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.
