Add basic "helptext" support for forms2

tailbone/forms2/core.py

@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ class Form(object):
 
     def __init__(self, fields=None, schema=None, request=None, readonly=False, readonly_fields=[],
                  model_instance=None, model_class=None, nodes={}, enums={}, labels={}, renderers={},
-                 widgets={}, defaults={}, validators={}, required={}, action_url=None, cancel_url=None):
+                 widgets={}, defaults={}, validators={}, required={}, helptext={},
+                 action_url=None, cancel_url=None):
 
         self.fields = FieldList(fields) if fields is not None else None
         self.schema = schema
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ class Form(object):
         self.defaults = defaults or {}
         self.validators = validators or {}
         self.required = required or {}
+        self.helptext = helptext or {}
         self.action_url = action_url
         self.cancel_url = cancel_url
 
@@ -340,6 +342,10 @@ class Form(object):
     def insert_after(self, field, newfield):
         self.fields.insert_after(field, newfield)
 
+    def replace(self, field, newfield):
+        self.insert_after(field, newfield)
+        self.remove(field)
+
     def remove(self, *args):
         for arg in args:
             if arg in self.fields:
@@ -442,7 +448,12 @@ class Form(object):
             if key in self.readonly_fields:
                 self.readonly_fields.remove(key)
 
-    def set_node(self, key, node):
+    def set_node(self, key, nodeinfo, **kwargs):
+        if isinstance(nodeinfo, colander.SchemaNode):
+            node = nodeinfo
+        else:
+            kwargs.setdefault('name', key)
+            node = colander.SchemaNode(nodeinfo, **kwargs)
         self.nodes[key] = node
 
     def set_type(self, key, type_):
@@ -500,6 +511,25 @@ class Form(object):
         """
         self.defaults[key] = value
 
+    def set_helptext(self, key, value):
+        """
+        Set the help text for a given field.
+        """
+        self.helptext[key] = value
+
+    def has_helptext(self, key):
+        """
+        Returns boolean indicating whether the given field has accompanying
+        help text.
+        """
+        return key in self.helptext
+
+    def render_helptext(self, key):
+        """
+        Render the help text for the given field.
+        """
+        return self.helptext[key]
+
     def render(self, template=None, **kwargs):
         if not template:
             if self.readonly:

tailbone/templates/forms2/deform.mako

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ ${h.csrf_token(request)}
               <div class="field">
                 ${field.serialize()|n}
               </div>
-    ##             % if 'instructions' in field.metadata:
+              % if form.has_helptext(field.name):
-    ##                 <span class="instructions">${field.metadata['instructions']}</span>
+                  <span class="instructions">${form.render_helptext(field.name)}</span>
-    ##             % endif
+              % endif
             </div>
 
             ## % if not _focus_rendered and (fieldset.focus is True or fieldset.focus is field):