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Implemented Fix for Issue 1076.

  • Created Select2InitialRenderMixin in dal_select2/widgets.py
  • Inherited Select2InitialRenderMixin in ListSelect2 and ModelSelect2 to get initial values on Django Admin for single select autocomplete and multi-select autocomplete.
  • Added tests for Select2InitialRenderMixin

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  • New Features

    • Improved initial rendering of Select2 widgets to better handle and display selected values, even when provided in various formats.
  • Tests

    • Added tests to verify correct rendering of selected values for Select2 widgets with different types of initial input.

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A new mixin, Select2InitialRenderMixin, is introduced to enhance the initial rendering of Select2 widgets by normalizing and processing initial values. This mixin is incorporated into both Select2Multiple and ListSelect2 widgets. Corresponding tests are added to verify the correct rendering of selected options with various initial value formats.

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File(s) Change Summary
src/dal_select2/widgets.py Added Select2InitialRenderMixin for value normalization; updated Select2Multiple and ListSelect2 to use it.
test_project/tests/test_widgets.py Added DummyView and Select2InitialRenderMixinTest with tests for initial value handling in Select2 widgets.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    participant Form
    participant Select2Widget (with Mixin)
    participant SuperWidget

    Form->>Select2Widget (with Mixin): render(name, value, attrs, renderer)
    Select2Widget (with Mixin)->>Select2Widget (with Mixin): Normalize value (listify, parse, split)
    Select2Widget (with Mixin)->>Select2Widget (with Mixin): Add missing values to choices
    Select2Widget (with Mixin)->>SuperWidget: super().render(name, normalized_value, attrs, renderer)
    SuperWidget-->>Select2Widget (with Mixin): Rendered HTML
    Select2Widget (with Mixin)-->>Form: Rendered HTML
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In the garden of forms where widgets reside,
Select2 now welcomes values with pride.
Whether list, tuple, or stringified crew,
The mixin ensures all are rendered anew.
With tests to confirm and code shining bright,
This patch brings initial values to light!
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  • render (147-155)
  • Select (172-173)
  • SelectMultiple (176-177)
  • WidgetMixin (17-169)
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src/dal_select2/widgets.py

[refactor] 117-117: Too few public methods (1/2)

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src/dal_select2/widgets.py (4)

2-2: LGTM: Appropriate import for safe literal evaluation.

The ast import is correctly added to support safe parsing of string literals in the mixin.


117-151: Excellent implementation with proper side effect handling.

The Select2InitialRenderMixin is well-designed and addresses the concerns from previous reviews:

  1. Value normalization: Correctly handles various input formats (strings, lists, tuples)
  2. Safe parsing: Uses ast.literal_eval for secure string evaluation with proper fallback
  3. Choices preservation: Properly saves and restores original choices to prevent side effects
  4. Exception handling: Uses try/finally to ensure choices are always restored

The implementation effectively handles the requirement to render initial values that may not be in the predefined choices.

Note: The Pylint warning about "too few public methods" is a false positive - mixins commonly have minimal public interfaces by design.


157-157: Proper mixin integration for Select2Multiple.

The mixin is correctly added as the first base class, ensuring proper method resolution order for the render method override.


161-165: Consistent mixin integration for ListSelect2.

The mixin is properly integrated with correct method resolution order, maintaining consistency with the Select2Multiple implementation.

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test_project/tests/test_widgets.py (1)

171-210: Comprehensive test coverage with room for improvement.

The test class covers the main functionality well with three different scenarios. However, the tests could be more robust with proper HTML assertions and additional edge case coverage.

Consider these improvements:

  1. Use assertHTMLEqual for more reliable HTML comparison:
-        assert 'value="Urdu" selected' in rendered
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="Urdu" selected>Urdu</option>', rendered)
  1. Add edge case tests for empty strings, malformed literals, and None values:
def test_select2multiple_handles_empty_values(self):
    class Form(forms.Form):
        test = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
            widget=select2_widget.Select2Multiple(url=reverse('test_url')),
            required=False,
        )
    
    form = Form(initial={'test': ''})
    rendered = form.as_p()
    # Should not crash and should render properly

def test_select2multiple_handles_malformed_string(self):
    class Form(forms.Form):
        test = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
            widget=select2_widget.Select2Multiple(url=reverse('test_url')),
            required=False,
        )
    
    form = Form()
    form.fields['test'].initial = "['malformed"  # Invalid literal
    rendered = form.as_p()
    # Should fall back to comma-splitting
  1. Test the single value scenario with Select2Multiple to ensure it handles non-list values correctly.
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src/dal_select2/widgets.py (2)
  • ListSelect2 (156-161)
  • Select2Multiple (152-153)
src/dal_select2/widgets.py (1)
src/dal/widgets.py (4)
  • render (147-155)
  • Select (172-173)
  • SelectMultiple (176-177)
  • WidgetMixin (17-169)
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test_project/tests/test_widgets.py

[refactor] 25-25: Too few public methods (1/2)

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[refactor] 174-174: Too few public methods (0/2)

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[refactor] 186-186: Too few public methods (0/2)

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[refactor] 199-199: Too few public methods (0/2)

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src/dal_select2/widgets.py

[refactor] 117-117: Too few public methods (1/2)

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src/dal_select2/widgets.py (3)

2-2: Appropriate import for string literal parsing.

The ast import is correctly added to support safe parsing of stringified Python literals in the mixin.


152-152: Correct mixin integration with proper MRO.

The mixin is properly placed first in the inheritance chain to ensure its render method is called before the parent classes.


156-160: Correct mixin integration with proper MRO.

The mixin is properly placed first in the inheritance chain to ensure its render method is called before the parent classes.

test_project/tests/test_widgets.py (4)

12-12: Appropriate import for DummyView.

The HttpResponse import is correctly added to support the new DummyView class.


14-14: Appropriate import for class-based view.

The View import is correctly added to support the DummyView implementation.


25-28: Clean replacement for mock in URL patterns.

The DummyView class provides a cleaner approach than using mocks in URL patterns, improving test maintainability.


33-33: Correct URL pattern update.

The URL pattern correctly uses the new DummyView class-based view.

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