flectra/doc/webservices/flectra.rst
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============
External API
============
Flectra is usually extended internally via modules, but many of its features and
all of its data are also available from the outside for external analysis or
integration with various tools. Part of the :ref:`reference/orm/model` API is
easily available over XML-RPC_ and accessible from a variety of languages.
.. Flectra XML-RPC idiosyncracies:
* uses multiple endpoint and a nested call syntax instead of a
"hierarchical" server structure (e.g. ``flectra.res.partner.read()``)
* uses its own own manual auth system instead of basic auth or sessions
(basic is directly supported the Python and Ruby stdlibs as well as
ws-xmlrpc, not sure about ripcord)
* own auth is inconvenient as (uid, password) have to be explicitly passed
into every call. Session would allow db to be stored as well
These issues are especially visible in Java, somewhat less so in PHP
Connection
==========
.. kinda gross because it duplicates existing bits
.. only:: html
.. rst-class:: setupcode hidden
.. code-block:: python
import xmlrpclib
info = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('https://demo.flectra.com/start').start()
url, db, username, password = \
info['host'], info['database'], info['user'], info['password']
common = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('{}/xmlrpc/2/common'.format(url))
uid = common.authenticate(db, username, password, {})
models = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('{}/xmlrpc/2/object'.format(url))
.. code-block:: ruby
require "xmlrpc/client"
info = XMLRPC::Client.new2('https://demo.flectra.com/start').call('start')
url, db, username, password = \
info['host'], info['database'], info['user'], info['password']
common = XMLRPC::Client.new2("#{url}/xmlrpc/2/common")
uid = common.call('authenticate', db, username, password, {})
models = XMLRPC::Client.new2("#{url}/xmlrpc/2/object").proxy
.. code-block:: php
require_once('ripcord.php');
$info = ripcord::client('https://demo.flectra.com/start')->start();
list($url, $db, $username, $password) =
array($info['host'], $info['database'], $info['user'], $info['password']);
$common = ripcord::client("$url/xmlrpc/2/common");
$uid = $common->authenticate($db, $username, $password, array());
$models = ripcord::client("$url/xmlrpc/2/object");
.. code-block:: java
final XmlRpcClient client = new XmlRpcClient();
final XmlRpcClientConfigImpl start_config = new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl();
start_config.setServerURL(new URL("https://demo.flectra.com/start"));
final Map<String, String> info = (Map<String, String>)client.execute(
start_config, "start", emptyList());
final String url = info.get("host"),
db = info.get("database"),
username = info.get("user"),
password = info.get("password");
final XmlRpcClientConfigImpl common_config = new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl();
common_config.setServerURL(new URL(String.format("%s/xmlrpc/2/common", url)));
int uid = (int)client.execute(
common_config, "authenticate", Arrays.asList(
db, username, password, emptyMap()));
final XmlRpcClient models = new XmlRpcClient() {{
setConfig(new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl() {{
setServerURL(new URL(String.format("%s/xmlrpc/2/object", url)));
}});
}};
Configuration
-------------
If you already have an Flectra server installed, you can just use its
parameters
.. warning::
For Flectra Online instances (<domain>.flectra.com), users are created without a
*local* password (as a person you are logged in via the Flectra Online
authentication system, not by the instance itself). To use XML-RPC on Flectra
Online instances, you will need to set a password on the user account you
want to use:
* Log in your instance with an administrator account
* Go to :menuselection:`Settings --> Users --> Users`
* Click on the user you want to use for XML-RPC access
* Click the :guilabel:`Change Password` button
* Set a :guilabel:`New Password` value then click
:guilabel:`Change Password`.
The *server url* is the instance's domain (e.g.
*https://mycompany.flectra.com*), the *database name* is the name of the
instance (e.g. *mycompany*). The *username* is the configured user's login
as shown by the *Change Password* screen.
.. rst-class:: setup doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
url = <insert server URL>
db = <insert database name>
username = 'admin'
password = <insert password for your admin user (default: admin)>
.. code-block:: ruby
url = <insert server URL>
db = <insert database name>
username = "admin"
password = <insert password for your admin user (default: admin)>
.. code-block:: php
$url = <insert server URL>;
$db = <insert database name>;
$username = "admin";
$password = <insert password for your admin user (default: admin)>;
.. code-block:: java
final String url = <insert server URL>,
db = <insert database name>,
username = "admin",
password = <insert password for your admin user (default: admin)>;
demo
''''
To make exploration simpler, you can also ask https://demo.flectra.com for a test
database:
.. rst-class:: setup doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
import xmlrpclib
info = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('https://demo.flectra.com/start').start()
url, db, username, password = \
info['host'], info['database'], info['user'], info['password']
.. code-block:: ruby
require "xmlrpc/client"
info = XMLRPC::Client.new2('https://demo.flectra.com/start').call('start')
url, db, username, password = \
info['host'], info['database'], info['user'], info['password']
.. case:: PHP
.. code-block:: php
require_once('ripcord.php');
$info = ripcord::client('https://demo.flectra.com/start')->start();
list($url, $db, $username, $password) =
array($info['host'], $info['database'], $info['user'], $info['password']);
.. note::
These examples use the `Ripcord <https://code.google.com/p/ripcord/>`_
library, which provides a simple XML-RPC API. Ripcord requires that
`XML-RPC support be enabled
<http://php.net/manual/en/xmlrpc.installation.php>`_ in your PHP
installation.
Since calls are performed over
`HTTPS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Secure>`_, it also requires that
the `OpenSSL extension
<http://php.net/manual/en/openssl.installation.php>`_ be enabled.
.. case:: Java
.. code-block:: java
final XmlRpcClient client = new XmlRpcClient();
final XmlRpcClientConfigImpl start_config = new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl();
start_config.setServerURL(new URL("https://demo.flectra.com/start"));
final Map<String, String> info = (Map<String, String>)client.execute(
start_config, "start", emptyList());
final String url = info.get("host"),
db = info.get("database"),
username = info.get("user"),
password = info.get("password");
.. note::
These examples use the `Apache XML-RPC library
<https://ws.apache.org/xmlrpc/>`_
The examples do not include imports as these imports couldn't be
pasted in the code.
Logging in
----------
Flectra requires users of the API to be authenticated before they can query most
data.
The ``xmlrpc/2/common`` endpoint provides meta-calls which don't require
authentication, such as the authentication itself or fetching version
information. To verify if the connection information is correct before trying
to authenticate, the simplest call is to ask for the server's version. The
authentication itself is done through the ``authenticate`` function and
returns a user identifier (``uid``) used in authenticated calls instead of
the login.
.. rst-class:: setup doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
common = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('{}/xmlrpc/2/common'.format(url))
common.version()
.. code-block:: ruby
common = XMLRPC::Client.new2("#{url}/xmlrpc/2/common")
common.call('version')
.. code-block:: php
$common = ripcord::client("$url/xmlrpc/2/common");
$common->version();
.. code-block:: java
final XmlRpcClientConfigImpl common_config = new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl();
common_config.setServerURL(
new URL(String.format("%s/xmlrpc/2/common", url)));
client.execute(common_config, "version", emptyList());
.. rst-class:: doc-aside
.. code-block:: json
{
"server_version": "8.0",
"server_version_info": [8, 0, 0, "final", 0],
"server_serie": "8.0",
"protocol_version": 1,
}
.. rst-class:: setup doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
uid = common.authenticate(db, username, password, {})
.. code-block:: ruby
uid = common.call('authenticate', db, username, password, {})
.. code-block:: php
$uid = $common->authenticate($db, $username, $password, array());
.. code-block:: java
int uid = (int)client.execute(
common_config, "authenticate", asList(
db, username, password, emptyMap()));
Calling methods
===============
The second endpoint is ``xmlrpc/2/object``, is used to call methods of flectra
models via the ``execute_kw`` RPC function.
Each call to ``execute_kw`` takes the following parameters:
* the database to use, a string
* the user id (retrieved through ``authenticate``), an integer
* the user's password, a string
* the model name, a string
* the method name, a string
* an array/list of parameters passed by position
* a mapping/dict of parameters to pass by keyword (optional)
.. container:: doc-aside
For instance to see if we can read the ``res.partner`` model we can call
``check_access_rights`` with ``operation`` passed by position and
``raise_exception`` passed by keyword (in order to get a true/false result
rather than true/error):
.. rst-class:: setup
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('{}/xmlrpc/2/object'.format(url))
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'check_access_rights',
['read'], {'raise_exception': False})
.. code-block:: ruby
models = XMLRPC::Client.new2("#{url}/xmlrpc/2/object").proxy
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'check_access_rights',
['read'], {raise_exception: false})
.. code-block:: php
$models = ripcord::client("$url/xmlrpc/2/object");
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'check_access_rights',
array('read'), array('raise_exception' => false));
.. code-block:: java
final XmlRpcClient models = new XmlRpcClient() {{
setConfig(new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl() {{
setServerURL(new URL(String.format("%s/xmlrpc/2/object", url)));
}});
}};
models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "check_access_rights",
asList("read"),
new HashMap() {{ put("raise_exception", false); }}
));
.. code-block:: json
true
.. todo:: this should be runnable and checked
List records
------------
Records can be listed and filtered via :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.search`.
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.search` takes a mandatory
:ref:`domain <reference/orm/domains>` filter (possibly empty), and returns the
database identifiers of all records matching the filter. To list customer
companies for instance:
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search',
[[['is_company', '=', True], ['customer', '=', True]]])
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search',
[[['is_company', '=', true], ['customer', '=', true]]])
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'search', array(
array(array('is_company', '=', true),
array('customer', '=', true))));
.. code-block:: java
asList((Object[])models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "search",
asList(asList(
asList("is_company", "=", true),
asList("customer", "=", true)))
)));
.. code-block:: json
[7, 18, 12, 14, 17, 19, 8, 31, 26, 16, 13, 20, 30, 22, 29, 15, 23, 28, 74]
Pagination
''''''''''
By default a search will return the ids of all records matching the
condition, which may be a huge number. ``offset`` and ``limit`` parameters are
available to only retrieve a subset of all matched records.
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search',
[[['is_company', '=', True], ['customer', '=', True]]],
{'offset': 10, 'limit': 5})
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search',
[[['is_company', '=', true], ['customer', '=', true]]],
{offset: 10, limit: 5})
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'search',
array(array(array('is_company', '=', true),
array('customer', '=', true))),
array('offset'=>10, 'limit'=>5));
.. code-block:: java
asList((Object[])models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "search",
asList(asList(
asList("is_company", "=", true),
asList("customer", "=", true))),
new HashMap() {{ put("offset", 10); put("limit", 5); }}
)));
.. code-block:: json
[13, 20, 30, 22, 29]
Count records
-------------
Rather than retrieve a possibly gigantic list of records and count them,
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.search_count` can be used to retrieve
only the number of records matching the query. It takes the same
:ref:`domain <reference/orm/domains>` filter as
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.search` and no other parameter.
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search_count',
[[['is_company', '=', True], ['customer', '=', True]]])
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search_count',
[[['is_company', '=', true], ['customer', '=', true]]])
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'search_count',
array(array(array('is_company', '=', true),
array('customer', '=', true))));
.. code-block:: java
(Integer)models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "search_count",
asList(asList(
asList("is_company", "=", true),
asList("customer", "=", true)))
));
.. code-block:: json
19
.. warning::
calling ``search`` then ``search_count`` (or the other way around) may not
yield coherent results if other users are using the server: stored data
could have changed between the calls
Read records
------------
Record data is accessible via the :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.read` method,
which takes a list of ids (as returned by
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.search`) and optionally a list of fields to
fetch. By default, it will fetch all the fields the current user can read,
which tends to be a huge amount.
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
ids = models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search',
[[['is_company', '=', True], ['customer', '=', True]]],
{'limit': 1})
[record] = models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'read', [ids])
# count the number of fields fetched by default
len(record)
.. code-block:: ruby
ids = models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search',
[[['is_company', '=', true], ['customer', '=', true]]],
{limit: 1})
record = models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'read', [ids]).first
# count the number of fields fetched by default
record.length
.. code-block:: php
$ids = $models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'search',
array(array(array('is_company', '=', true),
array('customer', '=', true))),
array('limit'=>1));
$records = $models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'read', array($ids));
// count the number of fields fetched by default
count($records[0]);
.. code-block:: java
final List ids = asList((Object[])models.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "search",
asList(asList(
asList("is_company", "=", true),
asList("customer", "=", true))),
new HashMap() {{ put("limit", 1); }})));
final Map record = (Map)((Object[])models.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "read",
asList(ids)
)
))[0];
// count the number of fields fetched by default
record.size();
.. code-block:: json
121
Conversedly, picking only three fields deemed interesting.
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'read',
[ids], {'fields': ['name', 'country_id', 'comment']})
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'read',
[ids], {fields: %w(name country_id comment)})
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'read',
array($ids),
array('fields'=>array('name', 'country_id', 'comment')));
.. code-block:: java
asList((Object[])models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "read",
asList(ids),
new HashMap() {{
put("fields", asList("name", "country_id", "comment"));
}}
)));
.. code-block:: json
[{"comment": false, "country_id": [21, "Belgium"], "id": 7, "name": "Agrolait"}]
.. note:: even if the ``id`` field is not requested, it is always returned
Listing record fields
---------------------
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.fields_get` can be used to inspect
a model's fields and check which ones seem to be of interest.
Because it returns a large amount of meta-information (it is also used by client
programs) it should be filtered before printing, the most interesting items
for a human user are ``string`` (the field's label), ``help`` (a help text if
available) and ``type`` (to know which values to expect, or to send when
updating a record):
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'fields_get',
[], {'attributes': ['string', 'help', 'type']})
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'fields_get',
[], {attributes: %w(string help type)})
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'fields_get',
array(), array('attributes' => array('string', 'help', 'type')));
.. code-block:: java
(Map<String, Map<String, Object>>)models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "fields_get",
emptyList(),
new HashMap() {{
put("attributes", asList("string", "help", "type"));
}}
));
.. code-block:: json
{
"ean13": {
"type": "char",
"help": "BarCode",
"string": "EAN13"
},
"property_account_position_id": {
"type": "many2one",
"help": "The fiscal position will determine taxes and accounts used for the partner.",
"string": "Fiscal Position"
},
"signup_valid": {
"type": "boolean",
"help": "",
"string": "Signup Token is Valid"
},
"date_localization": {
"type": "date",
"help": "",
"string": "Geo Localization Date"
},
"ref_company_ids": {
"type": "one2many",
"help": "",
"string": "Companies that refers to partner"
},
"sale_order_count": {
"type": "integer",
"help": "",
"string": "# of Sales Order"
},
"purchase_order_count": {
"type": "integer",
"help": "",
"string": "# of Purchase Order"
},
Search and read
---------------
Because it is a very common task, Flectra provides a
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.search_read` shortcut which as its name suggests is
equivalent to a :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.search` followed by a
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.read`, but avoids having to perform two requests
and keep ids around.
Its arguments are similar to :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.search`'s, but it
can also take a list of ``fields`` (like :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.read`,
if that list is not provided it will fetch all fields of matched records):
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search_read',
[[['is_company', '=', True], ['customer', '=', True]]],
{'fields': ['name', 'country_id', 'comment'], 'limit': 5})
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search_read',
[[['is_company', '=', true], ['customer', '=', true]]],
{fields: %w(name country_id comment), limit: 5})
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'search_read',
array(array(array('is_company', '=', true),
array('customer', '=', true))),
array('fields'=>array('name', 'country_id', 'comment'), 'limit'=>5));
.. code-block:: java
asList((Object[])models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "search_read",
asList(asList(
asList("is_company", "=", true),
asList("customer", "=", true))),
new HashMap() {{
put("fields", asList("name", "country_id", "comment"));
put("limit", 5);
}}
)));
.. code-block:: json
[
{
"comment": false,
"country_id": [ 21, "Belgium" ],
"id": 7,
"name": "Agrolait"
},
{
"comment": false,
"country_id": [ 76, "France" ],
"id": 18,
"name": "Axelor"
},
{
"comment": false,
"country_id": [ 233, "United Kingdom" ],
"id": 12,
"name": "Bank Wealthy and sons"
},
{
"comment": false,
"country_id": [ 105, "India" ],
"id": 14,
"name": "Best Designers"
},
{
"comment": false,
"country_id": [ 76, "France" ],
"id": 17,
"name": "Camptocamp"
}
]
Create records
--------------
Records of a model are created using :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.create`. The
method will create a single record and return its database identifier.
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.create` takes a mapping of fields to values, used
to initialize the record. For any field which has a default value and is not
set through the mapping argument, the default value will be used.
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
id = models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'create', [{
'name': "New Partner",
}])
.. code-block:: ruby
id = models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'create', [{
name: "New Partner",
}])
.. code-block:: php
$id = $models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'create',
array(array('name'=>"New Partner")));
.. code-block:: java
final Integer id = (Integer)models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "create",
asList(new HashMap() {{ put("name", "New Partner"); }})
));
.. code-block:: json
78
.. warning::
while most value types are what would be expected (integer for
:class:`~flectra.fields.Integer`, string for :class:`~flectra.fields.Char`
or :class:`~flectra.fields.Text`),
* :class:`~flectra.fields.Date`, :class:`~flectra.fields.Datetime` and
:class:`~flectra.fields.Binary` fields use string values
* :class:`~flectra.fields.One2many` and :class:`~flectra.fields.Many2many`
use a special command protocol detailed in :meth:`the documentation to
the write method <flectra.models.Model.write>`.
Update records
--------------
Records can be updated using :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.write`, it takes
a list of records to update and a mapping of updated fields to values similar
to :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.create`.
Multiple records can be updated simultanously, but they will all get the same
values for the fields being set. It is not currently possible to perform
"computed" updates (where the value being set depends on an existing value of
a record).
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'write', [[id], {
'name': "Newer partner"
}])
# get record name after having changed it
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'name_get', [[id]])
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'write', [[id], {
name: "Newer partner"
}])
# get record name after having changed it
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'name_get', [[id]])
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password, 'res.partner', 'write',
array(array($id), array('name'=>"Newer partner")));
// get record name after having changed it
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'name_get', array(array($id)));
.. code-block:: java
models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "write",
asList(
asList(id),
new HashMap() {{ put("name", "Newer Partner"); }}
)
));
// get record name after having changed it
asList((Object[])models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "name_get",
asList(asList(id))
)));
.. code-block:: json
[[78, "Newer partner"]]
Delete records
--------------
Records can be deleted in bulk by providing their ids to
:meth:`~flectra.models.Model.unlink`.
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'unlink', [[id]])
# check if the deleted record is still in the database
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search', [[['id', '=', id]]])
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'res.partner', 'unlink', [[id]])
# check if the deleted record is still in the database
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password,
'res.partner', 'search', [[['id', '=', id]]])
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'unlink',
array(array($id)));
// check if the deleted record is still in the database
$models->execute_kw($db, $uid, $password,
'res.partner', 'search',
array(array(array('id', '=', $id))));
.. code-block:: java
models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "unlink",
asList(asList(id))));
// check if the deleted record is still in the database
asList((Object[])models.execute("execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"res.partner", "search",
asList(asList(asList("id", "=", 78)))
)));
.. code-block:: json
[]
Inspection and introspection
----------------------------
.. todo:: ``get_external_id`` is kinda crap and may not return an id: it just
gets a random existing xid but won't generate one if there is no
xid currently associated with the record. And operating with xids
isn't exactly fun in RPC.
While we previously used :meth:`~flectra.models.Model.fields_get` to query a
model and have been using an arbitrary model from the start, Flectra stores
most model metadata inside a few meta-models which allow both querying the
system and altering models and fields (with some limitations) on the fly over
XML-RPC.
.. _reference/webservice/inspection/models:
``ir.model``
''''''''''''
Provides information about Flectra models via its various fields
``name``
a human-readable description of the model
``model``
the name of each model in the system
``state``
whether the model was generated in Python code (``base``) or by creating
an ``ir.model`` record (``manual``)
``field_id``
list of the model's fields through a :class:`~flectra.fields.One2many` to
:ref:`reference/webservice/inspection/fields`
``view_ids``
:class:`~flectra.fields.One2many` to the :ref:`reference/views` defined
for the model
``access_ids``
:class:`~flectra.fields.One2many` relation to the
:ref:`reference/security/acl` set on the model
``ir.model`` can be used to
* query the system for installed models (as a precondition to operations
on the model or to explore the system's content)
* get information about a specific model (generally by listing the fields
associated with it)
* create new models dynamically over RPC
.. warning::
* "custom" model names must start with ``x_``
* the ``state`` must be provided and ``manual``, otherwise the model will
not be loaded
* it is not possible to add new *methods* to a custom model, only fields
.. container:: doc-aside
a custom model will initially contain only the "built-in" fields available
on all models:
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'ir.model', 'create', [{
'name': "Custom Model",
'model': "x_custom_model",
'state': 'manual',
}])
models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password, 'x_custom_model', 'fields_get',
[], {'attributes': ['string', 'help', 'type']})
.. code-block:: php
$models->execute_kw(
$db, $uid, $password,
'ir.model', 'create', array(array(
'name' => "Custom Model",
'model' => 'x_custom_model',
'state' => 'manual'
))
);
$models->execute_kw(
$db, $uid, $password,
'x_custom_model', 'fields_get',
array(),
array('attributes' => array('string', 'help', 'type'))
);
.. code-block:: ruby
models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password,
'ir.model', 'create', [{
name: "Custom Model",
model: 'x_custom_model',
state: 'manual'
}])
fields = models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password, 'x_custom_model', 'fields_get',
[], {attributes: %w(string help type)})
.. code-block:: java
models.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"ir.model", "create",
asList(new HashMap<String, Object>() {{
put("name", "Custom Model");
put("model", "x_custom_model");
put("state", "manual");
}})
));
final Object fields = models.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"x_custom_model", "fields_get",
emptyList(),
new HashMap<String, Object> () {{
put("attributes", asList(
"string",
"help",
"type"));
}}
));
.. code-block:: json
{
"create_uid": {
"type": "many2one",
"string": "Created by"
},
"create_date": {
"type": "datetime",
"string": "Created on"
},
"__last_update": {
"type": "datetime",
"string": "Last Modified on"
},
"write_uid": {
"type": "many2one",
"string": "Last Updated by"
},
"write_date": {
"type": "datetime",
"string": "Last Updated on"
},
"display_name": {
"type": "char",
"string": "Display Name"
},
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"string": "Id"
}
}
.. _reference/webservice/inspection/fields:
``ir.model.fields``
'''''''''''''''''''
Provides information about the fields of Flectra models and allows adding
custom fields without using Python code
``model_id``
:class:`~flectra.fields.Many2one` to
:ref:`reference/webservice/inspection/models` to which the field belongs
``name``
the field's technical name (used in ``read`` or ``write``)
``field_description``
the field's user-readable label (e.g. ``string`` in ``fields_get``)
``ttype``
the :ref:`type <reference/orm/fields>` of field to create
``state``
whether the field was created via Python code (``base``) or via
``ir.model.fields`` (``manual``)
``required``, ``readonly``, ``translate``
enables the corresponding flag on the field
``groups``
:ref:`field-level access control <reference/security/fields>`, a
:class:`~flectra.fields.Many2many` to ``res.groups``
``selection``, ``size``, ``on_delete``, ``relation``, ``relation_field``, ``domain``
type-specific properties and customizations, see :ref:`the fields
documentation <reference/orm/fields>` for details
Like custom models, only new fields created with ``state="manual"`` are
activated as actual fields on the model.
.. warning:: computed fields can not be added via ``ir.model.fields``, some
field meta-information (defaults, onchange) can not be set either
.. todo:: maybe new-API fields could store constant ``default`` in a new
column, maybe JSON-encoded?
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
id = models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'ir.model', 'create', [{
'name': "Custom Model",
'model': "x_custom",
'state': 'manual',
}])
models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password,
'ir.model.fields', 'create', [{
'model_id': id,
'name': 'x_name',
'ttype': 'char',
'state': 'manual',
'required': True,
}])
record_id = models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password,
'x_custom', 'create', [{
'x_name': "test record",
}])
models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'x_custom', 'read', [[record_id]])
.. code-block:: php
$id = $models->execute_kw(
$db, $uid, $password,
'ir.model', 'create', array(array(
'name' => "Custom Model",
'model' => 'x_custom',
'state' => 'manual'
))
);
$models->execute_kw(
$db, $uid, $password,
'ir.model.fields', 'create', array(array(
'model_id' => $id,
'name' => 'x_name',
'ttype' => 'char',
'state' => 'manual',
'required' => true
))
);
$record_id = $models->execute_kw(
$db, $uid, $password,
'x_custom', 'create', array(array(
'x_name' => "test record"
))
);
$models->execute_kw(
$db, $uid, $password,
'x_custom', 'read',
array(array($record_id)));
.. code-block:: ruby
id = models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password,
'ir.model', 'create', [{
name: "Custom Model",
model: "x_custom",
state: 'manual'
}])
models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password,
'ir.model.fields', 'create', [{
model_id: id,
name: "x_name",
ttype: "char",
state: "manual",
required: true
}])
record_id = models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password,
'x_custom', 'create', [{
x_name: "test record"
}])
models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password,
'x_custom', 'read', [[record_id]])
.. code-block:: java
final Integer id = (Integer)models.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"ir.model", "create",
asList(new HashMap<String, Object>() {{
put("name", "Custom Model");
put("model", "x_custom");
put("state", "manual");
}})
));
models.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"ir.model.fields", "create",
asList(new HashMap<String, Object>() {{
put("model_id", id);
put("name", "x_name");
put("ttype", "char");
put("state", "manual");
put("required", true);
}})
));
final Integer record_id = (Integer)models.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"x_custom", "create",
asList(new HashMap<String, Object>() {{
put("x_name", "test record");
}})
));
client.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"x_custom", "read",
asList(asList(record_id))
));
.. code-block:: json
[
{
"create_uid": [1, "Administrator"],
"x_name": "test record",
"__last_update": "2014-11-12 16:32:13",
"write_uid": [1, "Administrator"],
"write_date": "2014-11-12 16:32:13",
"create_date": "2014-11-12 16:32:13",
"id": 1,
"display_name": "test record"
}
]
Report printing
---------------
Available reports can be listed by searching the ``ir.actions.report``
model, fields of interest being
``model``
the model on which the report applies, can be used to look for available
reports on a specific model
``name``
human-readable report name
``report_name``
the technical name of the report, used to print it
Reports can be printed over RPC with the following information:
* the name of the report (``report_name``)
* the ids of the records to include in the report
.. container:: doc-aside
.. switcher::
.. code-block:: python
invoice_ids = models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password, 'account.invoice', 'search',
[[('type', '=', 'out_invoice'), ('state', '=', 'open')]])
report = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('{}/xmlrpc/2/report'.format(url))
result = report.render_report(
db, uid, password, 'account.report_invoice', invoice_ids)
report_data = result['result'].decode('base64')
.. code-block:: php
$invoice_ids = $models->execute_kw(
$db, $uid, $password,
'account.invoice', 'search',
array(array(array('type', '=', 'out_invoice'),
array('state', '=', 'open'))));
$report = ripcord::client("$url/xmlrpc/2/report");
$result = $report->render_report(
$db, $uid, $password,
'account.report_invoice', $invoice_ids);
$report_data = base64_decode($result['result']);
.. code-block:: ruby
require 'base64'
invoice_ids = models.execute_kw(
db, uid, password,
'account.invoice', 'search',
[[['type', '=', 'out_invoice'], ['state', '=', 'open']]])
report = XMLRPC::Client.new2("#{url}/xmlrpc/2/report").proxy
result = report.render_report(
db, uid, password,
'account.report_invoice', invoice_ids)
report_data = Base64.decode64(result['result'])
.. code-block:: java
final Object[] invoice_ids = (Object[])models.execute(
"execute_kw", asList(
db, uid, password,
"account.invoice", "search",
asList(asList(
asList("type", "=", "out_invoice"),
asList("state", "=", "open")))
));
final XmlRpcClientConfigImpl report_config = new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl();
report_config.setServerURL(
new URL(String.format("%s/xmlrpc/2/report", url)));
final Map<String, Object> result = (Map<String, Object>)client.execute(
report_config, "render_report", asList(
db, uid, password,
"account.report_invoice",
invoice_ids));
final byte[] report_data = DatatypeConverter.parseBase64Binary(
(String)result.get("result"));
.. note::
the report is sent as PDF binary data encoded in base64_, it must be
decoded and may need to be saved to disk before use
.. _PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org
.. _XML-RPC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML-RPC
.. _base64: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64