Refactor HelperForm to easily allow setting prepended text / placeholder / etc

InvenTree/InvenTree/forms.py

@@ -7,13 +7,19 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django import forms
 from crispy_forms.helper import FormHelper
-from crispy_forms.layout import Layout
+from crispy_forms.layout import Layout, Field
+from crispy_forms.bootstrap import PrependedAppendedText
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 
 class HelperForm(forms.ModelForm):
     """ Provides simple integration of crispy_forms extension. """
 
+    # Custom field decorations can be specified here, per form class
+    prefix = {}
+    suffix = {}
+    placeholder = {}
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(forms.ModelForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.helper = FormHelper()
@@ -28,7 +34,36 @@ class HelperForm(forms.ModelForm):
         Simply create a 'blank' layout for each available field.
         """
 
-        self.helper.layout = Layout(*self.fields.keys())
+        layouts = []
+
+        for field in self.fields:
+            prefix = self.prefix.get(field, None)
+            suffix = self.suffix.get(field, None)
+            placeholder = self.placeholder.get(field, None)
+
+            # Look for font-awesome icons
+            if prefix and prefix.startswith('fa-'):
+                prefix = "<span class='fas {fa}'></span>".format(fa=prefix)
+
+            if suffix and suffix.startswith('fa-'):
+                suffix = "<span class='fas {fa}'></span>".format(fa=suffix)
+
+            if prefix or suffix or placeholder:
+                layouts.append(
+                    Field(
+                        PrependedAppendedText(
+                            field,
+                            prepended_text=prefix,
+                            appended_text=suffix,
+                            placeholder=placeholder
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+
+            else:
+                layouts.append(Field(field))
+
+        self.helper.layout = Layout(*layouts)
 
 
 class DeleteForm(forms.Form):

InvenTree/stock/forms.py

@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ class SerializeStockForm(HelperForm):
         # Extract the stock item
         item = kwargs.pop('item')
 
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
         # Pre-calculate what the serial numbers should be!
         sn = item.part.get_next_serial_number()
 
@@ -110,17 +108,15 @@ class SerializeStockForm(HelperForm):
         else:
             sn = str(sn)
 
-        # TODO - Refactor this? Should not have to specify Field('field') for each field...
+        self.prefix = {
-        self.helper.layout = Layout(
+            'serial_numbers': 'fa-hashtag',
-            Field('quantity'),
+        }
-            Field(PrependedText(
+
-                'serial_numbers',
+        self.placeholder = {
-                '#',
+            'serial_numbers': sn
-                placeholder=sn
+        }
-            )),
+
-            Field('destination'),
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-            Field('note'),
-        )
 
     class Meta:
         model = StockItem