some very interesting stuff. I will be trying out the sfGrid together with Propel Data source next week.
I'll let you know if i run into strange behavior or quirks :-) nice work, and great post! On Apr 9, 7:54 pm, Leon van der Ree <l...@fun4me.demon.nl> wrote: > Hi All, > > since many people are asking about the state of the sfGridPlugin, I > have decided to write an article about it here on sf-user-group. > > First an introduction. > ================ > > The sfGridPlugin is a symfony-plugin, once initiated by Bernhard > Schussek, but soon enhanced by me. Grids are capable of rendering > tabular data in a table and providing interaction to it (allowing you > to sort and browse through the paginated data). > > The data is provided by DataSources, which are generic, simple > interfaces to query any data-source. At the moment there are > implementations provided for Propel, Doctrine and arrays. > The Grid can be configured, for example to setup which columns you > want to see from your datasource and the number of results you want to > see per page. The request can be bound to your grid to automatically > handle any interaction. Renders and widgets can be defined to > transform the data from the datasource to the desired html, or JSON, > or JavaScript or anything you want! > > Current State. > =========== > > At the moment working code can be found in the svn of symfony. The > code has been divided over several plugins, all with there own > responsibility and use. > An ExtjsGrid-plugin with renderers and widgets is on its way, but > unfortunately currently has some minor issues I want to fix first. > > PLEASE NOTE :The latest code is currently only in SVN!!!! The current > packages in the symfony-plugin page are OLD! > > PropertyPath Support > ----------------------------- > > First of all I designed something I called ObjectPaths and > PropertyPaths with a colleague of mine. This are simple paths that > make it possible to resolve relations and select (related)fields. More > can be found in the readme of their plugin: > > For > Propel:http://www.symfony-project.org/plugins/sfPropelObjectPathBehaviorPlugin > > or for > Doctrine:http://www.symfony-project.org/plugins/sfAlyssaDoctrineObjectPathPlugin > > The DataSource Plugin > ------------------------------- > > The datasource plugin makes use of the PropertyPaths to simplify the > joining of related tables. Joining can be done automatically with the > help of propertyPaths. I intend to remove the requirement for the > propertyPaths one day, but for now it is required. > > http://www.symfony-project.org/plugins/sfDataSourcePlugin > > The Grid Plugin > --------------------- > > The grid plugin has been re-arranged and somewhat refactored/improved, > compared to a year a go. > > http://www.symfony-project.org/plugins/sfGridPlugin > > ExtJS Grids > ---------------- > > The ExtJS Grids are on there way. I have them working on my machine, > but want to improve some small things before I will submit them to > svn. > > Future > ===== > > In my next post I will provide a full example, how you can use the > Grid in a reusable way. > However first I will finish my ExtjsGrid plugin, to show the full > potential of the GridPlugin. > > In short it will take my 10 lines in my controller to be able to > generate a grid in html+javascript+json, using only one template! -- If you want to report a vulnerability issue on symfony, please send it to security at symfony-project.com You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "symfony users" group. To post to this group, send email to symfony-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to symfony-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-users?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
