'''
List View
===========
.. versionadded:: 1.5
.. warning::
This code is still experimental, and its API is subject to change in a
future version.
The :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView` widget provides a scrollable/pannable
viewport that is clipped to the scrollview's bounding box which contains
list item view instances.
The :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView` implements an :class:`AbstractView` as
a vertical, scrollable list. The :class:`AbstractView` has one property:
:class:`~kivy.adapters.adapter`.
The :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView` sets an adapter to one of a
:class:`~kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter.SimpleListAdapter`,
:class:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter` or a
:class:`~kivy.adapters.dictadapter.DictAdapter`.
Introduction
------------
Lists are central parts of many software projects. Kivy's approach to lists
includes providing solutions for simple lists, along with a substantial
framework for building lists of moderate to advanced complexity. For a new
user, it can be difficult to ramp up from simple to advanced. For
this reason, Kivy provides an extensive set of examples that you may wish to
run first, to get a taste of the range of functionality offered. You can tell
from the names of the examples that they illustrate the "ramping up" from
simple to advanced:
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_simple.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_simple_in_kv.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_simple_in_kv_2.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_master_detail.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_two_up.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_kv.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_composite.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_dict.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py
* kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_ops.py
Many of the examples feature selection, some restricting selection to single
selection, where only one item at at time can be selected, and others allowing
multiple item selection. Many of the examples illustrate how selection in one
list can be connected to actions and selections in another view or another list.
Find your own way of reading the documentation here, examining the source code
for the example apps and running the examples. Some may prefer to read the
documentation through first, others may want to run the examples and view their
code. No matter what you do, going back and forth will likely be needed.
Basic Example
-------------
In its simplest form, we make a listview with 100 items::
from kivy.uix.listview import ListView
from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
class MainView(GridLayout):
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
kwargs['cols'] = 2
super(MainView, self).__init__(**kwargs)
list_view = ListView(
item_strings=[str(index) for index in range(100)])
self.add_widget(list_view)
if __name__ == '__main__':
from kivy.base import runTouchApp
runTouchApp(MainView(width=800))
Or, we could declare the listview using the kv language::
from kivy.uix.modalview import ModalView
from kivy.uix.listview import ListView
from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
from kivy.lang import Builder
Builder.load_string("""
<ListViewModal>:
size_hint: None, None
size: 400, 400
ListView:
size_hint: .8, .8
item_strings: [str(index) for index in range(100)]
""")
class ListViewModal(ModalView):
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
super(ListViewModal, self).__init__(**kwargs)
class MainView(GridLayout):
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
kwargs['cols'] = 1
super(MainView, self).__init__(**kwargs)
listview_modal = ListViewModal()
self.add_widget(listview_modal)
if __name__ == '__main__':
from kivy.base import runTouchApp
runTouchApp(MainView(width=800))
Using an Adapter
-------------------
Behind the scenes, the basic example above uses the
:class:`~kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter.SimpleListAdapter`. When the
constructor for the :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView` sees that only a list
of
strings is provided as an argument (called item_strings), it creates an instance
of :class:`~kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter.SimpleListAdapter` using the
list of strings.
Simple in :class:`~kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter.SimpleListAdapter` means:
*without selection support*. It is a scrollable list of items that does not
respond to touch events.
To use a :class:`SimpleListAdaper` explicitly when creating a ListView instance,
do::
simple_list_adapter = SimpleListAdapter(
data=["Item #{0}".format(i) for i in range(100)],
cls=Label)
list_view = ListView(adapter=simple_list_adapter)
The instance of :class:`~kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter.SimpleListAdapter` has
a required data argument which contains data items to use for instantiating
Label views for the list view (note the cls=Label argument). The data items are
strings. Each item string is set by the
:class:`~kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter.SimpleListAdapter` as the *text*
argument for each Label instantiation.
You can declare a ListView with an adapter in a kv file with special attention
given to the way longer python blocks are indented::
from kivy.uix.modalview import ModalView
from kivy.uix.listview import ListView
from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
from kivy.lang import Builder
from kivy.factory import Factory
# Note the special nature of indentation in the adapter declaration, where
# the adapter: is on one line, then the value side must be given at one
# level of indentation.
Builder.load_string("""
#:import label kivy.uix.label
#:import sla kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter
<ListViewModal>:
size_hint: None, None
size: 400, 400
ListView:
size_hint: .8, .8
adapter:
sla.SimpleListAdapter(
data=["Item #{0}".format(i) for i in range(100)],
cls=label.Label)
""")
class ListViewModal(ModalView):
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
super(ListViewModal, self).__init__(**kwargs)
class MainView(GridLayout):
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
kwargs['cols'] = 1
super(MainView, self).__init__(**kwargs)
listview_modal = ListViewModal()
self.add_widget(listview_modal)
if __name__ == '__main__':
from kivy.base import runTouchApp
runTouchApp(MainView(width=800))
ListAdapter and DictAdapter
---------------------------
For many uses of a list, the data is more than a simple list of strings.
Selection functionality is also often needed.
The :class:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter` and
:class:`~kivy.adapters.dictadapter.DictAdapter` cover these more elaborate
needs.
The :class:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter` is the base class for
:class:`~kivy.adapters.dictadapter.DictAdapter`, so we can start with it.
See the :class:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter` docs for details, but
here are synopses of its arguments:
* *data*: strings, class instances, dicts, etc. that form the basis data
for instantiating views.
* *cls*: a Kivy view that is to be instantiated for each list item. There
are several built-in types available, including ListItemLabel and
ListItemButton, or you can make your own class that mixes in the
required :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.SelectableView`.
* *template*: the name of a Kivy language (kv) template that defines the
Kivy view for each list item.
.. note::
Pick only one, cls or template, to provide as an argument.
* *args_converter*: a function that takes a data item object as input and
uses it to build and return an args dict, ready
to be used in a call to instantiate item views using the item view cls
or template. In the case of cls, the args dict acts as a
kwargs object. For a template, it is treated as a context
(ctx) but is essentially similar in form to the kwargs usage.
* *selection_mode*: a string with the value 'single', 'multiple' or others
(See :attr:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter.selection_mode` for
details).
* *allow_empty_selection*: a boolean, which if False (the default), forces
there to always be a selection if there is data
available. If True, selection happens only as a
result of user action.
In narrative, we can summarize as follows:
A listview's adapter takes data items and uses an args_converter
function to transform them into arguments for making list item view
instances, using either a cls or a kv template.
In a graphic, a summary of the relationship between a listview and its
list adapter, looks like this::
- ------------ ListAdapter or DictAdapter ------------
- | |
- | <list item views> (cls or template) <data items> |
- ListView --> | [args_converter] |
- | |
- | <<< selection handling >>> |
- | |
- ----------------------------------------------------
A :class:`~kivy.adapters.dictadapter.DictAdapter` has the same arguments and
requirements as :class:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter` except for two
things:
1) There is an additional argument, sorted_keys, which must meet the
requirements of normal python dictionary keys.
2) The data argument is, as you would expect, a dict. Keys in the dict
must include the keys in the sorted_keys argument, but they may form a
superset of the keys in sorted_keys. Values may be strings, class
instances, dicts, etc. (The args_converter uses it accordingly).
Using an Args Converter
-----------------------
A :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView` allows use of built-in list item views,
such as :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemButton`, your own custom item view
class or a custom kv template. Whichever type of list item view is used, an
args_converter function is needed to prepare, per list data item, args for
the cls or template.
.. note::
Only the ListItemLabel, ListItemButton or custom classes like them, and
neither the bare Label nor Button classes, are to be used in the listview
system.
.. warning::
ListItemButton inherits the `background_normal` and `background_down`
properties from the Button widget, so the `selected_color` and
`deselected_color` are not represented faithfully by default.
Here is an args_converter for use with the built-in
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemButton` specified as a normal Python
function::
def args_converter(row_index, an_obj):
return {'text': an_obj.text,
'size_hint_y': None,
'height': 25}
and as a lambda:
args_converter = lambda row_index, an_obj: {'text': an_obj.text,
'size_hint_y': None,
'height': 25}
In the args converter example above, the data item is assumed to be an object
(class instance), hence the reference an_obj.text.
Here is an example of an args converter that works with list data items that
are dicts::
args_converter = lambda row_index, obj: {'text': obj['text'],
'size_hint_y': None,
'height': 25}
So, it is the responsibility of the developer to code the args_converter
according to the data at hand. The row_index argument can be useful in some
cases, such as when custom labels are needed.
An Example ListView
-------------------
Now, to some example code::
from kivy.adapters.listadapter import ListAdapter
from kivy.uix.listview import ListItemButton, ListView
data = [{'text': str(i), 'is_selected': False} for i in range(100)]
args_converter = lambda row_index, rec: {'text': rec['text'],
'size_hint_y': None,
'height': 25}
list_adapter = ListAdapter(data=data,
args_converter=args_converter,
cls=ListItemButton,
selection_mode='single',
allow_empty_selection=False)
list_view = ListView(adapter=list_adapter)
This listview will show 100 buttons with text of 0 to 100. The args converter
function works on dict items in the data. ListItemButton views will be
instantiated from the args converted by args_converter for each data item. The
listview will only allow single selection: additional touches will be
ignored. When the listview is first shown, the first item will already be
selected because allow_empty_selection is False.
The :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemLabel` works in much the same way as the
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemButton`.
Using a Custom Item View Class
------------------------------
The data used in an adapter can be any of the normal Python types, such as
strings, class instances and dictionaries. They can also be custom classes, as
shown below. It is up to the programmer to assure that the args_converter
performs the appropriate conversions.
Here we make a simple DataItem class that has the required text and
is_selected properties::
from kivy.uix.listview import ListItemButton
from kivy.adapters.listadapter import ListAdapter
class DataItem(object):
def __init__(self, text='', is_selected=False):
self.text = text
self.is_selected = is_selected
data_items = []
data_items.append(DataItem(text='cat'))
data_items.append(DataItem(text='dog'))
data_items.append(DataItem(text='frog'))
list_item_args_converter = lambda row_index, obj: {'text': obj.text,
'size_hint_y': None,
'height': 25}
list_adapter = ListAdapter(data=data_items,
args_converter=list_item_args_converter,
selection_mode='single',
propagate_selection_to_data=True,
allow_empty_selection=False,
cls=ListItemButton)
list_view = ListView(adapter=list_adapter)
The data is set in a :class:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter` along
with a list item args_converter function above (lambda) and arguments
concerning selection: only single selection is allowed, and selection in the
listview will propagate to the data items. The propagation setting means that
the is_selected property for each data item will be set and kept in sync with
the list item views. By having allow_empty_selection=False, when the listview
first appears, the first item, 'cat', will already be selected. The list
adapter will instantiate a :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemButton` class
instance for each data item, using the assigned args_converter.
The list_vew would be added to a view with add_widget() after the last line,
where it is created. See the basic example at the top of this documentation for
an example of add_widget() use in the context of a sample app.
You may also use the provided :class:`SelectableDataItem` mixin to make a
custom class. Instead of the "manually-constructed" DataItem class above,
we could do::
from kivy.adapters.models import SelectableDataItem
class DataItem(SelectableDataItem):
# Add properties here.
pass
:class:`SelectableDataItem` is a simple mixin class that has an is_selected
property.
Using an Item View Template
---------------------------
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.SelectableView` is another simple mixin class that
has required properties for a list item: text, and is_selected. To make your
own template, mix it in as follows::
from kivy.uix.listview import ListItemButton
from kivy.uix.listview import SelectableView
Builder.load_string("""
[CustomListItem@SelectableView+BoxLayout]:
size_hint_y: ctx.size_hint_y
height: ctx.height
ListItemButton:
text: ctx.text
is_selected: ctx.is_selected
""")
A class called CustomListItem will be instantiated for each list item. Note
that it is a layout, BoxLayout, and is thus a kind of container. It contains a
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemButton` instance.
Using the power of the Kivy language (kv), you can easily build composite list
items -- in addition to ListItemButton, you could have a ListItemLabel, or a
custom class you have defined and registered with the system.
An args_converter needs to be constructed that goes along with such a kv
template. For example, to use the kv template above::
list_item_args_converter = \
lambda row_index, rec: {'text': rec['text'],
'is_selected': rec['is_selected'],
'size_hint_y': None,
'height': 25}
integers_dict = \
{ str(i): {'text': str(i), 'is_selected': False} for i in range(100)}
dict_adapter = DictAdapter(sorted_keys=[str(i) for i in range(100)],
data=integers_dict,
args_converter=list_item_args_converter,
template='CustomListItem')
list_view = ListView(adapter=dict_adapter)
A dict adapter is created with 1..100 integer strings as sorted_keys, and an
integers_dict as data. integers_dict has the integer strings as keys and dicts
with text and is_selected properties. The CustomListItem defined above in the
Builder.load_string() call is set as the kv template for the list item views.
The list_item_args_converter lambda function will take each dict in
integers_dict and will return an args dict, ready for passing as the context
(ctx) for the template.
The list_vew would be added to a view with add_widget() after the last line,
where it is created. Again, see the basic example above for add_widget() use.
Using CompositeListItem
-----------------------
The class :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.CompositeListItem` is another option for
building advanced composite list items. The kv language approach has its
advantages, but here we build a composite list view using a straight Kivy
widget method::
args_converter = lambda row_index, rec: \
{'text': rec['text'],
'size_hint_y': None,
'height': 25,
'cls_dicts': [{'cls': ListItemButton,
'kwargs': {'text': rec['text']}},
{'cls': ListItemLabel,
'kwargs': {'text': "Middle-{0}".format(rec['text']),
'is_representing_cls': True}},
{'cls': ListItemButton,
'kwargs': {'text': rec['text']}}]}
item_strings = ["{0}".format(index) for index in range(100)]
integers_dict = \
{ str(i): {'text': str(i), 'is_selected': False} for i in range(100)}
dict_adapter = DictAdapter(sorted_keys=item_strings,
data=integers_dict,
args_converter=args_converter,
selection_mode='single',
allow_empty_selection=False,
cls=CompositeListItem)
list_view = ListView(adapter=dict_adapter)
The args_converter is somewhat complicated, so we should go through the
details. Observe in the :class:`~kivy.adapters.dictadapter.DictAdapter`
instantiation that :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.CompositeListItem` instance is
set as the cls to be instantiated for each list item. The args_converter will
make args dicts for this cls. In the args_converter, the first three items,
text, size_hint_y, and height, are arguments for CompositeListItem itself.
After that you see a cls_dicts list that contains argument sets for each of the
member widgets for this composite: :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemButton`
and :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemLabel`. This is a similar approach to
using a kv template described above.
The sorted_keys and data arguments for the dict adapter are the same as in the
previous code example.
For details on how :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.CompositeListItem` works,
examine the code, looking for how parsing of the cls_dicts list and kwargs
processing is done.
Uses for Selection
------------------
What can we do with selection? Combining selection with the system of bindings
in Kivy, we can build a wide range of user interface designs.
We could make data items that contain the names of dog breeds, and connect
the selection of dog breed to the display of details in another view, which
would update automatically on selection. This is done via a binding to the
on_selection_change event::
list_adapter.bind(on_selection_change=callback_function)
where callback_function() does whatever is needed for the update. See the
example called list_master_detail.py, and imagine that the list one the left
would be a list of dog breeds, and the detail view on the right would show
details for a selected dog breed.
In another example, we could set the selection_mode of a listview to
'multiple', and load it with a list of answers to a multiple-choice question.
The question could have several correct answers. A color swatch view could be
bound to selection change, as above, so that it turns green as soon as the
correct choices are made, unless the number of touches exeeds a limit, when the
answer session would be terminated. See the examples that feature thumbnail
images to get some ideas, e.g., list_cascade_dict.py.
In a more involved example, we could chain together three listviews, where
selection in the first controls the items shown in the second, and selection in
the second controls the items shown in the third. If allow_empty_selection were
set to False for these listviews, a dynamic system of selection "cascading"
from one list to the next, would result.
There are so many ways that listviews and Kivy bindings functionality can be
used, that we have only scratched the surface here. For on-disk examples, see
these::
kivy/examples/widgets/lists/list_*.py
Several examples show the "cascading" behavior described above. Others
demonstrate the use of kv templates and composite list views.
'''
__all__ = ('SelectableView', 'ListItemButton', 'ListItemLabel',
'CompositeListItem', 'ListView', )
from kivy.event import EventDispatcher
from kivy.clock import Clock
from kivy.uix.widget import Widget
from kivy.uix.button import Button
from kivy.uix.label import Label
from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
from kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter import SimpleListAdapter
from kivy.uix.abstractview import AbstractView
from kivy.properties import ObjectProperty, DictProperty, \
NumericProperty, ListProperty, BooleanProperty
from kivy.lang import Builder
from math import ceil, floor
[docs]class SelectableView(object):
'''The :class:`~kivy.uix.listview.SelectableView` mixin is used to design
list item and other classes that are to be instantiated by an adapter to be
used in a listview. The :class:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter`
and :class:`~kivy.adapters.dictadapter.DictAdapter` adapters are
selection-enabled. select() and deselect() are to be overridden with
display code to mark items as selected or not, if desired.
'''
index = NumericProperty(-1)
'''The index into the underlying data list or the data item this view
represents.
:attr:`index` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.NumericProperty`, default
to -1.
'''
is_selected = BooleanProperty(False)
'''A SelectableView instance carries this property, which should be kept
in sync with the equivalent property in the data item it represents.
:attr:`is_selected` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.BooleanProperty`, default
to False.
'''
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
super(SelectableView, self).__init__(**kwargs)
[docs] def select(self, *args):
'''The list item is responsible for updating the display for
being selected, if desired.
'''
self.is_selected = True
[docs] def deselect(self, *args):
'''The list item is responsible for updating the display for
being unselected, if desired.
'''
self.is_selected = False
[docs]class ListItemLabel(SelectableView, Label):
''':class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListItemLabel` mixes
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.SelectableView` with
:class:`~kivy.uix.label.Label` to produce a label suitable for use in
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView`.
'''
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
super(ListItemLabel, self).__init__(**kwargs)
def select(self, *args):
self.bold = True
if isinstance(self.parent, CompositeListItem):
self.parent.select_from_child(self, *args)
def deselect(self, *args):
self.bold = False
if isinstance(self.parent, CompositeListItem):
self.parent.deselect_from_child(self, *args)
def select_from_composite(self, *args):
self.bold = True
def deselect_from_composite(self, *args):
self.bold = False
def __repr__(self):
return '<%s text=%s>' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.text)
[docs]class CompositeListItem(SelectableView, BoxLayout):
''':class:`~kivy.uix.listview.CompositeListItem` mixes
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.SelectableView` with :class:`BoxLayout` for a
generic container-style list item, to be used in
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView`.
'''
background_color = ListProperty([1, 1, 1, 1])
'''ListItem sublasses Button, which has background_color, but
for a composite list item, we must add this property.
:attr:`background_color` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.ListProperty` and
defaults to [1, 1, 1, 1].
'''
selected_color = ListProperty([1., 0., 0., 1])
'''
:attr:`selected_color` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.ListProperty` and
defaults to [1., 0., 0., 1].
'''
deselected_color = ListProperty([.33, .33, .33, 1])
'''
:attr:`deselected_color` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.ListProperty` and
defaults to [.33, .33, .33, 1].
'''
representing_cls = ObjectProperty(None)
'''Which component view class, if any, should represent for the
composite list item in __repr__()?
:attr:`representing_cls` is an :class:`~kivy.properties.ObjectProperty` and
defaults to None.
'''
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
super(CompositeListItem, self).__init__(**kwargs)
# Example data:
#
# 'cls_dicts': [{'cls': ListItemButton,
# 'kwargs': {'text': "Left"}},
# 'cls': ListItemLabel,
# 'kwargs': {'text': "Middle",
# 'is_representing_cls': True}},
# 'cls': ListItemButton,
# 'kwargs': {'text': "Right"}]
# There is an index to the data item this composite list item view
# represents. Get it from kwargs and pass it along to children in the
# loop below.
index = kwargs['index']
for cls_dict in kwargs['cls_dicts']:
cls = cls_dict['cls']
cls_kwargs = cls_dict.get('kwargs', None)
if cls_kwargs:
cls_kwargs['index'] = index
if 'selection_target' not in cls_kwargs:
cls_kwargs['selection_target'] = self
if 'text' not in cls_kwargs:
cls_kwargs['text'] = kwargs['text']
if 'is_representing_cls' in cls_kwargs:
self.representing_cls = cls
self.add_widget(cls(**cls_kwargs))
else:
cls_kwargs = {}
cls_kwargs['index'] = index
if 'text' in kwargs:
cls_kwargs['text'] = kwargs['text']
self.add_widget(cls(**cls_kwargs))
def select(self, *args):
self.background_color = self.selected_color
def deselect(self, *args):
self.background_color = self.deselected_color
def select_from_child(self, child, *args):
for c in self.children:
if c is not child:
c.select_from_composite(*args)
def deselect_from_child(self, child, *args):
for c in self.children:
if c is not child:
c.deselect_from_composite(*args)
def __repr__(self):
if self.representing_cls is not None:
return '<%r>, representing <%s>' % (
self.representing_cls, self.__class__.__name__)
else:
return '<%s>' % (self.__class__.__name__)
Builder.load_string('''
<ListView>:
container: container
ScrollView:
pos: root.pos
on_scroll_y: root._scroll(args[1])
do_scroll_x: False
GridLayout:
cols: 1
id: container
size_hint_y: None
''')
[docs]class ListView(AbstractView, EventDispatcher):
''':class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView` is a primary high-level widget,
handling the common task of presenting items in a scrolling list.
Flexibility is afforded by use of a variety of adapters to interface with
data.
The adapter property comes via the mixed in
:class:`~kivy.uix.abstractview.AbstractView` class.
:class:`~kivy.uix.listview.ListView` also subclasses
:class:`EventDispatcher` for scrolling. The event *on_scroll_complete* is
used in refreshing the main view.
For a simple list of string items, without selection, use
:class:`~kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter.SimpleListAdapter`. For list items
that respond to selection, ranging from simple items to advanced
composites, use :class:`~kivy.adapters.listadapter.ListAdapter`. For an
alternate powerful adapter, use
:class:`~kivy.adapters.dictadapter.DictAdapter`, rounding out the choice
for designing highly interactive lists.
:Events:
`on_scroll_complete`: (boolean, )
Fired when scrolling completes.
'''
divider = ObjectProperty(None)
'''[TODO] Not used.
'''
divider_height = NumericProperty(2)
'''[TODO] Not used.
'''
container = ObjectProperty(None)
'''The container is a :class:`~kivy.uix.gridlayout.GridLayout` widget held
within a :class:`~kivy.uix.scrollview.ScrollView` widget. (See the
associated kv block in the Builder.load_string() setup). Item view
instances managed and provided by the adapter are added to this container.
The container is cleared with a call to clear_widgets() when the list is
rebuilt by the populate() method. A padding
:class:`~kivy.uix.widget.Widget` instance is also added as needed,
depending on the row height calculations.
:attr:`container` is an :class:`~kivy.properties.ObjectProperty` and
defaults to None.
'''
row_height = NumericProperty(None)
'''The row_height property is calculated on the basis of the height of the
container and the count of items.
:attr:`row_height` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.NumericProperty` and
defaults to None.
'''
item_strings = ListProperty([])
'''If item_strings is provided, create an instance of
:class:`~kivy.adapters.simplelistadapter.SimpleListAdapter` with this list
of strings, and use it to manage a no-selection list.
:attr:`item_strings` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.ListProperty` and
defaults to [].
'''
scrolling = BooleanProperty(False)
'''If the scroll_to() method is called while scrolling operations are
happening, a call recursion error can occur. scroll_to() checks to see that
scrolling is False before calling populate(). scroll_to() dispatches a
scrolling_complete event, which sets scrolling back to False.
:attr:`scrolling` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.BooleanProperty` and
defaults to False.
'''
_index = NumericProperty(0)
_sizes = DictProperty({})
_count = NumericProperty(0)
_wstart = NumericProperty(0)
_wend = NumericProperty(-1)
__events__ = ('on_scroll_complete', )
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
# Check for an adapter argument. If it doesn't exist, we
# check for item_strings in use with SimpleListAdapter
# to make a simple list.
if 'adapter' not in kwargs:
if 'item_strings' not in kwargs:
# Could be missing, or it could be that the ListView is
# declared in a kv file. If kv is in use, and item_strings is
# declared there, then item_strings will not be set until after
# __init__(). So, the data=[] set will temporarily serve for
# SimpleListAdapter instantiation, with the binding to
# item_strings_changed() handling the eventual set of the
# item_strings property from the application of kv rules.
list_adapter = SimpleListAdapter(data=[],
cls=Label)
else:
list_adapter = SimpleListAdapter(data=kwargs['item_strings'],
cls=Label)
kwargs['adapter'] = list_adapter
super(ListView, self).__init__(**kwargs)
self._trigger_populate = Clock.create_trigger(self._spopulate, -1)
self._trigger_reset_populate = \
Clock.create_trigger(self._reset_spopulate, -1)
self.bind(size=self._trigger_populate,
pos=self._trigger_populate,
item_strings=self.item_strings_changed,
adapter=self._trigger_populate)
# The bindings setup above sets self._trigger_populate() to fire
# when the adapter changes, but we also need this binding for when
# adapter.data and other possible triggers change for view updating.
# We don't know that these are, so we ask the adapter to set up the
# bindings back to the view updating function here.
self.adapter.bind_triggers_to_view(self._trigger_reset_populate)
# Added to set data when item_strings is set in a kv template, but it will
# be good to have also if item_strings is reset generally.
def item_strings_changed(self, *args):
self.adapter.data = self.item_strings
def _scroll(self, scroll_y):
if self.row_height is None:
return
self._scroll_y = scroll_y
scroll_y = 1 - min(1, max(scroll_y, 0))
container = self.container
mstart = (container.height - self.height) * scroll_y
mend = mstart + self.height
# convert distance to index
rh = self.row_height
istart = int(ceil(mstart / rh))
iend = int(floor(mend / rh))
istart = max(0, istart - 1)
iend = max(0, iend - 1)
if istart < self._wstart:
rstart = max(0, istart - 10)
self.populate(rstart, iend)
self._wstart = rstart
self._wend = iend
elif iend > self._wend:
self.populate(istart, iend + 10)
self._wstart = istart
self._wend = iend + 10
def _spopulate(self, *args):
self.populate()
def _reset_spopulate(self, *args):
self._wend = -1
self.populate()
# simulate the scroll again, only if we already scrolled before
# the position might not be the same, mostly because we don't know the
# size of the new item.
if hasattr(self, '_scroll_y'):
self._scroll(self._scroll_y)
def populate(self, istart=None, iend=None):
container = self.container
sizes = self._sizes
rh = self.row_height
# ensure we know what we want to show
if istart is None:
istart = self._wstart
iend = self._wend
# clear the view
container.clear_widgets()
# guess only ?
if iend is not None and iend != -1:
# fill with a "padding"
fh = 0
for x in range(istart):
fh += sizes[x] if x in sizes else rh
container.add_widget(Widget(size_hint_y=None, height=fh))
# now fill with real item_view
index = istart
while index <= iend:
item_view = self.adapter.get_view(index)
index += 1
if item_view is None:
continue
sizes[index] = item_view.height
container.add_widget(item_view)
else:
available_height = self.height
real_height = 0
index = self._index
count = 0
while available_height > 0:
item_view = self.adapter.get_view(index)
if item_view is None:
break
sizes[index] = item_view.height
index += 1
count += 1
container.add_widget(item_view)
available_height -= item_view.height
real_height += item_view.height
self._count = count
# extrapolate the full size of the container from the size
# of view instances in the adapter
if count:
container.height = \
real_height / count * self.adapter.get_count()
if self.row_height is None:
self.row_height = real_height / count
def scroll_to(self, index=0):
if not self.scrolling:
self.scrolling = True
self._index = index
self.populate()
self.dispatch('on_scroll_complete')
def on_scroll_complete(self, *args):
self.scrolling = False