Update Dbui to refactorize the method initialise in intialise_paths and initialise_ui.

models/common_settings.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 #.............................................................................
 #
-# LANGUAGE
+# Language
 #
 
 T.set_current_languages("en", "en-gb", "en-us")  # mother tongue
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ T.lazy = False  # immediate translation
 
 #.............................................................................
 #
-# PLUGIN DBUI
+# Configure plugin_dbui
 #
 
-dbui.Dbui.initialise(
+plg_dbui = dbui.Dbui
+
+plg_dbui.initialise_paths(
     # app_css=None,
     # app_js=None,
     app_git="https://gitlab.in2p3.fr/w2pext/plugin_dbui.git",
@@ -31,11 +33,13 @@ dbui.Dbui.initialise(
     # dbui_libmin="static/plugin_dbui/dbui-debug.js"
 )
 
-directSvc = dbui.Dbui.start_directSvc()
+plg_dbui.initialise_ui()
+
+directSvc = plg_dbui.start_directSvc()
 
 #.............................................................................
 #
-# CONSTANTS
+# Constants
 #
 
 undef = T(dbui.UNDEF)
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ year = datetime.now().year
 
 #.............................................................................
 #
-# COMMON CONFIGURATION FOR FORMS AND GRIDS
+# Common configuration for forms and grids
 #
 
 tables = ["categories",

modules/plugin_dbui/dbui.py

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Dbui(object):
 
     """
     @staticmethod
-    def initialise(**kwargs):
+    def initialise_paths(**kwargs):
         """Initialise the configuration of the the plugin dbui, namely paths
         and a persistent storage.
 
@@ -192,15 +192,27 @@ class Dbui(object):
         plugin.dbui_conf = plugin.dbui_conf % application
         plugin.dbui_conf_debug = plugin.dbui_conf_debug % application
 
-        # persistent storage for the UI (private)
-        plugin.modifier_fields={}
-        plugin.modifier_forms={}
-        plugin.modifier_grids={}
-        plugin.modifier_stores={}
-        plugin.modifier_viewports = Storage(extjs={})
-        plugin.static_stores={}
+    @staticmethod
+    def initialise_ui():
+        """Initialise persistent storage for the plugin dbui.
 
-        return plugin
+        Attributes:
+            modifier_fields (dict):
+            modifier_forms (dict):
+            modifier_grids (dict):
+            modifier_stores (dict):
+            modifier_viewports (gluon.storage.Storage):
+            static_stores (dict):
+
+        """
+        plugin = PluginManager("dbui").dbui
+
+        plugin.modifier_fields = {}
+        plugin.modifier_forms = {}
+        plugin.modifier_grids = {}
+        plugin.modifier_stores = {}
+        plugin.modifier_viewports = Storage(extjs={})
+        plugin.static_stores = {}
 
     @staticmethod
     def start_directSvc():