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Fixes #6565

Opened on behalf of @melton-jason and @CarolineDenis

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New Features

  • Added Data Views navigation, table selection, and table-specific views with permissions, filtering, sorting, pagination, and record selection.
  • Added record counts and loading indicators to table lists.
  • Added preferences for configuring visible Data View tables.
  • Expanded ordering controls for additional, hidden, and virtual fields.
  • Added localized labels and configurable table links.

Bug Fixes

  • Improved pagination and loading behavior for query results and map displays.
  • Updated table visibility controls for compatibility with the current table editor.

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The PR adds Data Views navigation, configurable table visibility, table record counts, routed record browsing, and generic pagination. Query and map results now use usePaginatedCollection.

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Data Views and generic pagination

Layer / File(s) Summary
Generalize collection pagination
specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/hooks/usePaginatedCollection.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/hooks/useSerializedCollection.tsx
Sparse results now trigger fetches from the first missing position. Fetches stop at the total count. useSerializedCollection accepts an optional loading-screen setting.
Migrate pagination consumers
specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/QueryBuilder/Results.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/SpecifyNetwork/Map.tsx
Query and map results configure usePaginatedCollection with initial records, fetch callbacks, page sizes, and total counts.
Configure Data Views tables and counts
specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataViews/DataViewTables.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Toolbar/QueryTablesWrapper.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Preferences/UserDefinitions.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/dataViews.ts, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Toolbar/QueryTablesEdit.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataEntryTables/Edit.tsx
Data Views reads and persists the shownTables preference. It retrieves per-table record counts and displays counts or loading indicators. TablesListEdit uses showHiddenTables.
Load and render table records
specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataViews/index.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Preferences/Renderers.tsx
The table route resolves a table, checks read access, loads ordered and domain-filtered records, applies pagination, and renders RecordSelectorFromIds. OrderPicker supports additional fields and field visibility controls.
Expose Data Views navigation
specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Header/menuItemDefinitions.ts, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Router/OverlayRoutes.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Router/Routes.tsx
The sidebar and overlay router expose Data Views. The table route lazy-loads TableDataView.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant DataViewsMenu
  participant DataViewTables
  participant StatisticsQuery
  participant TableDataView
  participant CollectionAPI
  participant RecordSelectorFromIds
  User->>DataViewsMenu: select Data Views
  DataViewsMenu->>DataViewTables: open overlay
  DataViewTables->>StatisticsQuery: request table record counts
  StatisticsQuery-->>DataViewTables: return counts
  DataViewTables-->>User: show configured tables and counts
  User->>DataViewTables: select table
  DataViewTables->>TableDataView: navigate to table route
  TableDataView->>CollectionAPI: fetch filtered and ordered records
  CollectionAPI-->>TableDataView: return records and total count
  TableDataView->>RecordSelectorFromIds: render paginated records
  RecordSelectorFromIds->>CollectionAPI: request additional records
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Automatic Tests ⚠️ Warning The PR adds substantial, testable behavior but includes no automatic tests. The diff against origin/main changes 16 frontend source files, adds the DataViews route and views, adds record-count fet… Add automatic Jest tests for the new Data Views route/view behavior and for usePaginatedCollection, including sparse-result fetching, total-count bounds, ordering changes, permission/table resolution, and record-count loading. Update the …
Testing Instructions ⚠️ Warning The ### Testing instructions section contains only template comments and no verification steps. The pull request introduces the Data Views menu, table configuration and persistence, record counts, t… Add concrete steps that specify test data and expected results: (1) open the eye-icon Data Views menu and verify the default table list, record-count loading state, and final counts; (2) edit the table list, save it, reopen the menu, and …
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Title check ✅ Passed The title "Data Views" directly identifies the primary feature added by the pull request.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes implement issue #6565 by adding the Data Views menu and routes, listing configurable tables, supporting default table preferences, displaying table records, and providing configurable orde…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The supporting hook, query, preference, routing, and table-list changes are related to implementing and integrating the Data Views feature. No unrelated code changes are evident from the provided summ…
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The changes implement issue #6565 by adding the Data Views menu and routes, listing configurable tables, supporting default table preferences, displaying table records, and providing configurable ordering. Record counts and pagination support the table view.

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The supporting hook, query, preference, routing, and table-list changes are related to implementing and integrating the Data Views feature. No unrelated code changes are evident from the provided summaries.

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The PR adds substantial, testable behavior but includes no automatic tests. The diff against origin/main changes 16 frontend source files, adds the DataViews route and views, adds record-count fetching and ordering/pagination behavior, and introduces the 163-line usePaginatedCollection hook. The repository has Jest and React Testing Library support, plus existing tests for related hooks. The changed-path inventory contains no test file, and the contributor checklist leaves “Add automated tests” unchecked.

Resolution

Add automatic Jest tests for the new Data Views route/view behavior and for usePaginatedCollection, including sparse-result fetching, total-count bounds, ordering changes, permission/table resolution, and record-count loading. Update the PR testing instructions and mark the checklist item complete.

Full details: Testing Instructions

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The ### Testing instructions section contains only template comments and no verification steps. The pull request introduces the Data Views menu, table configuration and persistence, record counts, table routing, permissions, ordering, domain-filtered pagination, and shared pagination changes used by Query Builder and Map. The submitted description does not cover these affected components.

Resolution

Add concrete steps that specify test data and expected results: (1) open the eye-icon Data Views menu and verify the default table list, record-count loading state, and final counts; (2) edit the table list, save it, reopen the menu, and verify the selection persists and hidden/ineligible tables are handled correctly; (3) open a table, verify read-permission denial and an unknown table route, then verify records use the domain filter, default newest-first ordering, selectable ascending/descending fields, total count, and pagination/lazy loading; (4) verify the table link and route reset correctly when changing tables; and (5) exercise Query Builder result pagination, query-to-map result pagination, and existing Query Tables/Data Entry Tables configuration to detect regressions from the shared hook and prop changes.

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In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Header/menuItemDefinitions.ts`:
- Around line 79-83: Update the dataViews menu definition to use
dataViewsText.dataViewsTitle() for its title instead of localized('Data Views'),
and ensure the English string is defined in the Data Views localization
dictionary so other locales can be supplied through Weblate.

In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/hooks/usePaginatedCollection.tsx`:
- Around line 91-94: Update the catch handler in the paginated fetch flow to
delete fetchersRef.current[index] before calling raise(error), ensuring a later
retry for the same offset invokes rawHandleFetchMore again instead of using the
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- Around line 22-26: Update the canFetchMore calculation in the pagination hook
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Some thoughts based on everything so far:

  1. I think the "Data Views" dialog should say "Data Views" at the top instead of "Tables"

  2. I think the default list of tables should be more restricted, as it seems overly inclusive. By default, could it be limited to some of the major ones only? This list may be enough, but feedback is welcome:

    • Accession
    • Agent
    • Collection Object
    • Collecting Event
    • Locality
    • Loan
    • Gift
  3. The 'Order by' localization string in dataViews.ts is already defined in other places with the same context:

    dataViewOrderBy: {
    'en-us': 'Order by',
    },

    Maybe we choose one of these instead:

    orderBy: {
    'en-us': 'Order By',
    'ru-ru': 'Сортировать по',

    sortByField: {
    'en-us': 'Order By Field',

  4. I think the “Use current scope” checkbox is dangerous. Unscoping records in a given table could give users access to resources they don’t have permission to view or edit, since the scoping system prevents users from accessing or modifying resources outside their collection. Beyond that concern, there is also the issue of different schema configurations, form definitions, pick lists, field formats, etc. that would make display consistency a big problem (#1886).

  5. The "Order by" pick list shows "None", but it is ordering by timestamp created currently. It should default to that value so the user understands the sorting.


An aside, but perhaps an important one. I think this feature makes me want more than it does based on the stated requirements.

For example, what I sort of want to see:

  • A count for the number of records in each table shown in the "Data Views" list (using the QB logic shared with Statistics)

Maybe a v2:

  • A table view to see all the records shown in that table that can be shown on the top or left of the record view (linked to a system query that can be modified or reset to default by an administrator)

The request, as far as I understand it, helps show the collections staff the records exist in the database, as there is no intuitive entrypoint at the moment that gives them confidence the data is there without building a query. I think counts would make a big difference in their confidence.

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74-77: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle the 'legacy' preference before calling .map().

shownTables accepts RA<number> | 'legacy'. For the 'legacy' value, tables.length is non-zero, so this code calls .map() on a string and crashes while rendering the Data Views dialog. Use Array.isArray(tables) before reading saved table IDs.

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   const visibleTables =
-    tables.length === 0
-      ? defaultDataViewTablesConfig.map(strictGetTable)
-      : tables.map(getTableById);
+    Array.isArray(tables) && tables.length > 0
+      ? tables.map(getTableById)
+      : defaultDataViewTablesConfig.map(strictGetTable);
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In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataViews/DataViewTables.tsx`
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In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataViews/index.tsx`:
- Around line 48-50: Reset the table view state when table.name changes so the
new table does not inherit the previous order or pagination. Update the
TableDataView wrapper around the order state, using table.name as its key or
explicitly resetting order and pagination in the table-name change path.

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In `@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/DataViews/DataViewTables.tsx`:
- Around line 74-77: Update the visibleTables logic to handle the 'legacy' value
before accessing tables.length or mapping saved IDs. Use Array.isArray(tables)
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