Refactored the way input fields are rendered to allow further customization

and easier support of custom fields like OffsetDateTime (#7).

src/main/java/tech/ailef/dbadmin/external/controller/DefaultDbAdminController.java

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dbmapping.DbObject;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dbmapping.DbObjectSchema;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.CompareOperator;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.FacetedSearchRequest;
+import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.FragmentContext;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.LogsSearchRequest;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.PaginatedResult;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.QueryFilter;
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ public class DefaultDbAdminController {
 		model.addAttribute("title", "Entities | " + schema.getJavaClass().getSimpleName() + " | Create");
 		model.addAttribute("activePage", "entities");
 		model.addAttribute("create", true);
+		model.addAttribute("fragmentContext", FragmentContext.CREATE);
 		
 		return "model/create";
 	}
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ public class DefaultDbAdminController {
 		model.addAttribute("schema", schema);
 		model.addAttribute("activePage", "entities");
 		model.addAttribute("create", false);
+		model.addAttribute("fragmentContext", FragmentContext.CREATE);
 		
 		return "model/create";
 	}

src/main/java/tech/ailef/dbadmin/external/dbmapping/DbField.java

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.annotations.DisplayImage;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.annotations.Filterable;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.annotations.FilterableType;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.annotations.ReadOnly;
+import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.FragmentContext;
 
 /**
  * Represent a field on the database, generated from an Entity class instance variable.
@@ -182,6 +183,24 @@ public class DbField {
 		return type == DbFieldType.TEXT;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the Thymeleaf fragment used to render
+	 * the input for this field.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
+		return type.getFragmentName(c);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the Thymeleaf fragment used to render
+	 * the input for this field.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getFragmentName() {
+		return type.getFragmentName(FragmentContext.DEFAULT);
+	}
+	
 	public boolean isFilterable() {
 		return getPrimitiveField().getAnnotation(Filterable.class) != null;
 	}

src/main/java/tech/ailef/dbadmin/external/dbmapping/DbFieldType.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import jakarta.persistence.ManyToMany;
 import jakarta.persistence.OneToMany;
 import jakarta.persistence.OneToOne;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.CompareOperator;
+import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto.FragmentContext;
 import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.exceptions.DbAdminException;
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ import tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.exceptions.DbAdminException;
 public enum DbFieldType {
 	INTEGER {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "number";
 		}
 
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	DOUBLE {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "number";
 		}
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	LONG {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "number";
 		}
 
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	FLOAT {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "number";
 		}
 
@@ -121,9 +123,32 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 			return List.of(CompareOperator.GT, CompareOperator.EQ, CompareOperator.LT);
 		}
 	},
+	OFFSET_DATE_TIME {
+		@Override
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
+			return "offset_datetime";
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object parseValue(Object value) {
+			if (value == null) return null;
+			return OffsetDateTime.parse(value.toString());
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Class<?> getJavaClass() {
+			return OffsetDateTime.class;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public List<CompareOperator> getCompareOperators() {
+			return List.of(CompareOperator.AFTER, CompareOperator.STRING_EQ, CompareOperator.BEFORE);
+		}
+		
+	},
 	LOCAL_DATE {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "date";
 		}
 
@@ -145,8 +170,8 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	LOCAL_DATE_TIME {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
-			return "datetime-local";
+			return "datetime";
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -167,7 +192,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	STRING {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "text";
 		}
 
@@ -188,8 +213,10 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	TEXT {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
+			if (c == FragmentContext.CREATE)
 				return "textarea";
+			return "text";
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -210,7 +237,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	BOOLEAN {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "text";
 		}
 
@@ -231,7 +258,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	}, 
 	BIG_DECIMAL {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "number";
 		}
 
@@ -252,7 +279,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	}, 
 	BYTE_ARRAY {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			return "file";
 		}
 
@@ -277,7 +304,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	ONE_TO_MANY {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 		}
 
@@ -308,7 +335,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	ONE_TO_ONE {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 		}
 
@@ -339,7 +366,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	},
 	MANY_TO_MANY {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 		}
 
@@ -370,7 +397,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 	}, 
 	COMPUTED {
 		@Override
-		public String getHTMLName() {
+		public String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c) {
 			throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 		}
 
@@ -390,7 +417,7 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 		}
 	};
 
-	public abstract String getHTMLName();
+	public abstract String getFragmentName(FragmentContext c);
 	
 	public abstract Object parseValue(Object value);
 	
@@ -423,6 +450,8 @@ public enum DbFieldType {
 			return BIG_DECIMAL;
 		} else if (klass == byte[].class) {
 			return BYTE_ARRAY;
+		} else if (klass == OffsetDateTime.class) {
+			return OFFSET_DATE_TIME;
 		} else {
 			throw new DbAdminException("Unsupported field type: " + klass);
 		}

src/main/java/tech/ailef/dbadmin/external/dto/FragmentContext.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package tech.ailef.dbadmin.external.dto;
+
+
+/**
+ * Some fragments might need to be rendered differently depending
+ * on their context. For example a TEXT field is usually rendered
+ * as a text area, but if it has to fit in the faceted search right
+ * bar it's rendered as a normal input type "text" field for space
+ * reasons (and because the user just needs to search with a short
+ * query).
+ * 
+ * This enum indicates the possible contexts and it is passed to the
+ * getFragmentName() method which determines which actual fragment
+ * to use.
+ *
+ */
+public enum FragmentContext {
+	DEFAULT,
+	CREATE,
+	SEARCH
+}

src/main/resources/templates/fragments/forms.html

@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@
 									<option th:value="${op}" th:each="op : ${field.getType().getCompareOperators()}" 
 										th:text="${op.getDisplayName()}">
 								</select>
-								<input placeholder="NULL" th:type="${field.getType().getHTMLName()}" 
+								<input th:replace="~{fragments/inputs :: 
-										name="filter_value" 
+									__${field.getFragmentName()}__(
-										class="form-control w-50" th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
+											field=${field}, 
-										th:classAppend="${field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null ? 'disable' : ''}"
+											create=${create}, 
-										th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
+											name='filter_value',
-										step="any"
+											value=''
-										>
+										)}"></input>
 							</th:block>
 							<button class="ui-btn btn btn-primary"><i class="bi bi-search text-white"></i></button>
 						</div>

src/main/resources/templates/fragments/inputs.html

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:th="https://www.thymeleaf.org">
+	<textarea th:fragment="textarea(field, create, name, value)" placeholder="NULL"  
+		th:name="${name}"
+		th:text="${value}"
+		class="form-control" th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
+		th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
+		rows="5"
+		th:classAppend="|${field.isReadOnly() && !create ? 'disable' : ''}|"
+		></textarea>
+	<input placeholder="NULL" th:fragment="text(field, create, name, value)" 
+		type="text" 
+		th:value="${value}"
+		th:name="${name}" 
+		class="form-control " th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
+		th:classAppend="|${(field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null) ||
+		 	(field.isReadOnly() && !create) ? 'disable' : ''}|"
+		
+		th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
+		></input>
+	<input placeholder="NULL" th:fragment="number(field, create, name, value)" 
+		type="number" 
+		th:value="${value}"
+		th:name="${name}" 
+		class="form-control " th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
+		th:classAppend="|${(field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null) ||
+		 	(field.isReadOnly() && !create) ? 'disable' : ''}|"
+		
+		th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
+		step="any"
+		></input>
+	<input placeholder="NULL" th:fragment="datetime(field, create, name, value)" 
+		type="datetime-local"
+		th:value="${value}" 
+		th:name="${name}" 
+		class="form-control " th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
+		th:classAppend="|${create != null && ((field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null) ||
+		 	(field.isReadOnly() && !create)) ? 'disable' : ''}|"
+		
+		th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
+		></input>
+	<th:block th:fragment="offset_datetime(field, create, name, value)">
+		<div class="form-group">
+			<input placeholder="NULL"  
+				type="datetime-local"
+				th:value="${value}" 
+				th:name="${name}" 
+				class="form-control " th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
+				th:classAppend="|${(field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null) ||
+				 	(field.isReadOnly() && !create) ? 'disable' : ''}|"
+				
+				th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
+				>
+			</input>
+			<select name="offset" class="form-select">
+				<option value="0">0</option>
+				<option value="1">1</option>
+				<option value="2">2</option>
+				<option value="3">3</option>
+				<option value="4">4</option>
+				<option value="5">5</option>
+				<option value="6">6</option>
+			</select>
+		</div>
+	</th:block>
+	<input placeholder="NULL" th:fragment="date(field, create, name, value)" 
+		type="date" 
+		th:value="${value}"
+		th:name="${name}" 
+		class="form-control " th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
+		th:classAppend="|${create != null && ((field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null) ||
+		 	(field.isReadOnly() && !create)) ? 'disable' : ''}|"
+		
+		th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
+		></input>
+	<th:block th:if="${field.isBinary()}"  th:fragment="file(field, create, name, value)" >
+		<!--/*--> Edit options <!--*/-->
+		<div th:if="${!create && object.get(field).getValue() != null}">
+			<input type="checkbox"
+				class="binary-field-checkbox"
+				th:data-fieldname="${field.getName()}"
+				th:id="|__keep_${name}|"
+				checked
+				th:classAppend="|${(field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null) ||
+					 	(field.isReadOnly() && !create) ? 'disable' : ''}|"
+		
+				th:name="|__keep_${name}|">
+				<span>Keep current data</span>
+			<div th:if="${field.isImage()}" class="mb-2">
+				<img class="thumb-image"
+					th:id="|__thumb_${name}|"
+					th:src="|/${baseUrl}/download/${schema.getClassName()}/${field.getJavaName()}/${object.getPrimaryKeyValue()}/image|">
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		<!--/*--> File input <!--*/-->
+		<input
+			th:if="${field.isBinary()}" placeholder="NULL" type="file" 
+			th:name="${name}" 
+			th:class="|form-control mt-2|"
+			th:classAppend="|${(field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null) ||
+			 	(field.isReadOnly() && !create) ? 'disable' : ''}|"
+		
+			th:id="|__id_${name}|"
+			th:required="${!field.isNullable()}"
+			></input>
+	</th:block>
+</html>

src/main/resources/templates/model/create.html

@@ -46,61 +46,16 @@
 											</div>
 										</th:block>
 										<th:block th:unless="${field.isForeignKey()}">
-											<th:block th:if="${field.isText()}">
+											<th:block th:replace="~{fragments/inputs :: 
-												<textarea  placeholder="NULL"  
+												__${field.getFragmentName(fragmentContext)}__(
-														th:name="${field.getName()}" 
+													field=${field},
-														th:text="
+													create=${create},
-															${create ? (params != null ? params.getOrDefault(field.getName(), '') : '') 
+													name=${field.getName()},
+													value=${create ? (params != null ? params.getOrDefault(field.getName(), '') : '') 
 														     : (object != null ? object.get(field).getValue() : '' )}
-														"
+													)}
-														class="form-control" th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
+												"></th:block>
-														th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
-														rows="5"
-														th:classAppend="${field.isReadOnly() && !create ? 'disable' : ''}"
-														></textarea>
-											</th:block>
-											<th:block th:if="${!field.isText()}">
-												<input  th:if="${!field.isBinary()}" placeholder="NULL" th:type="${field.getType().getHTMLName()}" 
-														th:name="${field.getName()}" 
-														th:value="
-															${create ? (params != null ? params.getOrDefault(field.getName(), '') : '') 
-															 : (object != null ? object.get(field).getValue() : '' )}
-														"
-														th:class="|form-control ${field.isReadOnly() && !create ? 'disable' : ''}|" 
-														th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
-														th:classAppend="${field.isPrimaryKey() && object != null ? 'disable' : ''}"
-														th:required="${!field.isNullable() && !field.isPrimaryKey()}"
-														step="any"
-														>
-											</th:block>
 											
-											<!--/*--> Binary field <!--*/-->
-											<th:block th:if="${field.isBinary()}">
-												<!--/*--> Edit options <!--*/-->
-												<div th:if="${!create && object.get(field).getValue() != null}">
-													<input type="checkbox"
-														class="binary-field-checkbox"
-														th:data-fieldname="${field.getName()}"
-														th:id="|__keep_${field.getName()}|"
-														checked
-														th:classAppend="${field.isReadOnly() && !create ? 'disable' : ''}"
-														th:name="|__keep_${field.getName()}|">
-														<span>Keep current data</span>
-													<div th:if="${field.isImage()}" class="mb-2">
-														<img class="thumb-image"
-															th:id="|__thumb_${field.getName()}|"
-															th:src="|/${baseUrl}/download/${schema.getClassName()}/${field.getJavaName()}/${object.getPrimaryKeyValue()}/image|">
-													</div>
-												</div>
-												<!--/*--> File input <!--*/-->
-												<input
-													th:if="${field.isBinary()}" placeholder="NULL" th:type="${field.getType().getHTMLName()}" 
-													th:name="${field.getName()}" 
-													th:class="|form-control mt-2 ${field.isReadOnly() && !create ? 'disable' : ''}|"
-													th:id="|__id_${field.getName()}|"
-													th:required="${!field.isNullable()}"
-													>
-											</th:block>
 										</th:block>
 										<div class="separator mt-3 mb-2 separator-light"></div>
 									</div>