if ( exists $self->{fields}[$column_no]->{number} && $self->{fields}[$column_no]->{number} ) {
            $value =~ s/[\$\,\%]//g;
            if ( exists $self->{fields}[$column_no]->{number}->{percentage} && $self->{fields}[$column_no]->{number}->{percentage} ) {
                $value *= 100;
            }
        }

NAME

Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker::Datasheet - a module that display data from a database in a tabular format using a treeview

VERSION

See Version in Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker

SYNOPSIS

This display a table having to 6 columns: 3 text entries, 2 combo, 1 toogle, we have to create a dataManager object for each combo, and a dataManager for the table itself. The example here use Rose::DB::Object to access the tables.

This gets the Rose::DB::Object::Manager (we could have use plain sql command, or DBIx::Class object)

        my $datasheet_rows = Rdb::Mytable::Manager->get_mytable(sort_by => 'field1');

This object is used to instanciante a RdbDataManager, that will be used in the datasheet constructor.

        my $dman = Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker::RdbDataManager->new({data => $datasheet_rows, meta => Rdb::Mytable->meta });

We create the RdbDataManager for the combo rows

        my $combo_data = Rdb::Combotable::Manager->get_combotable( select => [qw/t1.id t1.name/], sort_by => 'name');
        my $dman_combo_1 = Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker::RdbDataManager->new({data => $combo_data, meta => Rdb::Combotable->meta});


        my $combo2_data =  Rdb::Combotable2::Manager->get_combotable2( sort_by => 'country');
        my $dman_combo_2 = Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker::RdbDataManager->new({ 
                                                        data =>$combo2_data,
                                                        meta => Rdb::Combotable2->meta,
                                                        });

We create the Datasheet object with the columns description

        my $treeview = Gtk2::TreeView->new();

        $self->{datasheet} = Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker::Datasheet->new({
                treeview => $treeview,
                fields => [{name=>"field1", renderer=>"text"},
                        {name=>"field2"}, 
                        {name=>"url", renderer=>"text", custom_render_functions => [sub {display_url (@_, $self);},]},
                        {name => 'nameid', renderer => 'combo', data_manager => $dman_combo_1, fieldnames=>["id", "name"]},
                        {name => 'countryid', renderer => 'combo', 
                                     data_manager=> $dman_combo_2,
                                        fieldnames=>["id", "country"]}, 
                        {name => 'idle', renderer => 'toggle'},
                                ],
                data_manager => $dman,          
        });

To change a set of rows in the table when we navigate between records for example, we fetch the rows using a object derived from Rose::DB::Object::Manager and pass it to the Gt2::Ex::DbLinker::RdbDatamanager object using the query method:

          my $data =  Rdb::Mytable::Manager->get_mytable(query =>[pk_field =>{eq=> $primarykey_value}], sort_by => 'field1');
          $self->{dataseet}->get_data_manager->query($data);

          $self->{datasheet}->update();

DESCRIPTION

This module automates the process of setting up a model and treeview based on field definitions you pass it. An additional column named _status_column_ is added in front of a the other fields. It holds icons that shows if a row is beeing edited, mark for deletion or is added.

Steps for use:

• Instanciate a xxxDataManager that will fetch a set of rows.

• Create a 'bare' Gtk2::TreeView.

• Create a xxxDataManager holding the rows to display, if the datasheet has combo box, create the corresponding DataManager that hold the combo box content.

• Create a Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker::Datasheet object and pass it your TreeView and DataManagers objects.

  You would then typically connect some buttons to methods such as inserting, deleting, etc.

METHODS

constructor

The new() method expects a hash reference of key / value pairs.

• data_manager a instance of a xxxDataManager object.

• tree a Gtk2::TreeView

• fields a reference to an array of hash. Each hash has the following key / value pairs.

  • name / name of the field to display.

  • renderer / one of "text combo toggle hidden image".

  if the renderer is a combo the following key / values are needed in the same hash reference:

  • data_manager / an instance holding the rows of the combo.

  • fieldnames / a reference to an array of the fields that populate the combo. The first one is the return value that correspond to the field given in name.

update();

Reflect in the user interface the changes made after the data manager has been queried, or on the datasheet creation.

get_data_manager();

Returns the data manager to be queried.

Methods applied to a row of data:

• insert();

  Displays an empty rows.

• delete();

  Marks the current row to be deleted. The delele itself will be done on apply.

• apply();

  Save a new row, save changes on an existing row, or delete the row(s) marked for deletion.

• undo();

  Revert the row to the original state in displaying the values fetch from the database.

SUPPORT

Any Gk2::Ex::DbLinker questions or problems can be posted to me (rappazf) on my gmail account.

The current state of the source can be extract using Mercurial from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk2-ex-dblinker/.

AUTHOR

François Rappaz <rappazf@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2014 by François Rappaz. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

Gtk2::Ex::Datasheet::DBI

CREDIT

Daniel Kasak, whose modules initiate this work.

cpanm Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Gtk2::Ex::DbLinker