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Author SHA1 Message Date
Jarosław Sadziński
e97a45143f (core) Adding UI for reverse columns
Summary:
- Adding an UI for two-way reference column.
- Reusing table name as label for the reverse column

Test Plan: Updated

Reviewers: georgegevoian

Reviewed By: georgegevoian

Differential Revision: https://phab.getgrist.com/D4344
2024-09-18 12:07:21 +02:00
Jarosław Sadziński
1d2cf3de49 (core) Adding backend for 2-way references
Summary:
Adding support for 2-way references in data engine.

- Columns have an `reverseCol` field, which says "this is a reverse of the given column, update me when that one changes".
- At the time of setting `reverseCol`, we ensure that it's symmetrical to make a 2-way reference.
- Elsewhere we just implement syncing in one direction:
  - When `reverseCol` is present, user code is generated with a type like `grist.ReferenceList("Tasks", reverse_of="Assignee")`
  - On updating a ref column, we use `prepare_new_values()` method to generate corresponding updates to any column that's a reverse of it.
  - The `prepare_new_values()` approach is extended to support this.
  - We don't add (or remove) any mappings between rows, and rely on existing mappings (in a ref column's `_relation`) to create reverse updates.

NOTE This is polished version of https://phab.getgrist.com/D4307 with tests and 3 bug fixes
- Column transformation didn't work when transforming RefList to Ref, the reverse column became out of sync
- Tables with reverse columns couldn't be removed
- Setting json arrays to RefList didn't work if arrays contained other things besides ints
Those fixes are covered by new tests.

Test Plan: New tests

Reviewers: georgegevoian, paulfitz, dsagal

Reviewed By: georgegevoian, paulfitz

Subscribers: dsagal

Differential Revision: https://phab.getgrist.com/D4322
2024-09-11 22:31:36 +02:00