Improvements to render_form.

crudkit/ui/fragments.py

@@ -5,9 +5,17 @@ from flask import current_app, url_for
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, ChoiceLoader
 from sqlalchemy import inspect
 from sqlalchemy.orm import class_mapper, RelationshipProperty, load_only, selectinload
-from sqlalchemy.orm.attributes import NO_VALUE
+from sqlalchemy.orm.base import NO_VALUE
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
+_ALLOWED_ATTRS = {
+    "class", "placeholder", "autocomplete", "inputmode", "pattern",
+    "min", "max", "step", "maxlength", "minlength",
+    "required", "readonly", "disabled",
+    "multiple", "size",
+    "id", "name", "value",
+}
+
 def get_env():
     app = current_app
     default_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'templates')
@@ -17,6 +25,29 @@ def get_env():
         loader=ChoiceLoader([app.jinja_loader, fallback_loader])
     )
 
+def _sanitize_attrs(attrs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Whitelist attributes; allow data-* and aria-*; render True as boolean attr.
+    Drop False/None and anything not whitelisted.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(attrs, dict):
+        return {}
+    out: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    for k, v in attrs.items():
+        if not isinstance(k, str):
+            continue
+        elif isinstance(v, str):
+            if len(v) > 512:
+                v = v[:512]
+        if k.startswith("data-") or k.startswith("aria-") or k in _ALLOWED_ATTRS:
+            if isinstance(v, bool):
+                if v:
+                    out[k] = True
+            elif v is not None:
+                out[k] = str(v)
+
+    return out
+
 class _SafeObj:
     """Attribute access that returns '' for missing/None instead of exploding."""
     __slots__ = ("_obj",)
@@ -30,6 +61,153 @@ class _SafeObj:
             return ""
         return _SafeObj(val)
 
+def _coerce_fk_value(values: dict | None, instance: Any, base: str):
+    """
+    Resolve the current selection for relationship 'base':
+      1) values['<base>_id']
+      2) values['<base>']['id'] or values['<base>'] if scalar
+      3) instance.<base> (relationship) if it's already loaded -> use its .id
+      4) instance.<base>_id if it's already loaded (column) and instance is bound
+    Never trigger a lazy load. Never touch the DB.
+    """
+    # 1) explicit *_id from values
+    if isinstance(values, dict):
+        key = f"{base}_id"
+        if key in values:
+            return values.get(key)
+        rel = values.get(base)
+        if isinstance(rel, dict):
+            return rel.get("id") or rel.get(key)
+        if isinstance(rel, (int, str)):
+            return rel
+
+    # 3) use loaded relationship object (safe for detached instances)
+    if instance is not None:
+        try:
+            state = inspect(instance)
+            # relationship attr present?
+            rel_attr = state.attrs.get(base)
+            if rel_attr is not None and rel_attr.loaded_value is not NO_VALUE:
+                rel_obj = rel_attr.loaded_value
+                if rel_obj is not None:
+                    rid = getattr(rel_obj, "id", None)
+                    if rid is not None:
+                        return rid
+            # 4) use loaded fk column if the value is present and NOT expired
+            id_attr = state.attrs.get(f"{base}_id")
+            if id_attr is not None and id_attr.loaded_value is not NO_VALUE:
+                return id_attr.loaded_value
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    return None
+
+def _is_many_to_one(mapper, name: str) -> Optional[RelationshipProperty]:
+    try:
+        prop = mapper.relationships[name]
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+    if isinstance(prop, RelationshipProperty) and prop.direction.name == 'MANYTOONE':
+        return prop
+    return None
+
+def _rel_for_id_name(mapper, name: str) -> tuple[Optional[str], Optional[RelationshipProperty]]:
+    if name.endswith("_id"):
+        base = name[":-3"]
+        prop = _is_many_to_one(mapper, base)
+        return (base, prop) if prop else (None, None)
+    else:
+        prop = _is_many_to_one(mapper, name)
+        return (name, prop) if prop else (None, None)
+
+def _fk_options(session, related_model, label_spec):
+    simple_cols, rel_paths = _extract_label_requirements(label_spec)
+    q = session.query(related_model)
+
+    col_attrs = []
+    if hasattr(related_model, "id"):
+        col_attrs.append(getattr(related_model, "id"))
+    for name in simple_cols:
+        if hasattr(related_model, name):
+            col_attrs.append(getattr(related_model, name))
+    if col_attrs:
+        q = q.options(load_only(*col_attrs))
+
+    for rel_name, col_name in rel_paths:
+        rel_prop = getattr(related_model, rel_name, None)
+        if rel_prop is None:
+            continue
+        try:
+            target_cls = related_model.__mapper__.relationships[rel_name].mapper.class_
+            col_attr = getattr(target_cls, col_name, None)
+            if col_attr is None:
+                q = q.options(selectinload(rel_prop))
+            else:
+                q = q.options(selectinload(rel_prop).load_only(col_attr))
+        except Exception:
+            q = q.options(selectinload(rel_prop))
+
+    if simple_cols:
+        first = simple_cols[0]
+        if hasattr(related_model, first):
+            q = q.order_by(getattr(related_model, first))
+
+    rows = q.all()
+    return [
+        {
+            'value': getattr(opt, 'id'),
+            'label': _label_from_obj(opt, label_spec),
+        }
+        for opt in rows
+    ]
+
+def _normalize_field_spec(spec, mapper, session, label_specs_model_default):
+    """
+    Turn a user field spec into a concrete field dict the template understands.
+    """
+    name = spec['name']
+    base_rel_name, rel_prop = _rel_for_id_name(mapper, name)
+
+    field = {
+        "name": name if not base_rel_name else f"{base_rel_name}_id",
+        "label": spec.get("label", name),
+        "type": spec.get("type"),
+        "options": spec.get("options"),
+        "attrs": spec.get("attrs"),
+        "help": spec.get("help"),
+    }
+
+    if rel_prop:
+        if field["type"] is None:
+            field["type"] = "select"
+        if field["type"] == "select" and field.get("options") is None and session is not None:
+            related_model = rel_prop.mapper.class_
+            label_spec = (
+                spec.get("label_spec")
+                or label_specs_model_default.get(base_rel_name)
+                or getattr(related_model, "__crud_label__", None)
+                or "id"
+            )
+            field["options"] = _fk_options(session, related_model, label_spec)
+        return field
+
+    col = mapper.columns.get(name)
+    if field["type"] is None:
+        if col is not None and hasattr(col.type, "python_type"):
+            py = None
+            try:
+                py = col.type.python_type
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            if py is bool:
+                field["type"] = "checkbox"
+            else:
+                field["type"] = "text"
+        else:
+            field["type"] = "text"
+
+    return field
+
 def _extract_label_requirements(spec: Any) -> tuple[list[str], list[tuple[str, str]]]:
     """
     From a label spec, return:
@@ -90,12 +268,14 @@ def _attrs_from_label_spec(spec: Any) -> list[str]:
 
 def _label_from_obj(obj: Any, spec: Any) -> str:
     if spec is None:
-        return str(obj)
+        for attr in ("label", "name", "title", "description"):
-    if callable(spec):
+            if hasattr(obj, attr):
-        try:
+                val = getattr(obj, attr)
-            return str(spec(obj))
+                if not callable(val) and val is not None:
-        except Exception:
+                    return str(val)
-            return str(obj)
+        if hasattr(obj, "id"):
+            return str(getattr(obj, "id"))
+        return object.__repr__(obj)
 
     if isinstance(spec, (list, tuple)):
         parts = []
@@ -329,7 +509,9 @@ def render_field(field, value):
         field_label=field.get('label', field['name']),
         value=value,
         field_type=field.get('type', 'text'),
-        options=field.get('options', None)
+        options=field.get('options', None),
+        attrs=_sanitize_attrs(field.get('attrs') or {}),
+        help=field.get('help')
     )
 
 def render_table(objects: List[Any], columns: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None, **opts):
@@ -365,92 +547,108 @@ def render_table(objects: List[Any], columns: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = N
 
     return template.render(columns=cols, rows=disp_rows, kwargs=flat_opts)
 
-def render_form(model_cls, values, session=None, *, label_specs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+def render_form(
+    model_cls,
+    values,
+    session=None,
+    *,
+    fields_spec: Optional[list[dict]] = None,
+    label_specs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    exclude: Optional[set[str]] = None,
+    overrides: Optional[Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
+    instance: Any = None,   # NEW: pass the ORM object so we can read *_id
+):
+    """
+    fields_spec: list of dicts describing fields in order. Each dict supports:
+        - name: "first_name" | "location" | "location_id" (required)
+        - label: override_label
+        - type: "text" | "textarea" | "checkbox" | "select" | "hidden" | ...
+        - label_spec: for relationship selects, e.g. "{name} - {room_function.description}"
+        - options: prebuilt list of {"value","label"}; skips querying if provided
+        - attrs: dict of arbitrary HTML attributes, e.g. {"required": True, "placeholder": "Jane"}
+        - help: small help text under the field
+    label_specs: legacy per-relationship label spec fallback ({"location": "..."}).
+    exclude: set of field names to hide.
+    overrides: legacy quick overrides keyed by field name (label/type/etc.)
+    instance: the ORM object backing the form; used to populate *_id values
+    """
     env = get_env()
-    template = get_crudkit_template(env, 'form.html')
+    template = get_crudkit_template(env, "form.html")
-    fields = []
+    exclude = exclude or set()
-    fk_fields = set()
+    overrides = overrides or {}
     label_specs = label_specs or {}
 
     mapper = class_mapper(model_cls)
+    fields: list[dict] = []
+    values_map = dict(values or {})  # we'll augment this with *_id selections
+
+    if fields_spec:
+        # Spec-driven path
+        for spec in fields_spec:
+            if spec["name"] in exclude:
+                continue
+            field = _normalize_field_spec(
+                {**spec, **overrides.get(spec["name"], {})},
+                mapper, session, label_specs
+            )
+            fields.append(field)
+
+        # After building fields, inject current values for any M2O selects
+        for f in fields:
+            name = f.get("name")
+            if isinstance(name, str) and name.endswith("_id"):
+                base = name[:-3]
+                rel_prop = mapper.relationships.get(base)
+                if isinstance(rel_prop, RelationshipProperty) and rel_prop.direction.name == "MANYTOONE":
+                    values_map[name] = _coerce_fk_value(values, instance, base)
+
+    else:
+        # Auto-generate path (your original behavior)
+        fk_fields = set()
+
+        # Relationships first
         for prop in mapper.iterate_properties:
             if isinstance(prop, RelationshipProperty) and prop.direction.name == 'MANYTOONE':
+                base = prop.key
+                if base in exclude or f"{base}_id" in exclude:
+                    continue
                 if session is None:
                     continue
 
                 related_model = prop.mapper.class_
                 rel_label_spec = (
-                label_specs.get(prop.key)
+                    label_specs.get(base)
                     or getattr(related_model, "__crud_label__", None)
-                or None
+                    or "id"
                 )
-
+                options = _fk_options(session, related_model, rel_label_spec)
-            # Figure out what we must load
+                base_field = {
-            simple_cols, rel_paths = _extract_label_requirements(rel_label_spec)
+                    "name": f"{base}_id",
-
+                    "label": base,
-            q = session.query(related_model)
+                    "type": "select",
-
+                    "options": options,
-            # id is always needed
-            col_attrs = []
-            if hasattr(related_model, "id"):
-                col_attrs.append(getattr(related_model, "id"))
-            for name in simple_cols:
-                if hasattr(related_model, name):
-                    col_attrs.append(getattr(related_model, name))
-            if col_attrs:
-                q = q.options(load_only(*col_attrs))
-
-            # Load related bits minimally
-            for rel_name, col_name in rel_paths:
-                rel_prop = getattr(related_model, rel_name, None)
-                if rel_prop is None:
-                    continue
-                # grab target class to resolve column attr
-                try:
-                    target_cls = related_model.__mapper__.relationships[rel_name].mapper.class_
-                    col_attr = getattr(target_cls, col_name, None)
-                    if col_attr is None:
-                        q = q.options(selectinload(rel_prop))
-                    else:
-                        q = q.options(selectinload(rel_prop).load_only(col_attr))
-                except Exception:
-                    # fallback if mapper lookup is weird
-                    q = q.options(selectinload(rel_prop))
-
-            # Gentle ordering: use first simple col if any, else skip
-            if simple_cols:
-                first = simple_cols[0]
-                if hasattr(related_model, first):
-                    q = q.order_by(getattr(related_model, first))
-
-            options = q.all()
-
-            fields.append({
-                'name': f"{prop.key}_id",
-                'label': prop.key,
-                'type': 'select',
-                'options': [
-                    {
-                        'value': getattr(opt, 'id'),
-                        'label': _label_from_obj(opt, rel_label_spec),
                 }
-                    for opt in options
+                field = {**base_field, **overrides.get(f"{base}_id", {})}
-                ]
+                fields.append(field)
-            })
+                fk_fields.add(f"{base}_id")
-            fk_fields.add(f"{prop.key}_id")
 
-    # Base columns
+                # NEW: set the current selection for this dropdown
+                values_map[f"{base}_id"] = _coerce_fk_value(values, instance, base)
+
+        # Then plain columns
         for col in model_cls.__table__.columns:
-        if col.name in fk_fields:
+            if col.name in fk_fields or col.name in exclude:
                 continue
             if col.name in ('id', 'created_at', 'updated_at'):
                 continue
             if col.default or col.server_default or col.onupdate:
                 continue
-        fields.append({
+            base_field = {
-            'name': col.name,
+                "name": col.name,
-            'label': col.name,
+                "label": col.name,
-            'type': 'text',
+                "type": "checkbox" if getattr(col.type, "python_type", None) is bool else "text",
-        })
+            }
+            field = {**base_field, **overrides.get(col.name, {})}
+            fields.append(field)
 
-    return template.render(fields=fields, values=values, render_field=render_field)
+    return template.render(fields=fields, values=values_map, render_field=render_field)

crudkit/ui/templates/field.html

@@ -1,16 +1,37 @@
 <label for="{{ field_name }}">{{ field_label }}</label>
 
 {% if field_type == 'select' %}
-    <select name="{{ field_name }}" {%- if not options %}disabled{% endif %}>
+    <select name="{{ field_name }}" id="{{ field_name }}"
+        {% if attrs %}{% for k,v in attrs.items() %} {{k}}-"{{v}}" {% endfor %}{% endif %}
+        {%- if not options %} disabled{% endif %}>
         {% if options %}
             <option value="">-- Select --</option>
             {% for opt in options %}
-                <option value="{{ opt.value }}" {% if opt.value|string == value|string %}selected{% endif %}>{{ opt.label }}</option>
+                <option value="{{ opt.value }}" {% if opt.value|string == value|string %}selected{% endif %}>
+                    {{ opt.label }}
+                </option>
             {% endfor %}
         {% else %}
             <option value="">-- No selection available --</option>
         {% endif %}
     </select>
+
+{% elif field_type == 'textarea' %}
+    <textarea name="{{ field_name }}" id="{{ field_name }}"
+        {% if attrs %}{% for k,v in attrs.items() %} {{k}}="{{v}}"{% endfor %}{% endif %}>{{ value }}</textarea>
+
+{% elif field_type == 'checkbox' %}
+    <input type="checkbox" name="{{ field_name }}" id="{{ field_name }}"
+        value="1"
+        {% if value %}checked{% endif %}
+        {% if attrs %}{% for k,v in attrs.items() %} {{k}}="{{v}}"{% endfor %}{% endif %}>
+
 {% else %}
-    <input type="text" name="{{ field_name }}" value="{{ value }}">
+    <input type="text" name="{{ field_name }}" id="{{ field_name }}"
+        value="{{ value }}"
+        {% if attrs %}{% for k,v in attrs.items() %} {{k}}="{{v}}"{% endfor %}{% endif %}>
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if help %}
+    <div>{{ help }}</div>
 {% endif %}

inventory/routes/entry.py

@@ -14,18 +14,24 @@ def init_entry_routes(app):
         cls = crudkit.crud.get_model(model)
         if cls is None:
             abort(404)
-        obj = crudkit.crud.get_service(cls).get(id, {"fields": ["first_name", "last_name", "title", "supervisor"]})
+        obj = crudkit.crud.get_service(cls).get(id, {"fields": ["first_name", "last_name", "title", "active", "staff", "location", "location_id"]})
         if obj is None:
             abort(404)
 
+        fields_spec = [
+            {"name": "last_name", "label": "Last Name", "attrs": {"placeholder": "Doe"}},
+            {"name": "first_name", "label": "First Name", "attrs": {"placeholder": "John"}},
+            {"name": "title", "label": "Title", "attrs": {"placeholder": "President of the Universe"}},
+            {"name": "active", "label": "Active"},
+            {"name": "staff", "label": "Staff Member"},
+            {"name": "location", "label": "Room", "label_spec": "{name} - {room_function.description}"}
+        ]
         form = render_form(
             cls,
             obj.as_dict(),
             crudkit.crud.get_service(cls).session,
-            label_specs={
+            instance=obj,
-                "supervisor": "{first_name} {last_name}",
+            fields_spec=fields_spec
-                "location": "{name} - {room_function.description}"
-            },
         )
 
         return render_template("entry.html", form=form)