Plugin Outline

[micgro42]

A plugin is to be developed, which lists all the media files present in the current namespace (of the currently viewed page).

• [x] This automatic list can be integrated into a page via syntax or directly into the template and thus be automatically available at any time.
• [x] The list display can be expanded and collapsed. The current status is stored (local storage) per page in the browser. The default state can be defined in the configuration.
• [x] The list of files is displayed in a table with the following information
  • filename/namespace
  • file size
  • last change date
• [x] The current namespace is clearly marked. Subnamespaces are displayed and can be expanded by clicking on them.
• [x] The height of the list is fixed. If there are more files than there is space in the list, the list will be scrollable.
• [x] The table can be sorted by columns and filtered dynamically. Filters allow globbing syntax for filenames.
• [x] Files are linked directly and open in a new browser window (target="_blank")

Note: If the Drag'n'Drop plugin is installed, files can also be dragged directly to the file list to trigger an upload without having to edit the current page. If files are dragged to a subnamespace, they are uploaded there instead of being uploaded to the current namespace. (This will be implemented in the Drag'n'Drop plugin and is not part of this ticket).

Estimation: 3 days

[micgro42]

cc @solewniczak

[solewniczak]

Sounds reasonable. 24 hours should be enough time. Subnamespaces should be expanded using ajax call or it will be enough to load everything during page load?

[splitbrain]

Yes, Ajax requests for the sub namespaces.

[solewniczak]

Ok, does the plugin need to work without JavaScript too?

[splitbrain]

basic stuff like showing the current namespace files should work, but all additional stuff like filtering, sorting or subnamespaces are fine to require JS

[solewniczak]

I've implemented basic html view. Check commit message for some design decisions I've made.

[splitbrain]

Looks good so far :+1:

[solewniczak]

Should the filtering work only for the current namespace or for all sub namespaces too? For all sub namespaces the ajax call becomes useless since we need to load all media files in advance.

The solution which I believe is the most elegant is filtering only on expanded namespaces. I'll implement it this way but if you want it to work differently let me know.

[splitbrain]

yes, filtering should only apply to the currently open namespaces

[solewniczak]

Ok, I've just finished the plugin. Waiting for feedback.

[micgro42]

I like it! :+1:

There are some minor issues and a follow-up requirement. I will open tickets for each of those.