Add the helper function encodeField and getTableName.

static/plugin_dbui/src/appbase.js

@@ -27,6 +27,33 @@ App.dburl = '/' + App.name + '/plugin_dbui/database';
  * This constants is defined by the server.
  */
 
+/**
+ * Helper function mimicking the encode_field function running on the server
+ * (table, field) → TableField
+ * @param {Object} table
+ * @param {Object} field
+ */
+App.encodeField = function (table, field) {
+    var t, f;
+    t = table[0].toUpperCase() + table.slice(1, table.length);
+    f = field[0].toUpperCase() + field.slice(1, field.length);
+    return t + f;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function returning the name of the database table 
+ * associated to the store. works with store configured using the
+ * Dbui.getJsonStore method.
+ * @param {App.data.DirectStore} store
+ */
+App.getTableName = function (store) {
+    if ('baseParams' in store && 'tableName' in store.baseParams) {
+        return store.baseParams.tableName;
+    } else {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    return store.baseParams.tableName;
+}
 /**
  * Helper function to determine if a plugin is present 
  * in the plugins list of a component