app/soc/views/helper/lists.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:29:22 +0000
changeset 1360 f62c462037b6
parent 1308 35b75ffcbb37
child 1459 2584724403ff
permissions -rw-r--r--
Added grouping support to all forms, converted role as example Any field that has the 'group' property set be placed in the specified group. If no such proprty is set, the 'General' group will be used instead. Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
#
# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

"""Helpers used to render lists.
"""

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


import itertools

from soc.logic import dicts

import soc.views.helper.forms


DEF_PAGINATION = 10
MAX_PAGINATION = 100

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


def getLimitAndOffset(request, offset_key, limit_key):
  """Retrieves, converts and validates offset and limit values

  Args:
    offset: offset in list which defines first item to return
    limit: max amount of items per page

  Returns:
    updated offset and limit values
  """

  offset = request.GET.get(offset_key)
  limit = request.GET.get(limit_key)

  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)
  limit = min(MAX_PAGINATION, limit)

  return limit, 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 getListContent(request, params, filter=None, idx=0):
  """Returns a dict with fields used for rendering lists.

  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
    idx: the index of this list

  Returns:
    A 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': offest of the lst item in the list
    }
  """

  logic = params['logic']

  offset_key = 'offset_%d' % idx
  limit_key = 'limit_%d' % idx

  limit, offset = getLimitAndOffset(request, offset_key, limit_key)
  pagination_form = makePaginationForm(request, 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)

  more = len(data) > limit

  if more:
    del data[limit:]

  newest = next = prev = ''

  get_args = request.GET
  offset_and_limits = {}

  for key, value in get_args.iteritems():
    if key.startswith('offset_') or key.startswith('limit_'):
      offset_and_limits[key] = value

  if more:
    offset_and_limits[offset_key] = offset+limit
    offset_and_limits[limit_key] = limit
    next = generateLinkFromGetArgs(request, offset_and_limits)

  if offset > 0:
    offset_and_limits[offset_key] = max(0, offset-limit)
    offset_and_limits[limit_key] = limit
    prev = generateLinkFromGetArgs(request, offset_and_limits)

  if offset > limit:
    del offset_and_limits[offset_key]
    offset_and_limits[limit_key] = limit

    newest = generateLinkFromGetArgs(request, offset_and_limits)

  content = {
      'data': data,
      '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_PAGINATION,
                             choices=DEF_PAGINATION_CHOICES):
  """Updates the pagination limit selection form.

  Args:
    limit: the initial value of the selection control;
      default is DEF_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
  """
  # determine where to insert the new limit into choices
  new_choices = []
  
  for index, (pagination, label) in enumerate(choices):
    items = int(pagination)

    if limit == items:
      # limit is already present, so just return existing choices
      return choices

    if limit < items:
      # limit needs to be inserted before the current pagination,
      # so assemble a new choice tuple and append it 
      choice = (str(limit), '%s items per page' % limit)
      new_choices.append(choice)
      
      # append the remainder of the original list and exit early
      # (avoiding unnecessary remaining type conversions, etc.)
      new_choices.extend(choices[index:])
      return new_choices

    # append the existing choice
    new_choices.append((pagination, label))

  # new choice must go last, past all other existing choices
  choice = (str(limit), '%s items per page' % limit)
  new_choices.append(choice)
      
  return new_choices