devdocs/specs/core-main-grids.txt

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Server
                 - Display value (the data to show, not formatted yet, that's up to the client)
                 - Optional: ID value (if the object is openable **** MUST CHECK RIGHTS ALSO HERE **** then this is the id to open for the client to put a hyperlink on that column)
                 - To save bandwidth abbreviations are used in the column definitions:
-                  - ColumnsJSON=@"{[ {""cm"":""Widget"",""dt"":""text"",""ay"":"+ AyaType.Widget.ToString()+ "}]}";
+                  - ColumnsJSON=@"""columns"":[ {""cm"":""Widget"",""dt"":""text"",""ay"":"+ AyaType.Widget.ToString()+ "}]";
                   - cm=column name locale key, dt=AyDataType, ay=AyaType to open on click of that column field (optional, not present if not openable)
                 - For example (wide list):
                     data:{
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ Download
     "next": "http://localhost:7575/api/v8/Widget/ListWidgets?pageNo=2&pageSize=3",
     "last": "http://localhost:7575/api/v8/Widget/ListWidgets?pageNo=34&pageSize=3"
   },
-  "columns":{ 
+  "columns":[ 
       {name:"lt_client_name",datatype:text,ayatype:client},{name:"lt_client_notes",datatype:text},{name:"lt_last_workorder",datatype:number,ayatype:workorder}
-    }
+  ]
 }
 
 

server/AyaNova/Startup.cs

@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
             // ******************** TESTING WIPE DB *****************************
             //
             //Set this to true to wipe the db and reinstall a trial license and re-seed the data
-            var TESTING_REFRESH_DB = true;//#######################################################################################
+            var TESTING_REFRESH_DB = false;//#######################################################################################
 
 #if (DEBUG)
             //TESTING

server/AyaNova/biz/ObjectFields.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using System.Text;
 
 namespace AyaNova.Biz
 {
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             switch (key)
             {
                 case WIDGET_KEY:
+                    #region WIDGET_KEY
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "WidgetName", PropertyName = "Name", DataType = AyDataType.Text, Hideable = false });
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "WidgetSerial", PropertyName = "Serial", DataType = AyDataType.Integer });
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "WidgetDollarAmount", PropertyName = "DollarAmount", DataType = AyDataType.Currency });
@@ -80,8 +83,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "WidgetCustom15", PropertyName = "WidgetCustom15", Custom = true });
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "WidgetCustom16", PropertyName = "WidgetCustom16", Custom = true });
                     break;
-
+                #endregion
                 case USER_KEY:
+                    #region USER_KEY
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "Name", PropertyName = "Name", SharedLTKey = true, DataType = AyDataType.Text, Hideable = false });
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "UserEmployeeNumber", PropertyName = "EmployeeNumber", DataType = AyDataType.Text });
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "AuthorizationRoles", PropertyName = "Roles", Hideable = false, DataType = AyDataType.Enum, EnumType = typeof(AuthorizationRoles).ToString() });
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "UserCustom15", PropertyName = "UserCustom15", Custom = true });
                     l.Add(new ObjectField { Key = "UserCustom16", PropertyName = "UserCustom16", Custom = true });
                     break;
-
+                #endregion
 
 
                 default:
@@ -135,9 +139,27 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         {
             //parse the template
             var jtemplate = JObject.Parse(template);
-            var fields= ObjectFieldsList(ObjectKey);
+            var fields = ObjectFieldsList(ObjectKey);
 
-            return "";
+            //convert to strings (https://stackoverflow.com/a/33836599/8939)
+            var fullFields = ((JArray)jtemplate["full"]).ToObject<string[]>();
+
+            //Generate JSON fragment to return with column definitions
+            StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder();
+            // StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+            // JsonTextWriter writer = new JsonTextWriter(sw);
+            // writer.WriteStartObject();//{
+                // ColumnsJSON=@"""columns"":[ {""cm"":""Widget"",""dt"":""text"",""ay"":"+ AyaType.Widget.ToString()+ "}]";
+            foreach (string s in fullFields)
+            {
+                ObjectField o = fields.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Key == s);
+                if (o != null)
+                {//Here is where we can vet the field name, if it doesn't exist though, for now we'll just ignore it
+
+                }
+            }
+            // writer.WriteEndObject();//}
+            return sw.ToString();
         }
 
 

server/AyaNova/biz/WidgetBiz.cs

@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             string ColumnsJSON=string.Empty;
             if(listOptions.Mini){
                 //all mini lists will have an id so include the type to open
-                ColumnsJSON=@"{[ {""cm"":""Widget"",""dt"":""text"",""ay"":"+ AyaType.Widget.ToString()+ "}]}";
+                ColumnsJSON=@"""columns"":[ {""cm"":""Widget"",""dt"":""text"",""ay"":"+ AyaType.Widget.ToString()+ "}]";
             }else{
                  ColumnsJSON=ObjectFields.GenerateListColumnJSONFromTemplate(ObjectFields.WIDGET_KEY,MOCK_WIDGET_DISPLAY_TEMPLATE_JSON);
             }