add RecordsTable type implemented as a simple list of records

README.txt

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ with lower-level aspects like type or state management.
 
 Let's also import some common stuff needed later.
 
-  >>> from loops.common import adapted
+  >>> from loops.common import adapted, baseObject
   >>> from loops.setup import addAndConfigureObject
 
 
@@ -921,6 +921,26 @@ relates ISO country codes with the full name of the country.
   >>> countries.getRowsByValue('value', 'Germany')
   [{'value': 'Germany', 'key': 'de'}]
 
+The ``recordstable`` type is a variation of this datable type that contains
+a simple list of records - without a key column. A record in this  type is a
+dictionary with the field name as key and the field value as value.
+
+  >>> from loops.table import IRecordsTable, RecordsTable
+  >>> component.provideAdapter(RecordsTable, provides=IRecordsTable)
+
+  >>> drType = addAndConfigureObject(concepts, Concept, 'recordstable',
+  ...                   title='Records Table', conceptType=concepts['type'],
+  ...                   typeInterface=IRecordsTable)
+
+We just reuse the existing ``countries`` table and convert it to a records table.
+
+  >>> baseObject(countries).setType(drType)
+
+  >>> countries = adapted(concepts['countries'])
+
+  >>> countries.data
+  [{'value': 'Austria', 'key': 'at'}, {'value': 'Germany', 'key': 'de'}]
+
 
 Caching
 =======

table.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from BTrees.OOBTree import OOBTree
 from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy
 from zope import component, schema
 from zope.component import adapts
-from zope.interface import implements, Interface, Attribute
+from zope.interface import implementer, implements, Interface, Attribute
 from zope.schema.interfaces import IContextSourceBinder, IIterableSource
 
 from cybertools.composer.schema.factory import SchemaFactory
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ class IDataTable(IConceptSchema, ILoopsAdapter):
 IDataTable['columns'].hidden = True
 
 
+class IRecordsTable(IDataTable):
+
+    pass
+
+
 class DataTable(AdapterBase):
 
     implements(IDataTable)
@@ -101,8 +106,11 @@ class DataTable(AdapterBase):
     data = property(getData, setData)
 
     def dataAsRecords(self):
+        return self.asRecords(self.data)
+
+    def asRecords(self, data):
         result = []
-        for k, v in sorted(self.data.items()):
+        for k, v in sorted(data.items()):
             item = {}
             for idx, c in enumerate(self.columns):
                 if idx == 0:
@@ -188,3 +196,19 @@ class DataTableSourceBinder(object):
         dt = context.getLoopsRoot().getConceptManager()[self.tableName]
         return self.sourceList(adapted(dt), self.valueProvider)
 
+
+@implementer(IRecordsTable)
+class RecordsTable(DataTable):
+
+    def getData(self):
+        data = self.context._data
+        if not isinstance(data, list):
+            return self.asRecords(data)
+        return data
+    def setData(self, data):
+        self.context._data = data
+    data = property(getData, setData)
+
+    def dataAsRecords(self):
+        return self.data
+