smart_query only usage seems to be processing SQLFORM.grid search queries??

It's used in pyDAL too, but can't figure out yet what it used for.

smart_query() is not documented, I can write a little docstring for it, at
least specifying it main purpose??

Richard

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Richard Vézina <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I was looking for know if it was not implemented because it was really
> more complex or for some other reasons...
>
> I found myself needing to pass queries trough url and I need to pass
> complexe "where clauses" which implies need for () sourrounding some
> queries groups...
>
> For now I have this :
>
> from gluon.dal import smart_query
>
> keywords = \
>     'table1.f1 = True and ' \
>     'table1.f2 != {0}'.format(
>         db(db.ref_table.f1 =='Annulé - Void'
>            ).select(db.ref_table.id).first().id)
>
> fields = [db.table1.f1,
>           db.table1.f2]
>
> active_set = db(smart_query(fields, keywords))
>
> So I can DRYly write db_set and then pass the queries through URL like so :
>
> URL(c='mycontroller', f='myfunc', vars=dict(keywords=keywords))
>
> But, for more complexe "where clause" I am stuck...
>
> I guess passing a web2py query directly into URL vars raise security issue
> that why I follow the path of SQLFORM.grid search tool for passing queries
> in vars...
>
> QUESTION
>
> Is smart_query() able to parse parenthesis queries some how?
>
> Richard
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Niphlod <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> is it something that requires an answer ? grid search is meant to be
>> flexible AND user-friendly: you can come up with your own syntax and code
>> your own search widget if you need something else....
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 3:49:37 PM UTC+2, Richard wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> It seems that SQLFORM.grid search tool not accept parenthesis?
>>>
>>> Ex.:
>>>
>>> Not possible
>>>
>>> (table.input_comment = "" or table.input_comment != None) and ...
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
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