Custom listview : link to external content.

[rinorway]

I use Geonames as a way to link multiple locations to an account.

For this I use an INT field that holds the Geoname ID.

When in list mode I want to be able to link the ID it to the geonames website : http://geonames.org/83643

So I added a custom view to the /Custom/Resources/layouts/myentity/list.json :

        {"name":"geonameid",
        "view": "views/fields/geoname"
        },

and created a view based on URL fieldtype: client/src/views/fields/geoname.js

Espo.define('Views.Fields.Geoname', 'Views.Fields.Base', function (Dep) {

    return Dep.extend({

        type: 'url',

        listTemplate: 'fields.url.list',

        detailTemplate: 'fields.url.detail',

        setup: function () {
            Dep.prototype.setup.call(this);
            this.params.trim = false;
        },

        data: function () {
            return _.extend({
                url: this.getUrl()
            }, Dep.prototype.data.call(this));
        },

        getUrl: function () {
            var url = this.model.get(this.name);
            url= "http://geonames.org/"+url;
            return url;
        }

    });
});

Two questions :

• I would rather move this to a custom area, and not put that directly in /client/. What is the preferred file location for custom views to stay upgrade safe?
• suggestion : a general wrapper would be better , eg a field type "customlink" with an option to provide a minitemplate in the fielddefinition : for example,if you have an product ID from a third party and want to have direct access, you could provide this minitemplate
  

  <a href="http://myproductprovidersite/itemdescription/nr/{{field}}"> {{field}} </a>

[worldmiros]

Create a folder called custom in client directory. Then in the json file, change view to, "Custom:Fields.GeoName". Then in js file, Espo.define("Custom:Views.Fields.GeoName", dependency file,function(Dep). If you don't want to put in the client directory, then you have further investigate how to point view to correct directory.

[rinorway]

Thank you, ill try that