Better control on path alias.

If user has permission to edit, provide a text input, otherwise just a label if path are required.
Reviewed html generated for taxonomy field in node edit form.
Improved the blog entries list by providing (if permitted) link to blog entry creation, and link to the user entries or all entries.

modules/blog/cms_blog_node_type.e

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class
 
 inherit
 	CMS_NODE_TYPE [CMS_BLOG]
+		redefine
+			is_path_alias_required
+		end
 
 feature -- Access
 
@@ -20,6 +23,11 @@ feature -- Access
 	description: STRING_32 = "Content published as a blog post."
 			-- Optional description
 
+feature -- Setting			
+
+	is_path_alias_required: BOOLEAN = True
+			-- <Precursor>.
+
 feature -- Factory
 
 	new_node_with_title (a_title: READABLE_STRING_32; a_partial_node: detachable CMS_NODE): like new_node

modules/blog/handler/blog_handler.e

@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ feature -- HTML Output
 				-- Output the title. If more than one page, also output the current page number
 			append_page_title_html_to (page, a_output)
 
+			append_user_related_html_to (page, a_output)
+
 				-- Get the posts from the current page (given by page number and entries per page)
 				-- Start list of posts
 			a_output.append ("<ul class=%"cms_blog_nodes%">%N")
@@ -198,12 +200,23 @@ feature -- HTML Output
 	append_page_title_html_to (a_page: CMS_RESPONSE; a_output: STRING)
 			-- Append the title of the page as a html string to `a_output'.
 			-- It shows the current page number.
+		local
+			l_title: STRING
 		do
-			a_output.append ("<h2>Blog")
+			create l_title.make_from_string ("Blog entries")
 			if multiple_pages_needed then
-				a_output.append (" (Page " + page_number.out + " of " + pages_count.out + ")")
+				l_title.append (" (Page " + page_number.out + " of " + pages_count.out + ")")
+			end
+			a_page.set_title (l_title)
+--			a_output.append ("<h2>" + l_title + "</h2>")
+		end
+
+	append_user_related_html_to (a_page: CMS_RESPONSE; a_output: STRING)
+		do
+			if attached api.user as u and api.has_permission ("create blog") then
+				a_page.add_to_primary_tabs (a_page.local_link ("Create a new blog entry", "node/add/blog"))
+				a_page.add_to_primary_tabs (a_page.local_link ("View your blog entries", "blog/" + u.id.out))
 			end
-			a_output.append ("</h2>")
 		end
 
 	append_creation_date_html_to (n: CMS_NODE; a_output: STRING)

modules/blog/handler/blog_user_handler.e

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ inherit
 			posts,
 			total_entries,
 			append_page_title_html_to,
+			append_user_related_html_to,
 			base_path
 		end
 
@@ -116,18 +117,29 @@ feature -- HTML Output
 
 	append_page_title_html_to (a_page: CMS_RESPONSE; a_output: STRING)
 			-- Returns the title of the page as a html string. It shows the current page number and the name of the current user
+		local
+			l_title: STRING
 		do
-			a_output.append ("<h2>Posts from ")
+			create l_title.make_from_string ("Blog entries from ")
 			if attached user as l_user then
-				a_output.append (html_encoded (a_page.user_profile_name (l_user)))
+				l_title.append (html_encoded (a_page.user_profile_name (l_user)))
 			else
-				a_output.append ("unknown user")
+				l_title.append ("unknown user")
 			end
 			if multiple_pages_needed then
-				a_output.append (" (Page " + page_number.out + " of " + pages_count.out + ")")
+				l_title.append (" (Page " + page_number.out + " of " + pages_count.out + ")")
 					-- Get the posts from the current page (limited by entries per page)
 			end
-			a_output.append ("</h2>")
+			a_page.set_title (l_title)
+--			a_output.append ("<h2>" + l_title + "</h2>")
+		end
+
+	append_user_related_html_to (a_page: CMS_RESPONSE; a_output: STRING)
+		do
+			if attached api.user as u and api.has_permission ("create blog") then
+				a_page.add_to_primary_tabs (a_page.local_link ("Create a new blog entry", "node/add/blog"))
+			end
+			a_page.add_to_primary_tabs (a_page.local_link ("View all blog entries", "blogs/"))
 		end
 
 	base_path : STRING

modules/node/cms_node_type.e

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ feature -- Access
 	available_formats: ARRAYED_LIST [CONTENT_FORMAT]
 			-- Available formats for Current type.	
 
+feature -- Setting			
+
+	is_path_alias_required: BOOLEAN
+			-- Is path alias required for Current node type?
+			-- By default: False.
+			-- (i.e always set a path alias, instead of default /node/{id})
+		do
+		end
+
 feature -- Factory
 
 	new_node_with_title (a_title: READABLE_STRING_32; a_partial_node: detachable CMS_NODE): like new_node

modules/node/handler/cms_node_type_webform_manager.e

@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ feature -- Forms ...
 
 	populate_form_with_path_alias (response: NODE_RESPONSE; f: CMS_FORM; a_node: detachable CMS_NODE)
 		local
+			w: detachable WSF_WIDGET
+			div: WSF_FORM_DIV
 			ti: WSF_FORM_TEXT_INPUT
 			thi: WSF_FORM_HIDDEN_INPUT
 			l_uri: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
@@ -115,11 +117,6 @@ feature -- Forms ...
 				-- Path alias		
 			l_auto_path_alias := node_api.path_alias_uri_suggestion (a_node, content_type)
 
-			create ti.make ("path_alias")
-			ti.set_label ("Path")
-			ti.set_pattern ("^([A-Za-z0-9-_+ ]).+")
-			ti.set_description ("Path alias pattern: ^([A-Za-z0-9-_+ ]).+  For example resource/page1 ")
-			ti.set_size (70)
 			if a_node /= Void and then a_node.has_id then
 				if attached a_node.link as lnk then
 					l_uri := lnk.location
@@ -130,10 +127,21 @@ feature -- Forms ...
 					l_iri := percent_encoder.percent_decoded_string (response.api.location_alias (response.node_api.node_path (a_node)))
 					l_uri := l_iri.to_string_8
 				end
-				ti.set_description ("Optionally specify an alternative URL path by which this content can be accessed.<br/>%NFor example, type 'about' when writing an about page. Use a relative path or the URL alias won't work.")
 			else
 				l_uri := ""
 			end
+
+			if cms_api.has_permission ("edit path_alias") then
+				create ti.make ("path_alias")
+				ti.set_label ("Path")
+				ti.set_pattern ("^([A-Za-z0-9-_+ ]).+")
+				ti.set_description ("Path alias pattern: ^([A-Za-z0-9-_+ ]).+  For example resource/page1 ")
+				ti.set_size (70)
+
+				if a_node /= Void and then a_node.has_id then
+					ti.set_description ("Optionally specify an alternative URL path by which this content can be accessed.<br/>%NFor example, type 'about' when writing an about page. Use a relative path or the URL alias won't work.")
+				end
+
 				ti.set_text_value (l_uri)
 				ti.set_placeholder (l_auto_path_alias)
 				ti.set_validation_action (agent (fd: WSF_FORM_DATA; ia_response: NODE_RESPONSE; ia_node: detachable CMS_NODE)
@@ -161,23 +169,45 @@ feature -- Forms ...
 							end
 						end(?, response, a_node)
 					)
-			if not cms_api.has_permission ("edit path_alias") then
+				w := ti
+			elseif a_node /= Void and then a_node.has_id and then l_uri /= Void and then not l_uri.is_whitespace then
 					-- FIXME: should we have an input field or just a raw text?
-				ti.set_is_readonly (True)
+--				ti.set_is_readonly (True)
+				create div.make
+				div.add_css_class ("path-alias")
+				div.extend_html_text ("<strong><label>Path</label></strong> = ")
+				div.extend_html_text ("<a href=%""+ cms_api.site_url + l_uri +"%">" + l_uri + "</a>")
+				w := div
+			elseif content_type.is_path_alias_required and then l_auto_path_alias /= Void and then not l_auto_path_alias.is_whitespace then
+				create div.make
+				div.extend_html_text ("<strong><label>Path</label></strong> = ")
+				if a_node /= Void and then a_node.has_id then
+					div.extend_html_text ("<a href=%""+ cms_api.site_url + l_auto_path_alias +"%">" + l_auto_path_alias + "</a>")
+				else
+					div.extend_html_text ("<span>"+ cms_api.site_url + "</span>")
+--					if a_node /= Void and then a_node.has_id then
+--						div.extend_html_text ("<span>" + l_auto_path_alias + "</span>")
+--					else
+						div.extend_html_text ("<span>" + l_auto_path_alias + " ...</span>")
+--					end
 				end
+				w := div
+			end
+			if w /= Void then
 				if
 					attached f.fields_by_name ("title") as l_title_fields and then
 					attached l_title_fields.first as l_title_field
 				then
-				f.insert_after (ti, l_title_field)
+					f.insert_after (w, l_title_field)
 				else
-				f.extend (ti)
+					f.extend (w)
 				end
 					-- Auto path alias / suggestion
 				create thi.make ("auto_path_alias")
 				thi.set_text_value (l_auto_path_alias)
 				thi.set_is_readonly (True)
-			f.insert_after (thi, ti)
+				f.insert_before (thi, w)
+			end
 		end
 
 	update_node	(response: NODE_RESPONSE; fd: WSF_FORM_DATA; a_node: CMS_NODE)

modules/node/handler/node_form_response.e

@@ -111,12 +111,16 @@ feature {NONE} -- Create a new node
 				end
 
 				if l_node.has_id then
-					set_title ("Edit " + html_encoded (a_type.title) + " #" + l_node.id.out)
+					set_title ("Edit " + html_encoded (a_type.title) + " item #" + l_node.id.out)
 					add_to_menu (node_local_link (l_node, translation ("View", Void)), primary_tabs)
 					add_to_menu (create {CMS_LOCAL_LINK}.make (translation ("Edit", Void), node_api.node_path (l_node) + "/edit"), primary_tabs)
 				else
-					set_title ("New " + html_encoded (a_type.title))
+					set_title ("Create a new " + html_encoded (a_type.title) + " item")
 				end
+				if attached a_type.description as desc then
+					f.prepend (create {WSF_WIDGET_TEXT}.make_with_text ("<span class=%"description%">" + api.html_encoded (desc) + "</span>"))
+				end
+
 				f.append_to_html (wsf_theme, b)
 			else
 				b.append ("<h1>")
@@ -305,7 +309,6 @@ feature -- Form
 					-- Path aliase
 				l_node_path := node_api.node_path (l_node)
 				l_existing_path_alias := api.location_alias (l_node_path)
-
 				l_auto_path_alias := node_api.path_alias_uri_suggestion (l_node, a_type)
 				if attached fd.string_item ("path_alias") as f_path_alias then
 					l_path_alias := percent_encoder.partial_encoded_string (f_path_alias, <<'/'>>)
@@ -321,7 +324,9 @@ feature -- Form
 							api.set_path_alias (l_node_path, l_auto_path_alias, True)
 						elseif l_existing_path_alias.same_string (l_node_path) then
 								-- not aliased! Use default.
+							if a_type.is_path_alias_required then
 								api.set_path_alias (l_node_path, l_auto_path_alias, True)
+							end
 						else
 							add_error_message ("Permission denied to reset path alias on node #" + l_node.id.out + "!")
 						end
@@ -336,9 +341,9 @@ feature -- Form
 							l_node.set_link (node_api.node_link (l_node))
 						end
 					end
-				elseif l_existing_path_alias /= Void then
+				elseif l_existing_path_alias /= Void and then not l_existing_path_alias.same_string (l_node_path) then
 					l_node.set_link (create {CMS_LOCAL_LINK}.make (l_node.title, l_existing_path_alias))
-				elseif l_auto_path_alias /= Void then
+				elseif a_type.is_path_alias_required and l_auto_path_alias /= Void then
 						-- Use auto path alias
 					api.set_path_alias (l_node_path, l_auto_path_alias, True)
 					l_node.set_link (create {CMS_LOCAL_LINK}.make (l_node.title, l_auto_path_alias))

modules/taxonomy/cms_taxonomy_api.e

@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@ feature -- Web forms
 		local
 			ti: detachable WSF_FORM_TEXT_INPUT
 			th: WSF_FORM_HIDDEN_INPUT
-			w_set: WSF_FORM_FIELD_SET
+			w_div: WSF_FORM_DIV
 			w_select: WSF_FORM_SELECT
 			w_opt: WSF_FORM_SELECT_OPTION
 			w_cb: WSF_FORM_CHECKBOX_INPUT
-			w_voc_set: WSF_FORM_FIELD_SET
+			w_voc_set: WSF_FORM_DIV
 			s: STRING_32
 			voc: CMS_VOCABULARY
 			t: detachable CMS_TERM
@@ -274,15 +274,15 @@ feature -- Web forms
 				l_has_edit_permission := a_response.has_permissions (<<"update any taxonomy", "update " + a_content_type_name + " taxonomy">>)
 
 				-- Handle Taxonomy fields, if any associated with `content_type'.
-				create w_set.make
+				create w_div.make
-				w_set.add_css_class ("taxonomy")
+				w_div.add_css_class ("taxonomy")
 				l_vocs.sort
 				across
 					l_vocs as vocs_ic
 				loop
 					voc := vocs_ic.item
 					create th.make_with_text ({STRING_32} "taxonomy_vocabularies[" + voc.id.out + "]", voc.name)
-					w_set.extend (th)
+					w_div.extend (th)
 
 					l_terms := Void
 					if a_content /= Void then
@@ -292,10 +292,11 @@ feature -- Web forms
 						end
 					end
 					create w_voc_set.make
-					w_set.extend (w_voc_set)
+					w_div.extend (w_voc_set)
 
 					if voc.is_tags then
-						w_voc_set.set_legend (cms_api.translation (voc.name, Void))
+						w_voc_set.extend_text ("<strong><label>" + cms_api.html_encoded (cms_api.translation (voc.name, Void)) + "</label></strong>")
+--						set_legend (cms_api.translation (voc.name, Void))
 
 						create ti.make ({STRING_32} "taxonomy_" + voc.id.out)
 						w_voc_set.extend (ti)
@@ -336,9 +337,11 @@ feature -- Web forms
 						if not voc.terms.is_empty then
 							if voc.multiple_terms_allowed then
 								if attached voc.description as l_desc then
-									w_voc_set.set_legend (cms_api.html_encoded (l_desc))
+									w_voc_set.extend_text ("<strong><label>" + cms_api.html_encoded (l_desc) + "</label></strong>")
+--									w_voc_set.set_legend (cms_api.html_encoded (l_desc))
 								else
-									w_voc_set.set_legend (cms_api.html_encoded (voc.name))
+									w_voc_set.extend_text ("<strong><label>" + cms_api.html_encoded (voc.name) + "</label></strong>")
+--									w_voc_set.set_legend (cms_api.html_encoded (voc.name))
 								end
 								across
 									voc as voc_terms_ic
@@ -363,7 +366,8 @@ feature -- Web forms
 								else
 									w_select.set_description (cms_api.html_encoded (voc.name))
 								end
-								w_voc_set.set_legend (cms_api.html_encoded (voc.name))
+								w_voc_set.extend_text ("<strong><label>" + cms_api.html_encoded (voc.name) + "</label></strong>")
+--								w_voc_set.set_legend (cms_api.html_encoded (voc.name))
 
 								across
 									voc as voc_terms_ic
@@ -390,9 +394,9 @@ feature -- Web forms
 					attached a_form.fields_by_name ("title") as l_title_fields and then
 					attached l_title_fields.first as l_title_field
 				then
-					a_form.insert_after (w_set, l_title_field)
+					a_form.insert_after (w_div, l_title_field)
 				else
-					a_form.extend (w_set)
+					a_form.extend (w_div)
 				end
 			end
 		end