django-itemlist

======== ItemList

ItemList is a customizable Django Admin ChangeList-like app for use outside of the admin. It can be used to create versatile paginated lists of objects which can be searched, filtered and provide links to detail pages similarly to the admin ChangeLists.

Provides a generic class-based view ItemListView.

ItemListView

class itemlist.views.ItemListView A page representing a list of objects, with a search box, list filters, sortable columns, pagination and optional links to detailed pages.

*Ancestors (MRO)*
    This view inherits methods and attributes from the following Django  views:

    * django.views.generic.list.ListView
    * django.views.generic.list.MultipleObjectTemplateResponseMixin
    * django.views.generic.base.TemplateResponseMixin
    * django.views.generic.list.BaseListView
    * django.views.generic.list.MultipleObjectMixin
    * django.views.generic.base.View

*Methods and attributes*
    list_columns
        A list of field names to display in columns. Supports double underscore lookups.  Non-field model
        attributes and methods can be used by specifying the attribute or method name as a string. In this
        case the value of the attribute or the result of the method will be displayed in the column. However,
        sorting and filtering will not work for these columns by default. To enable sorting through an associated
        field, set the `sort_field` attribute on the method. The title of the column can be customized by adding
        a 'short_description' attribute to the method.

    list_filters
        A list of field names or `django.contrib.admin.SimpleListFilter` instances for generating filters on the list.

    list_search
        A list of field names to include in search operations. Supports double underscore lookups.

    list_transforms
        A dictionary mapping field names to functions for transforming column values before display. Transform
        functions must take two arguments `transform(value, obj)`, where `obj` is the object corresponding
        to the list row.

    list_headers
        A dictionary mapping field names to header names for explicitly specifying the column header text.

    list_styles
        A dictionary mapping field names to css style classes to add to the HTML of the columns.

    list_title
        A string to use as the title of the list. If `None` (default), the model name is used.

    link_url
        A named url for creating links to detailed pages. If `None` (default), no links are created.

    link_kwarg
        The link kwarg parameter for `link_url`. Default is 'pk'

    link_attr
        By default links are created with the url in the href attribute of an anchor tag. The attribute can be
        changed by setting the link_attr parameter of the view. For example setting `link_attr` to `data-link` will
        create a tag that looks like `<a href="#!" data-link="http://...">...</a>`.  This is useful for loading
        content using JavaScript into modals or for ajax. This parameter replaces `link_data` boolean in previous
        versions.

    link_field
        Column name on which to create links. Must be one of the names included in list_columns. By default the
        first column will be used.

    add_facets
        Boolean to show or hide the facet counts within the filter titles. Default is `False`.

    get_list_columns()
        Return the field names to display in columns. By default, simply returns the value of `list_columns`.

    get_list_filters()
        Return the list_filters to display. By default, simply returns the value of `list_filters`.

    get_list_search()
        Return the list of field names to include in search operations. By default, simply returns the value
        of `list_search`.

    get_list_transforms()
        Return the dictionary of transforms to use for the columns. By default, simply returns the value of
        `list_transforms`.

    get_list_headers()
        Return the dictionary of column headings. By default, simply returns the value of `list_headers`.

    get_list_styles()
        Return the dictionary of column css styles. By default, simply returns the value of `list_styles`.

    get_list_title()
        Return the title of the list. By default, simply returns the value of `list_title`.

    get_link_url(obj)
        Return the detail url link for the current object/row. By default, uses the named url from `link_url`, the `kwarg` from
        `link_kwarg` and the value of the attribute.

    get_link_kwarg()
        Return the `kwarg` to use for the detail `link_url`. By default, simply returns the value of `link_kwarg`.

    get_link_field()
        Return the name of the column on which to create the detail links. By default, returns the first column.

    get_link_attr()
        Return the `attr` to use for the detail `link_url`. By default, simply returns the value of `link_attr`.

Example views.py:

.. code-block:: python

from django.utils import timezone
from itemlist import ItemListView

from library.models import Topic

class TopicList(ItemListView):
    template_name = 'myapp/topic_list.html'
    model = Topic
    list_filters = ['kind', 'parent']
    list_columns = ['id', 'name', 'acronym', 'kind', 'parent__name']
    list_search = ['name', 'kind__name']
    list_headers = {'parent__name': 'Mommy'}

    link_url = 'library:topic-detail'
    link_field = 'name'
    paginate_by = 20

    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
        context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
        context['now'] = timezone.now()
        return context

Example urls.py:

.. code-block:: python

from django.urls import path

from library.views import TopicList

app_label = 'library'
urlpatterns = [
    path('', TopicList.as_view(), name='topic-list'),
]

Examples for myapp/topic_list.html. The default template if none is specified is exactly the same as below:

.. code-block:: django

{% extends "base.html" %}
{% block content %}
    {% include "itemlist/embed_list.html" %}
{% endblock %}

Another template example, equivalent to above. This allows you to reorder/omit components.

.. code-block:: django

{% include "itemlist/filters.html" %}
{% include "itemlist/list.html" %}
{% include "itemlist/pagination.html" %}

Screenshots

.. image:: itemlist/docs/example-list.png :width: 100% :alt: Screenshot with list example

.. image:: itemlist/docs/example-another-filter-popup.png :width: 100% :alt: Screenshot with filter popup

.. image:: itemlist/docs/example-search-sort.png :width: 100% :alt: Screenshot showing search and sort