Extension View Helpers

Title	View Helpers
Name	ckanext-viewhelpers
Type	Public extension
Description	Helper methods for CKAN resource views
CKAN versions	~2.8 Show details These CKAN Versions are exactely matched: 2.10.0 2.10.1 2.10.2 2.10.3 2.10.4 2.10.5 2.10.6 2.10.7 2.10.8 2.11.0 2.11.1 2.11.2 2.11.3 2.12.0 2.8.0 2.8.1 2.8.10 2.8.11 2.8.12 2.8.2 2.8.3 2.8.4 2.8.5 2.8.6 2.8.7 2.8.8 2.8.9 2.9.0 2.9.1 2.9.10 2.9.11 2.9.2 2.9.3 2.9.4 2.9.5 2.9.6 2.9.7 2.9.8 2.9.9
Download-Url (zip)	https://github.com/ckan/ckanext-viewhelpers.git#egg=ckanext-viewhelpers
Download-Url commit date	2015-06-01
Url to repo	https://github.com/ckan/ckanext-viewhelpers
Category	Visualization & Analytics

Description (long)	Show details Provides helper methods useful for CKAN’s resource views including data filtering and form generation. Features include OpenSpending-inspired filtering scheme with Key:Value pairs separated by pipes (\|), logical OR for same-key filters and AND for different-key filters, filters parameter in URL query strings for dynamic data filtering, filters_form CKAN module for creating filter forms in resource views, support for multiple filters on datasets for focused visualization, and utilities used by ckanext-dashboard, ckanext-basiccharts, and ckanext-mapviews. Designed for the Resource View feature introduced in CKAN 1251-resource-view branch.
Version	0.1
Version release date	2015-06-01
Contact name	Vitor Baptista / Open Knowledge Foundation
Contakt email	vitor.baptista@okfn.org
Contact Url	(not set)

Configuration hints	Installation: git clone, python setup.py install, add ‘viewhelpers’ to ckan.plugins BEFORE other plugins that depend on it. No configuration required. Filtering syntax: ?filters=Country:Brazil for single filter, ?filters=Country:Brazil\|Country:USA for multiple values (OR), ?filters=Country:Brazil\|Year:1990 for multiple keys (AND). Filter form: Use filters_form CKAN module to create forms allowing users to define default filters for resource views. JavaScript tests included. Used by: ckanext-dashboard, ckanext-basiccharts, ckanext-mapviews. Use cases: Interactive data visualization with user-controlled filtering, chart views with multiple data slices, dashboard creation with filtered datasets, geographic visualizations with field-based filters. Note: Designed for CKAN’s Resource View feature from 1251-resource-view branch.
Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)	viewhelpers
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)	(not set)
DB migration to be executed	(not set)