Improve API for the PanelWithUrlSelector configurator.

models/widgets.py

@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ cfg = dbui.to_urlPanel(URL(c="reports", f="report_1"))
 reportNode.add_child(T('report_1'), cfg)
 
 form_items = cvtSvc.to_form_items(dummy.foo1)
-cfg = dbui.to_panelWithUrlSelector(URL(c="reports", f="report_2"), form_items)
+cfg = dbui.to_panelWithUrlSelector(form_items, 
+                                   baseUrl=URL(c="reports", f="report_2"))
 reportNode.add_child(T('report_2'), cfg)
 
 viewportModifier = dbui.ViewportModifier()

modules/plugin_dbui/navtree.py

@@ -9,30 +9,47 @@ from gluon import current
 from helper import is_mathjax
 
 
-def to_panelWithUrlSelector(baseUrl, 
-                            formItems, 
+def to_panelWithUrlSelector(formItems,
+                            application=None,
+                            baseUrl=None,
+                            controller=None,
                             ctrlField=None, 
                             title='Configure'):
     """Return the configuration dictionary for an App.PanelWithUrlSelector.
     the main panel displays the URL content while the selector panel shows
     a form allowing to change the URL setting. 
     
+        application and controller
+            The web2py way of defining the URL: /application/controller.
+            If the application is not defined the URL is:
+            /current application/controller.
+            These keyword arguments make sense when using the ctrlField.
+            See also baseUrl.
+            
         baseUrl
-            well-formed URL string, i.e http://blabla
-
+            Well-formed URL string, i.e http://blabla
+            See also application and controller
+                        
         ctrlField
-            name of the form field defining the controller
+            Name of the form field defining the controller
             When define the URL become http://blabla/ctrlFieldValue
         
         formItems
-            a list of configuration dictionary defining the
+            A list of configuration dictionary defining the
             widget embedded in the form
             
         title
-            title of the box surrounding form widgets
+            Title of the box surrounding form widgets
             
     """
-    cfg = {'baseUrl': baseUrl,
+    url = baseUrl
+    if not url:
+        if application:
+            url = '/%s/%s' % (application, controller)
+        else:
+            url = '/%s/%s' % (current.request.application, controller)
+        
+    cfg = {'baseUrl': url,
            'ctrlField': ctrlField,
            'panelCfg': None,
            'selectorCfg':None,