Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of ListColumns

Timestamp:

Oct 10, 2010, 10:07:36 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Alex Kamedov

Comment:

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ListColumns

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+== Admin change list view customization with ListColumn ==
+
+Related ticket: #8054 Move method properties for admin list customisation to ModelAdmin
+
+This ticket adds:
+
+ * beatifull API to admin change list customization
+
+ * ability to customize and localize 3rd-party application without fork it
+
+ * ability to apply custom template filters on field value or model method returned value without any magic
+
+ * ability to specify witch field wiil be used in order for column based on model method
+
+
+==== ListColumn API ====
+
+Arguments:
+
+ * field_name - model field or model method name
+
+Keyword arguments:
+
+
+ * header - change list column header. If not provided standard algoritm to header column calculation will be used.
+
+ * filter - template filters will be apllied to value on output.
+
+ * load_filters - list of required template tags libraries. This libraries will be load before apply template filters to output value.
+
+ * order_field - specify witch field will be used to prowide order by this column.
+
+
+
+==== Example ====
+
+Current way to admin change list view customization:
+
+{{{
+class Account(models.Model):
+    foo = model.BooleanField(...)
+    bar = model.CharField(...)
+    baz = model.CharField(...)
+    bonk = model.CharField(...)
+    ends = models.DateTimeField()
+
+    def get_bar_column(self):
+        return ...
+    get_bar_column.allow_tags = True
+
+    def timeuntil_ends():
+        return ...
+
+
+class AccountAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ['foo', 'get_bar_column', 'baz', 'bonk', 'timeuntil_ends']
+
+}}}
+
+Proposed way:
+
+{{{
+class Account(models.Model):
+    foo = model.BooleanField(...)
+    bar = model.CharField(...)
+    baz = model.CharField(...)
+    bonk = model.CharField(...)
+    ends = models.DateTimeField()
+
+    def get_bar(self):
+        return ...
+
+class AccountAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = [
+        admin.ListColumn('foo', header='Foo Description', filter='boolean'),
+        admin.ListColumn('get_bar', filter='safe', order_field='bar'),
+        'baz',
+        'bonk',
+        admin.ListColumn('ends', filter='timeuntil', header="Ending in")
+    ]
+
+}}}