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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 1 included review per hour; 0 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe PR adds Data Views navigation, configurable table visibility, table record counts, routed record browsing, and generic pagination. Query and map results now use ChangesData Views and generic pagination
Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant DataViewsMenu
participant DataViewTables
participant StatisticsQuery
participant TableDataView
participant CollectionAPI
participant RecordSelectorFromIds
User->>DataViewsMenu: select Data Views
DataViewsMenu->>DataViewTables: open overlay
DataViewTables->>StatisticsQuery: request table record counts
StatisticsQuery-->>DataViewTables: return counts
DataViewTables-->>User: show configured tables and counts
User->>DataViewTables: select table
DataViewTables->>TableDataView: navigate to table route
TableDataView->>CollectionAPI: fetch filtered and ordered records
CollectionAPI-->>TableDataView: return records and total count
TableDataView->>RecordSelectorFromIds: render paginated records
RecordSelectorFromIds->>CollectionAPI: request additional records
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Full details: Linked Issues checkExplanation The changes implement issue Full details: Out of Scope Changes checkExplanation The supporting hook, query, preference, routing, and table-list changes are related to implementing and integrating the Data Views feature. No unrelated code changes are evident from the provided summaries. Full details: Automatic TestsExplanation The PR adds substantial, testable behavior but includes no automatic tests. The diff against Resolution Add automatic Jest tests for the new Data Views route/view behavior and for Full details: Testing InstructionsExplanation The Resolution Add concrete steps that specify test data and expected results: (1) open the eye-icon ✨ Finishing Touches🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)
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In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Header/menuItemDefinitions.ts`:
- Around line 79-83: Update the dataViews menu definition to use
dataViewsText.dataViewsTitle() for its title instead of localized('Data Views'),
and ensure the English string is defined in the Data Views localization
dictionary so other locales can be supplied through Weblate.
In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/hooks/usePaginatedCollection.tsx`:
- Around line 91-94: Update the catch handler in the paginated fetch flow to
delete fetchersRef.current[index] before calling raise(error), ensuring a later
retry for the same offset invokes rawHandleFetchMore again instead of using the
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In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/hooks/usePaginatedCollection.tsx`:
- Around line 22-26: Update the canFetchMore calculation in the pagination hook
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results.length reaches totalCount. In onFetchMore, when no index is provided,
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Some thoughts based on everything so far:
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I think the "Data Views" dialog should say "Data Views" at the top instead of "Tables"
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I think the default list of tables should be more restricted, as it seems overly inclusive. By default, could it be limited to some of the major ones only? This list may be enough, but feedback is welcome:
- Accession
- Agent
- Collection Object
- Collecting Event
- Locality
- Loan
- Gift
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The 'Order by' localization string in
dataViews.tsis already defined in other places with the same context:specify7/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/dataViews.ts
Lines 20 to 22 in b91e06b
Maybe we choose one of these instead:
specify7/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/attachments.ts
Lines 56 to 58 in b91e06b
specify7/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/preferences.ts
Lines 1793 to 1794 in b91e06b
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I think the “Use current scope” checkbox is dangerous. Unscoping records in a given table could give users access to resources they don’t have permission to view or edit, since the scoping system prevents users from accessing or modifying resources outside their collection. Beyond that concern, there is also the issue of different schema configurations, form definitions, pick lists, field formats, etc. that would make display consistency a big problem (#1886).
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The "Order by" pick list shows "None", but it is ordering by timestamp created currently. It should default to that value so the user understands the sorting.
An aside, but perhaps an important one. I think this feature makes me want more than it does based on the stated requirements.
For example, what I sort of want to see:
- A count for the number of records in each table shown in the "Data Views" list (using the QB logic shared with Statistics)
Maybe a v2:
- A table view to see all the records shown in that table that can be shown on the top or left of the record view (linked to a system query that can be modified or reset to default by an administrator)
The request, as far as I understand it, helps show the collections staff the records exist in the database, as there is no intuitive entrypoint at the moment that gives them confidence the data is there without building a query. I think counts would make a big difference in their confidence.
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specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataViews/DataViewTables.tsx (1)
74-77: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winHandle the
'legacy'preference before calling.map().
shownTablesacceptsRA<number> | 'legacy'. For the'legacy'value,tables.lengthis non-zero, so this code calls.map()on a string and crashes while rendering the Data Views dialog. UseArray.isArray(tables)before reading saved table IDs.Proposed fix
const visibleTables = - tables.length === 0 - ? defaultDataViewTablesConfig.map(strictGetTable) - : tables.map(getTableById); + Array.isArray(tables) && tables.length > 0 + ? tables.map(getTableById) + : defaultDataViewTablesConfig.map(strictGetTable);🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataViews/index.tsx`:
- Around line 48-50: Reset the table view state when table.name changes so the
new table does not inherit the previous order or pagination. Update the
TableDataView wrapper around the order state, using table.name as its key or
explicitly resetting order and pagination in the table-name change path.
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In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataViews/DataViewTables.tsx`:
- Around line 74-77: Update the visibleTables logic to handle the 'legacy' value
before accessing tables.length or mapping saved IDs. Use Array.isArray(tables)
to distinguish saved table ID arrays from the legacy preference, preserving
defaultDataViewTablesConfig for empty or legacy values and getTableById mapping
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This works as expected now! It matches the requested behavior in #6565 perfectly. I'm not sure if this alone is worth adding if what we need is something more like what CSIRO describes here: #5623 (comment) After playing with this for quite a while I am left thinking a long-term solution is to build a system where Data Views are treated as first-class 'views' in the database sense rather than just showing a record set from all records in a table on the fly. Consider this some reflection on what the purpose of this tool is. To perhaps really do what they are looking for, the behavior might be:
Here's a sort of mock-up of what that could look like in practice: dataviewsV2.mp4This would ultimately address the workflow requested originally where a user would open Data Views, choose a main table, browse records immediately, and open a specific record when needed. It also lets Queries serve a different purpose for retrieving specific records. I suppose the main idea behind all of this would be that a "Data View" should be a simplified experience compared to using a query. Users shouldn't need to understand how to build a query to access data in the database. The system can reuse the existing query and result infrastructure internally, but the user-facing model should be “a configurable list of records for this table.” This also aligns with the broader request described by CSIRO: users should be able to view existing records for common object types and edit them directly without first creating or understanding a query. The original discussion calls for quick access to scrollable object lists and dynamic, record-set-like browsing. This functionality was simplified in the requirements for #6565 before @melton-jason began working on it. However, using it has revealed that the simplified version may not be adequate for any use cases due to how limited it really is. This makes me think that a good long-term design would make Data Views responsible for:
The existing implementation looks well done and serves as a useful proof of concept, but I think formalizing Data Views into a proper browsing system would be the bigger investment in Specify. This may take time, but if we move forward with the current implementation, I want to make sure that it provides utility in its present form. Maybe we move this to a later milestone and rethink direction? I will show CSIRO this PR and the mock-up and see what they think. |
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