render_A_Link_Column

[C-BERBER]

I'm not sure if I am just not using it properly but my interface is very reliant on taking every value from the table and calling a link to edit said row... The problem is that I am now having to compromise my model to format data that should be done in a presentation layer.

So I guess my ask is this (if it doesn't already exist) have a way for the row to trigger a Link and/or allow the render to render before the link makes it's text entry..

first_name        = tables.LinkColumn('contact', text=lambda record: record.first_name,
                                    args=[A('pk')], verbose_name='First Name', accessor='pk', attrs={'class': 'edit'})
last_name         = tables.LinkColumn('contact', text=lambda record: record.last_name,
                                    args=[A('pk')], verbose_name='Last Name', accessor='pk', attrs={'class': 'edit'})
primaryEmail      = tables.LinkColumn('contact', text=lambda record: record.primaryEmail,
                                  args=[A('pk')], verbose_name='Primary Email', accessor='pk', attrs={'class': 'edit'})

The easier option would be for me to just render the three together from the record into one column link.

Otherwise it is a great package
Thanks
CB

[jieter]

I'm not quite sure what your questions is exactly. Seems to be more like a question for help, but this is an issue tracker to report bugs and request features. Please use stackoverflow to ask questions and tag your question with django-tables2.

[C-BERBER]

That was a feature request, unless it already existed...
... "So I guess my ask is this (if it doesn't already exist)"

[jieter]

@C-BERBER Can you try to rephrase your feature request?

[C-BERBER]

Sure Sorry,

Feature is to Separate the appearance of the data from the underlying linkage.

Either:
have the render_COLUMN get called from the LinkColumn soley to override the text. maybe it becomes render text but with the record being passed in...

[Right now the render_COLUMN overrides the base function completely.]

Or:

Take the link column idea to the entire row (no text) and thus let render_COLUMN do its thing..

End result would be the same.
Render each column as a link but with some abstracted presentation method for the text.

Hope that was a little more clear.
Cheers and this is really a great little library..

[jieter]

I've been thinking about this lately: If every column has the ability to become clickable, that could be much clearer than the current set of options. We should think of use cases where the column 'text' already returns a link/button: Wrapping it in <a>-tags, wouldn't make sense. But maybe that's something a developer should just not do...

[jieter]

@C-BERBER I've been working on a branch which might fix this, can you have a look at the API proposed in #590 ?