pass python settings to the js layer - from plugin.php

diff --git a/engine/plugin.py b/engine/plugin.py
index 7a8e7ec..f5e04de 100644 (file)
--- a/engine/plugin.py
+++ b/engine/plugin.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # so it should be specialized in real plugin classes
 # like e.g. plugins.simplelist.SimpleList
 
+import json
+
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 
 class Plugin:
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ class Plugin:
         title = self.get_class()
         plugin_content = self.render_content (request)
 
+        # expose _settings in json format to js
+        settings_json = json.dumps(self._settings, separators=(',',':'))
+
         # xxx missing from the php version
         # compute an 'optionstr' from the set of available settings/options as a json string
         # that gets passed to jquery somehow
@@ -43,12 +48,17 @@ class Plugin:
                                     'hidable':self.is_hidable(),
                                     'hidden':self.is_hidden_by_default(),
                                     'plugin_content' : plugin_content,
-                                    'optionstr' : 'xxx-todo',
+                                    'settings' : settings_json,
                                     })
 
         return result
         
     ### abstract interface
+    # you may redefine this completely, but if you don't we'll just use method 
+    # template() to find out which template to use, and env() to find out which 
+    # dictionary to pass the templating system
     def render_content (self, request):
         """Should return an HTML fragment"""
-        return "Your plugin needs to redefine 'render_content(self, request)'"
+        template = self.template()
+        env=self.env()
+        return render_to_string (template, env)

diff --git a/templates/widget-plugin.html b/templates/widget-plugin.html
index fe9dcba..540cb4a 100644 (file)
--- a/templates/widget-plugin.html
+++ b/templates/widget-plugin.html
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
+{% insert prelude_js %}
 {% if visible and hidable %}
 {# xxx sounds like this could be optimized by a single call performed on document.ready #}
 {# that would do that on all DOM elements that require it #}
 
-{% insert prelude_js %}
 /* Show / hide plugin */
-
 jQuery('#show_{{ uuid }}').click(function() {
 jQuery('#{{ uuid }}').show();
 if (typeof jQuery('#{{ uuid }}').{{ title }} != 'undefined') {
@@ -44,6 +43,10 @@ event.preventDefault();
 {% if hidden %}
 jQuery('#{{ uuid }}').hide()
 {% endif %}
-/* {{ optionstr }} optionstr needs more work */
-{% endinsert %}
 {% endif %}
+/* Plugin initialization (if the plugin has the right structure) - from plugin.php */
+if (typeof jQuery('#{{ uuid }}').$title != 'undefined') {
+  jQuery('#{{ uuid }}').$title({ {{ settings }} plugin_uuid: '{{ uuid }}' });
+  //jQuery('#{{ uuid }}').$title('show');
+  }; 
+{% endinsert %}