py4web: The Reference Manual

Contents:

• What is py4web?
  • Acknowledgments
• Help, resources and hints
  • Resources
  • Hints and tips
  • How to contribute
• Installation and Startup
  • Understanding the design
  • Supported platforms and prerequisites
  • Setup procedures
  • Upgrading
  • First run
  • Command line options
  • Special installations
• The Dashboard
  • The main Web page
  • Login into the Dashboard
• Creating an app
  • From scratch
  • Static web pages
  • Dynamic Web Pages
  • The _scaffold app
  • Copying the _scaffold app
  • Watch for files change
  • Domain-mapped apps
  • Custom error pages
• Fixtures
  • Using Fixtures
  • The Template fixture
  • The Inject fixture
  • The Translator fixture
  • The Flash fixture
  • The Session fixture
  • The Condition fixture
  • The URLsigner fixture
  • The DAL fixture
  • The Auth fixture
  • Caveats about fixtures
  • Custom fixtures
  • Multiple fixtures
  • Caching and Memoize
  • Convenience Decorators
• The Database Abstraction Layer (DAL)
  • DAL introduction
  • Using the dashboard app with databases
  • DAL constructor
  • Table constructor
  • Field constructor
  • Migrations
  • Table methods
  • Raw SQL
  • select command
  • Computed and Virtual fields
  • Joins and Relations
  • Other operators
  • Exporting and importing data
  • Advanced features
  • Gotchas
• The RestAPI
  • RestAPI policies and actions
  • RestAPI GET
  • RestAPI practical examples
  • The RestAPI response
• YATL Template Language
  • Basic syntax
  • Information workflow
  • Page layout standard structure
• YATL helpers
  • Helpers overview
  • Built-in helpers
  • Custom helpers
  • Server-side DOM
  • Using Inject
• Internationalization
  • Pluralize
  • Update the translation files
• Forms
  • The Form constructor
  • A minimal form example without a database
  • Basic form example
  • Widgets
  • Advanced form design
  • Form validation
• Authentication and authorization
  • Authentication using Auth
  • Authorization using Tags
• Grid
  • Key features
  • Basic grid example
  • The Grid object
  • Custom columns
  • Using templates
  • Grid ‘path’ parameter: Old vs New Usage
  • Grid mode parameter (path replacement)
  • Customizing style
  • Custom Action Buttons
  • Using callable parameters
  • Reference Fields
  • Grids with checkboxes
• From web2py to py4web
  • Simple conversion examples
• Advanced topics and examples
  • The scheduler
  • Sending messages using a background task
  • Celery
  • py4web and asyncio
  • htmx
  • utils.js
  • Adding a Captcha Solution with Altcha

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page