Add the configuration parameter extField in App.PanelWithUrlSelector.

modules/plugin_dbui/navtree.py

@@ -11,27 +11,33 @@ def to_panelWithUrlSelector(formItems,
                             application=None,
                             baseUrl=None,
                             controller=None,
-                            ctrlField=None, 
+                            ctrlField=None,
+                            extField=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.
+            The base URL is: /application/controller.
+            By default the application is the current application.
+            
+            The argument ctlField and extField allow to extend the base URL to
+            /application/controller/ctlField.extField 
             
         baseUrl
-            Well-formed URL string, i.e http://blabla
-            See also application and controller
+            Another way to defined the base URL associated to the panel.
+            It should be a well-formed URL string, i.e http://blabla
                         
         ctrlField
-            Name of the form field defining the controller
-            When define the URL become http://blabla/ctrlFieldValue
+            Name of the form field defining the name of the controller.
+            When define the URL become baseUrl/ctrlFieldValue
         
+        extField
+            the url become baseUrl/ctrField.extField
+            Useful to play with different view rendering their content in 
+            html, json, xml, ... 
+            
         formItems
             A list of configuration dictionary defining the
             widget embedded in the form
@@ -49,6 +55,7 @@ def to_panelWithUrlSelector(formItems,
         
     cfg = {'baseUrl': url,
            'ctrlField': ctrlField,
+           'extfield': extField,
            'isMathJax': is_mathjax(),
            'panelCfg': None,
            'selectorCfg':None,

static/plugin_dbui/ABOUT.html

@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 	<h3>Licence</h3>
 	This software is distributed  under the Open Source license CeCILL.
 	<br>
-	&copy; 2010 - 2011 R. Le Gac
+	&copy; 2009 - 2012 R. Le Gac
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file

static/plugin_dbui/CHANGELOG

 --------------------------------- CHANGE LOG ----------------------------------
 
 HEAD
-
+  - Bugs fixed
+  - Add the configuration parameter extField in App.PanelWithUrlSelector.
+    Design to manipulate different web2py views like foo.html, foo.xml, ...
+  
 0.4.5 (Feb 2012)
   - Consolidation version
   - Polish code and documentation as well as bug fixed

static/plugin_dbui/src/appbase.js

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Ext.namespace('App');
 /**
  * @param {String} App.version version of the library
  */
-App.version = '0.4.5';
+App.version = '0.4.x';
 
 /**
  * Helper function mimicking the encode_field function running on the server

static/plugin_dbui/src/apppanelwithurlselector.js

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ App.PanelWithUrlSelector = Ext.extend(App.BasePanelWithSelector, {
      */
     ctrlField: null,
     
+    /**
+     * @param {String} extFiedl  name of the field defining the view extension
+     * When define the url become http://blabla/ctrlFieldValue.extField
+     */
+    extField: null,
+    
     /**
      * @param {Boolean} isMathJax 
      */
@@ -58,21 +64,27 @@ App.PanelWithUrlSelector = Ext.extend(App.BasePanelWithSelector, {
      */
     onGo: function() {
         
-        var fields,
+        var ctrlFunc=null,
+            ctrlExt=null,
+            fields,
             i,
             mainPanel = this.getComponent('mainPanel'),
             params = {},
             selector = this.getComponent('selectorPanel'),
             url = this.baseUrl;
 
-        // activate the autoscrolling
+        // activate the auto scrolling
         mainPanel.setAutoScroll(true);
                 
         // basic fields
         fields = selector.findByType('field');
         for (i = 0; i < fields.length; i += 1) {
             if(fields[i].getName() === this.ctrlField) {
-                url = url + '/' +  fields[i].getValue();
+                ctrlFunc =  fields[i].getValue();
+                
+            } else if (fields[i].getName() === this.extField) {
+                ctrlExt =  fields[i].getValue();
+                    
             } else {
                 params[fields[i].getName()] = fields[i].getValue();    
             }
@@ -86,6 +98,15 @@ App.PanelWithUrlSelector = Ext.extend(App.BasePanelWithSelector, {
             });
         }
 
+        // build the URL when only the ctrlFunc is defined
+        if (ctrlFunc !== null && ctrlExt === null) {
+            url = url + '/' + ctrlFunc;
+            
+        // build the url when both the ctrlFunc and ctrlExt are defined            
+        } else if (ctrlFunc !== null && ctrlExt !== null) {
+            url = url + '/' + ctrlFunc + '.' + ctrlExt;
+        }
+        
         mainPanel.load({
             callback: this.onLoad,
             params: params,
@@ -98,7 +119,7 @@ App.PanelWithUrlSelector = Ext.extend(App.BasePanelWithSelector, {
 
     /**
      * Handler call when the web page is load in the panel.
-     * It is usefeul to detect HTTP error and to perform post 
+     * It is useful to detect HTTP error and to perform post 
      * processing (MathJax).
      * 
      * Arguments ares those of the Ext.Update.update.