Show device location in breadcrumbs

[llamafilm]

NetBox version

v3.7.0

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

When viewing a device, the breadcrumbs at the top of the page currently show the site and parent device. I'd like to also include the location here. Mockup image:

Use case

My devices are primarily organized using the hierarchy Site > Location > Device. This would save a lot of time when editing a device, to be able to quickly jump to a list of other devices in the same location. (By the way, location means room name in my system).

Database changes

none

External dependencies

none

[llamafilm]

At first glance, it seems like all that is required is adding these lines in netbox/templates/dcim/device/base.html

  {% if object.location %}
    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{% url 'dcim:device_list' %}?site_id={{ object.site.pk }}&location_id={{ object.location.pk }}">{{ object.location }}</a></li>
  {% endif %}

[sleepinggenius2]

As Locations can be nested, I would assume that the full hierarchy would be desirable, so the code would be a little more complicated. It looks like it's already being done on MPTT views themselves, like Location, Region, and Site Group, so it would probably make sense to make a template tag like the existing nested_tree one to handle this use case.

[llamafilm]

You're right, the full hierarchy would be better. I guess there would need to be some limit in case the string is too long, shortening the middle with ellipses to fit on screen.

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