Split the meat of the view template off to a view_item macro.

[maypole.git] / templates / factory / macros

diff --git a/templates/factory/macros b/templates/factory/macros
index 367d74faaeaea8e69bfcab9163754694e03c01f1..afa2a74952c39db5f997f4d82d1278d3b2377021 100644 (file)
--- a/templates/factory/macros
+++ b/templates/factory/macros
@@ -117,3 +117,57 @@ MACRO test_xxxx(myblock) BLOCK;
     END;
 END;
 %]
+[%#
+
+=head2 view_item
+
+This takes an object and and displays its properties in a table. 
+
+=cut
+
+#%]
+[% MACRO view_item(item) BLOCK; %]
+    [% SET string = item.stringify_column %]
+    <div id="title"> [% item.$string %]</div>
+    [% INCLUDE navbar %]
+    <table class="view">
+        <tr>
+            <td class="field">[% classmetadata.colnames.$string %]</td>
+            <td>[% item.$string %]</td>
+        </tr>
+        [% FOR col = classmetadata.columns.list;
+            NEXT IF col == "id" OR col == string;
+            NEXT UNLESS item.$col;
+        %]
+[%# 
+
+=for doc
+
+It gets the displayable form of a column's name from the hash returned
+from the C<column_names> method:
+
+#%]
+            <tr>
+                <td class="field">[% classmetadata.colnames.$col; %]</td>
+                <td>
+                    [% IF col == "url" && item.url;  # Possibly too much magic.
+                        '<a href="'; item.url; '"> '; item.url; '</a>';
+                    ELSE;
+                        maybe_link_view(item.$col); 
+                    END; %]
+[%#
+
+This tests whether or not the returned value is an object, and if so,
+creates a link to a page viewing that object; if not, it just displays
+the text as normal. The object is linked using its stringified name;
+by default this calls the C<name> method, or returns the object's ID
+if there is no C<name> method or other stringification method defined.
+
+=cut
+
+#%] 
+                </td>
+            </tr>
+        [% END; %]
+    </table>
+[% END %]