ouch.... the easiest model to update, the worst to query. I was going to post a plugin for threaded comments but then life kicked in with lots of other requirements, and then other things got priority in web2py. I don't think this will be compatible with what I've done 'cause I use a totally different model, but alas, this is better than no plugin at all.
On Monday, October 21, 2013 5:57:00 AM UTC+2, Massimo Di Pierro wrote: > > It is a recurrent problem that is displays tree-like structures like > threaded comments. For example: > > db.define_table('post', > Field('parent_id','reference post'), > Field('body')) > > where each comment has a body and a parent_id (parent_id==None for the > root comment(s)) > We can populate the comments with some dummy data: > > def make_up_data(): > import random, uuid > ids = [None] > for k in range(100): > ids.append(db.post.insert(parent_id=random.choice(ids), > body=str(uuid.uuid4()))) > if k==0: > ids.pop(None) > if db(db.post).isempty(): make_up_data() > > The new feature in trunk allows you to select the comments are organized > them into trees. > > roots = db(db.post).select().as_trees() > > This returns a list of parent nodes. Each not stores its own children, > recursively. > > Now you can print them all using a tree traversal: > > def show(row,n=0): > return ' '*n+row.body+'\n'+''.join(show(c,n+1) for c in > row.children) > print show(roots[0]) > > Notice you can specify the name of the parent field: > > roots = db(db.post).select().as_trees(parent_name="parent_id") > > Please let me know if you think this can be improved. > > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.