Relationship handler that allows a groupwise maximum of the linked in table. For a definition, see: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/example-maximum-column-group-row.... In lay terms, instead of joining to get all matching records in the linked table, we get only one record, a 'representative record' picked according to a given criteria.
Example: Suppose we have a term view that gives us the terms: Horse, Cat, Aardvark. We wish to show for each term the most recent node of that term. What we want is some kind of relationship from term to node. But a regular relationship will give us all the nodes for each term, giving the view multiple rows per term. What we want is just one representative node per term, the node that is the 'best' in some way: eg, the most recent, the most commented on, the first in alphabetical order.
This handler gives us that kind of relationship from term to node. The method of choosing the 'best' implemented with a sort that the user selects in the relationship settings.
So if we want our term view to show the most commented node for each term, add the relationship and in its options, pick the 'Comment count' sort.
Relationship definition
A note on performance: This relationship uses a correlated subquery, which is expensive. Subsequent versions of this handler could also implement the alternative way of doing this, with a join -- though this looks like it could be pretty messy to implement. This is also an expensive method, so providing both methods and allowing the user to choose which one works fastest for their data might be the best way. If your use of this relationship handler is likely to result in large data sets, you might want to consider storing statistics in a separate table, in the same way as node_comment_statistics.
@PluginID("groupwise_max");
Expanded class hierarchy of GroupwiseMax
class GroupwiseMax extends RelationshipPluginBase {
/**
* Defines default values for options.
*/
protected function defineOptions() {
$options = parent::defineOptions();
$options['subquery_sort'] = array(
'default' => NULL,
);
// Descending more useful.
$options['subquery_order'] = array(
'default' => 'DESC',
);
$options['subquery_regenerate'] = array(
'default' => FALSE,
'bool' => TRUE,
);
$options['subquery_view'] = array(
'default' => FALSE,
);
$options['subquery_namespace'] = array(
'default' => FALSE,
);
return $options;
}
/**
* Extends the relationship's basic options, allowing the user to pick
* a sort and an order for it.
*/
public function buildOptionsForm(&$form, &$form_state) {
parent::buildOptionsForm($form, $form_state);
// Get the sorts that apply to our base.
$sorts = views_fetch_fields($this->definition['base'], 'sort');
foreach ($sorts as $sort_id => $sort) {
$sort_options[$sort_id] = "{$sort['group']}: {$sort['title']}";
}
$base_table_data = Views::viewsData()
->get($this->definition['base']);
$form['subquery_sort'] = array(
'#type' => 'select',
'#title' => t('Representative sort criteria'),
// Provide the base field as sane default sort option.
'#default_value' => !empty($this->options['subquery_sort']) ? $this->options['subquery_sort'] : $this->definition['base'] . '.' . $base_table_data['table']['base']['field'],
'#options' => $sort_options,
'#description' => t("The sort criteria is applied to the data brought in by the relationship to determine how a representative item is obtained for each row. For example, to show the most recent node for each user, pick 'Content: Updated date'."),
);
$form['subquery_order'] = array(
'#type' => 'radios',
'#title' => t('Representative sort order'),
'#description' => t("The ordering to use for the sort criteria selected above."),
'#options' => array(
'ASC' => t('Ascending'),
'DESC' => t('Descending'),
),
'#default_value' => $this->options['subquery_order'],
);
$form['subquery_namespace'] = array(
'#type' => 'textfield',
'#title' => t('Subquery namespace'),
'#description' => t('Advanced. Enter a namespace for the subquery used by this relationship.'),
'#default_value' => $this->options['subquery_namespace'],
);
// WIP: This stuff doens't work yet: namespacing issues.
// A list of suitable views to pick one as the subview.
$views = array(
'' => '- None -',
);
$all_views = views_get_all_views();
foreach ($all_views as $view) {
// Only get views that are suitable:
// - base must the base that our relationship joins towards
// - must have fields.
if ($view->base_table == $this->definition['base'] && !empty($view->display['default']['display_options']['fields'])) {
// TODO: check the field is the correct sort?
// or let users hang themselves at this stage and check later?
if ($view->type == 'Default') {
$views[t('Default Views')][$view->storage
->id()] = $view->storage
->id();
}
else {
$views[t('Existing Views')][$view->storage
->id()] = $view->storage
->id();
}
}
}
$form['subquery_view'] = array(
'#type' => 'select',
'#title' => t('Representative view'),
'#default_value' => $this->options['subquery_view'],
'#options' => $views,
'#description' => t('Advanced. Use another view to generate the relationship subquery. This allows you to use filtering and more than one sort. If you pick a view here, the sort options above are ignored. Your view must have the ID of its base as its only field, and should have some kind of sorting.'),
);
$form['subquery_regenerate'] = array(
'#type' => 'checkbox',
'#title' => t('Generate subquery each time view is run.'),
'#default_value' => $this->options['subquery_regenerate'],
'#description' => t('Will re-generate the subquery for this relationship every time the view is run, instead of only when these options are saved. Use for testing if you are making changes elsewhere. WARNING: seriously impairs performance.'),
);
}
/**
* Helper function to create a pseudo view.
*
* We use this to obtain our subquery SQL.
*/
protected function getTemporaryView() {
$view = entity_create('view', array(
'base_table' => $this->definition['base'],
));
$view
->addDisplay('default');
return $view
->get('executable');
}
/**
* When the form is submitted, take sure to clear the subquery string cache.
*/
public function submitOptionsForm(&$form, &$form_state) {
$cid = 'views_relationship_groupwise_max:' . $this->view->storage
->id() . ':' . $this->view->current_display . ':' . $this->options['id'];
cache('views_results')
->delete($cid);
}
/**
* Generate a subquery given the user options, as set in the options.
* These are passed in rather than picked up from the object because we
* generate the subquery when the options are saved, rather than when the view
* is run. This saves considerable time.
*
* @param $options
* An array of options:
* - subquery_sort: the id of a views sort.
* - subquery_order: either ASC or DESC.
* @return
* The subquery SQL string, ready for use in the main query.
*/
protected function leftQuery($options) {
// Either load another view, or create one on the fly.
if ($options['subquery_view']) {
$temp_view = views_get_view($options['subquery_view']);
// Remove all fields from default display
unset($temp_view->display['default']['display_options']['fields']);
}
else {
// Create a new view object on the fly, which we use to generate a query
// object and then get the SQL we need for the subquery.
$temp_view = $this
->getTemporaryView();
// Add the sort from the options to the default display.
// This is broken, in that the sort order field also gets added as a
// select field. See http://drupal.org/node/844910.
// We work around this further down.
$sort = $options['subquery_sort'];
list($sort_table, $sort_field) = explode('.', $sort);
$sort_options = array(
'order' => $options['subquery_order'],
);
$temp_view
->addItem('default', 'sort', $sort_table, $sort_field, $sort_options);
}
// Get the namespace string.
$temp_view->namespace = !empty($options['subquery_namespace']) ? '_' . $options['subquery_namespace'] : '_INNER';
$this->subquery_namespace = !empty($options['subquery_namespace']) ? '_' . $options['subquery_namespace'] : 'INNER';
// The value we add here does nothing, but doing this adds the right tables
// and puts in a WHERE clause with a placeholder we can grab later.
$temp_view->args[] = '**CORRELATED**';
// Add the base table ID field.
$views_data = Views::viewsData()
->get($this->definition['base']);
$base_field = $views_data['table']['base']['field'];
$temp_view
->addItem('default', 'field', $this->definition['base'], $this->definition['field']);
$relationship_id = NULL;
// Add the used relationship for the subjoin, if defined.
if (isset($this->definition['relationship'])) {
list($relationship_table, $relationship_field) = explode(':', $this->definition['relationship']);
$relationship_id = $temp_view
->addItem('default', 'relationship', $relationship_table, $relationship_field);
}
$temp_item_options = array(
'relationship' => $relationship_id,
);
// Add the correct argument for our relationship's base
// ie the 'how to get back to base' argument.
// The relationship definition tells us which one to use.
$temp_view
->addItem('default', 'argument', $this->definition['argument table'], $this->definition['argument field'], $temp_item_options);
// Build the view. The creates the query object and produces the query
// string but does not run any queries.
$temp_view
->build();
// Now take the SelectQuery object the View has built and massage it
// somewhat so we can get the SQL query from it.
$subquery = $temp_view->build_info['query'];
// Workaround until http://drupal.org/node/844910 is fixed:
// Remove all fields from the SELECT except the base id.
$fields =& $subquery
->getFields();
foreach (array_keys($fields) as $field_name) {
// The base id for this subquery is stored in our definition.
if ($field_name != $this->definition['field']) {
unset($fields[$field_name]);
}
}
// Make every alias in the subquery safe within the outer query by
// appending a namespace to it, '_inner' by default.
$tables =& $subquery
->getTables();
foreach (array_keys($tables) as $table_name) {
$tables[$table_name]['alias'] .= $this->subquery_namespace;
// Namespace the join on every table.
if (isset($tables[$table_name]['condition'])) {
$tables[$table_name]['condition'] = $this
->conditionNamespace($tables[$table_name]['condition']);
}
}
// Namespace fields.
foreach (array_keys($fields) as $field_name) {
$fields[$field_name]['table'] .= $this->subquery_namespace;
$fields[$field_name]['alias'] .= $this->subquery_namespace;
}
// Namespace conditions.
$where =& $subquery
->conditions();
$this
->alterSubqueryCondition($subquery, $where);
// Not sure why, but our sort order clause doesn't have a table.
// TODO: the call to add_item() above to add the sort handler is probably
// wrong -- needs attention from someone who understands it.
// In the meantime, this works, but with a leap of faith...
$orders =& $subquery
->getOrderBy();
foreach ($orders as $order_key => $order) {
// But if we're using a whole view, we don't know what we have!
if ($options['subquery_view']) {
list($sort_table, $sort_field) = explode('.', $order_key);
}
$orders[$sort_table . $this->subquery_namespace . '.' . $sort_field] = $order;
unset($orders[$order_key]);
}
// The query we get doesn't include the LIMIT, so add it here.
$subquery
->range(0, 1);
// Extract the SQL the temporary view built.
$subquery_sql = $subquery
->__toString();
// Replace the placeholder with the outer, correlated field.
// Eg, change the placeholder ':users_uid' into the outer field 'users.uid'.
// We have to work directly with the SQL, because putting a name of a field
// into a SelectQuery that it does not recognize (because it's outer) just
// makes it treat it as a string.
$outer_placeholder = ':' . str_replace('.', '_', $this->definition['outer field']);
$subquery_sql = str_replace($outer_placeholder, $this->definition['outer field'], $subquery_sql);
return $subquery_sql;
}
/**
* Recursive helper to add a namespace to conditions.
*
* Similar to _views_query_tag_alter_condition().
*
* (Though why is the condition we get in a simple query 3 levels deep???)
*/
protected function alterSubqueryCondition(AlterableInterface $query, &$conditions) {
foreach ($conditions as $condition_id => &$condition) {
// Skip the #conjunction element.
if (is_numeric($condition_id)) {
if (is_string($condition['field'])) {
$condition['field'] = $this
->conditionNamespace($condition['field']);
}
elseif (is_object($condition['field'])) {
$sub_conditions =& $condition['field']
->conditions();
$this
->alterSubqueryCondition($query, $sub_conditions);
}
}
}
}
/**
* Helper function to namespace query pieces.
*
* Turns 'foo.bar' into 'foo_NAMESPACE.bar'.
*/
protected function conditionNamespace($string) {
return str_replace('.', $this->subquery_namespace . '.', $string);
}
/**
* Called to implement a relationship in a query.
* This is mostly a copy of our parent's query() except for this bit with
* the join class.
*/
public function query() {
// Figure out what base table this relationship brings to the party.
$table_data = Views::viewsData()
->get($this->definition['base']);
$base_field = empty($this->definition['base field']) ? $table_data['table']['base']['field'] : $this->definition['base field'];
$this
->ensureMyTable();
$def = $this->definition;
$def['table'] = $this->definition['base'];
$def['field'] = $base_field;
$def['left_table'] = $this->tableAlias;
$def['left_field'] = $this->field;
$def['adjusted'] = TRUE;
if (!empty($this->options['required'])) {
$def['type'] = 'INNER';
}
if ($this->options['subquery_regenerate']) {
// For testing only, regenerate the subquery each time.
$def['left_query'] = $this
->leftQuery($this->options);
}
else {
// Get the stored subquery SQL string.
$cid = 'views_relationship_groupwise_max:' . $this->view->storage
->id() . ':' . $this->view->current_display . ':' . $this->options['id'];
$cache = cache('views_results')
->get($cid);
if (isset($cache->data)) {
$def['left_query'] = $cache->data;
}
else {
$def['left_query'] = $this
->leftQuery($this->options);
cache('views_results')
->set($cid, $def['left_query']);
}
}
if (!empty($def['join_id'])) {
$id = $def['join_id'];
}
else {
$id = 'subquery';
}
$join = Views::pluginManager('join')
->createInstance($id, $def);
// use a short alias for this:
$alias = $def['table'] . '_' . $this->table;
$this->alias = $this->query
->addRelationship($alias, $join, $this->definition['base'], $this->relationship);
}
}
Name | Modifiers | Type | Description | Overrides |
---|---|---|---|---|
ContainerFactoryPluginBase:: |
public static | function |
Creates an instance of the plugin. Overrides ContainerFactoryPluginInterface:: |
11 |
GroupwiseMax:: |
protected | function | Recursive helper to add a namespace to conditions. | |
GroupwiseMax:: |
public | function |
Extends the relationship's basic options, allowing the user to pick
a sort and an order for it. Overrides RelationshipPluginBase:: |
|
GroupwiseMax:: |
protected | function | Helper function to namespace query pieces. | |
GroupwiseMax:: |
protected | function |
Defines default values for options. Overrides RelationshipPluginBase:: |
|
GroupwiseMax:: |
protected | function | Helper function to create a pseudo view. | |
GroupwiseMax:: |
protected | function | Generate a subquery given the user options, as set in the options. These are passed in rather than picked up from the object because we generate the subquery when the options are saved, rather than when the view is run. This saves considerable time. | |
GroupwiseMax:: |
public | function |
Called to implement a relationship in a query.
This is mostly a copy of our parent's query() except for this bit with
the join class. Overrides RelationshipPluginBase:: |
|
GroupwiseMax:: |
public | function |
When the form is submitted, take sure to clear the subquery string cache. Overrides HandlerBase:: |
|
HandlerBase:: |
public | property | When a field has been moved this property is set. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | property | When a table has been moved this property is set. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | property | With field you can override the realField if the real field is not set. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | property | Where the $query object will reside: | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | property | The actual field in the database table, maybe different on other kind of query plugins/special handlers. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | property | The relationship used for this field. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | property | The table this handler is attached to. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | property | The alias of the table of this handler which is used in the query. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Take input from exposed handlers and assign to this handler, if necessary. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Check whether current user has access to this handler. | 6 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Return a string representing this handler's name in the UI. | 9 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Provide text for the administrative summary | 4 |
HandlerBase:: |
public static | function | Breaks x,y,z and x+y+z into an array. Numeric only. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public static | function | Breaks x,y,z and x+y+z into an array. Works for strings. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Determine if the handler is considered 'broken', meaning it's a a placeholder used when a handler can't be found. | 6 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Render our chunk of the exposed handler form when selecting | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Form for exposed handler options. | 2 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Provide a form for setting options. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Provide a form for aggregation settings. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Determine if a handler can be exposed. | 2 |
HandlerBase:: |
protected | function | Transform a string by a certain method. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Set new exposed option defaults when exposed setting is flipped on. | 2 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Provide defaults for the handler. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Displays the Expose form. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Ensure the main table for this handler is in the query. This is used a lot. | 8 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Get information about the exposed form for the form renderer. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Creates cross-database SQL dates. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Creates cross-database SQL date formatting. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Determines the entity type used by this handler. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Shortcut to get a handler's raw field value. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Get the join object that should be used for this handler. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public static | function | Fetches a handler to join one table to a primary table from the data cache. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | If a handler has 'extra options' it will get a little settings widget and another form called extra_options. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Returns TRUE if the exposed filter works like a grouped filter. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Determine if this item is 'exposed', meaning it provides form elements to let users modify the view. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Define if the exposed input has to be submitted multiple times. This is TRUE when exposed filters grouped are using checkboxes as widgets. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
protected | function | Provides a unique placeholders for handlers. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Run after the view is executed, before the result is cached. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Run before the view is built. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Sanitize the value for output. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Called just prior to query(), this lets a handler set up any relationship it needs. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Shortcut to display the expose/hide button. | 2 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Shortcut to display the exposed options form. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | If set to remember exposed input in the session, store it there. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Submit the exposed handler form | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Perform any necessary changes to the form exposes prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Perform any necessary changes to the form values prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Perform any necessary changes to the form values prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | A submit handler that is used for storing temporary items when using multi-step changes, such as ajax requests. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function |
Validates the handler against the complete View. Overrides PluginBase:: |
1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Validate the exposed handler form | 4 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Validate the options form. | 1 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function | Validate the options form. | |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function |
Validate the options form. Overrides PluginBase:: |
5 |
HandlerBase:: |
public | function |
Constructs a Handler object. Overrides PluginBase:: |
3 |
PluginBase:: |
protected | property | Configuration information passed into the plugin. | 1 |
PluginBase:: |
public | property | Plugins's definition | |
PluginBase:: |
public | property | The display object this plugin is for. | |
PluginBase:: |
public | property | Options for this plugin will be held here. | |
PluginBase:: |
protected | property | The plugin implementation definition. | |
PluginBase:: |
protected | property | The plugin_id. | |
PluginBase:: |
protected | property | Denotes whether the plugin has an additional options form. | 8 |
PluginBase:: |
public | property | The top object of a view. | 1 |
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Clears a plugin. | 2 |
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Returns an array of available token replacements. | |
PluginBase:: |
public | function |
Returns the definition of the plugin implementation. Overrides PluginInspectionInterface:: |
|
PluginBase:: |
public | function |
Returns the plugin_id of the plugin instance. Overrides PluginInspectionInterface:: |
|
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Adds elements for available core tokens to a form. | |
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Returns a string with any core tokens replaced. | |
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Return the human readable name of the display. | |
PluginBase:: |
protected | function | Fills up the options of the plugin with defaults. | |
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Returns the summary of the settings in the display. | 6 |
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Provide a full list of possible theme templates used by this style. | 1 |
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Unpack options over our existing defaults, drilling down into arrays so that defaults don't get totally blown away. | |
PluginBase:: |
public | function | Returns the usesOptions property. | 8 |
RelationshipPluginBase:: |
public | function |
Overrides \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\HandlerBase::init(). Overrides HandlerBase:: |
2 |
RelationshipPluginBase:: |
public | function |
You can't groupby a relationship. Overrides HandlerBase:: |