request, base_params,
                                  {offset_key: max(0, offset-limit),
                                   limit_key: limit})

  if offset > limit:
    # Having a link to the first doesn't make sense on the first page (we're on
    # it).  It also doesn't make sense on the second page (because the first
    # page is the previous page).

    # NOTE(dbentley): I personally disagree that it's simpler to do that way,
    # because sometimes you want to go to the first page without having to
    # consider what page you're on now.
    newest = generateLinkForRequest(request, base_params, {offset_key: 0,
                                                           limit_key: limit})

  content = {
      'idx': idx,
      'data': data,
      'export': export_link,
      'first': offset+1,
      'last': len(data) > 1 and offset+len(data) or None,
      'logic': logic,
      'limit': limit,
      'newest': newest,
      'next': next,
      'pagination_form': pagination_form,
      'prev': prev,
      }

  updates = dicts.rename(params, params['list_params'])
  content.update(updates)

  return content


def makePaginationForm(
  request, limit, arg_name, choices=DEF_PAGINATION_CHOICES,
  field_name_fmt=soc.views.helper.forms.DEF_SELECT_QUERY_ARG_FIELD_NAME_FMT):
  """Returns a customized pagination limit selection form.

  Args:
    request: the standard Django HTTP request object
    limit: the initial value of the selection control
    arg_name: see soc.views.helper.forms.makeSelectQueryArgForm(); default is 'limit'
    choices: see soc.views.helper.forms.makeSelectQueryArgForm(); default is
      DEF_PAGINATION_CHOICES
    field_name_fmt: see soc.views.helper.forms.makeSelectQueryArgForm()
  """
  choices = makeNewPaginationChoices(limit=limit, choices=choices)

  return soc.views.helper.forms.makeSelectQueryArgForm(
      request, arg_name, limit, choices)


def makeNewPaginationChoices(limit=DEF_DEFAULT_PAGINATION,
                             choices=DEF_PAGINATION_CHOICES):
  """Updates the pagination limit selection form.

  Args:
    limit: the initial value of the selection control;
      default is DEF_DEFAULT_PAGINATION
    choices: see soc.views.helper.forms.makeSelectQueryArgForm();
      default is DEF_PAGINATION_CHOICES

  Returns:
    a new pagination choices list if limit is not in
    DEF_PAGINATION_CHOICES, or DEF_PAGINATION_CHOICES otherwise
  """

  new_choices = []
  new_choice = (str(limit), '%s items per page' % limit)

  new_choices.append(new_choice)
  new_choices.extend(choices)

  if user_logic.isDeveloper():
    new_choices.extend(DEF_DEVELOPER_CHOICES)

  new_choices = set(new_choices)

  return sorted(new_choices, key=lambda (x, y): int(x))