3. Modular page view

3.1. Page structure overview

3.2. Creating pages

Modular page views are created by subclassing the ModularPageView class:

class HomeView(ModularPageView):
 name = "HomeView"
 label = "Home View"
 injectVariables = ['ModelCommunicator', 'variables']
 modules = [AreaCalculator, UnitConverterModule, Company]

A modular page consists of modules, which can be activated by the user by clicking on the corresponding pill in the sidebar in the left of the page.

A modular page example

3.3. Modules

Page modules may be one of the following types:

3.3.1. NumericalModel

An active NumericalModel module

3.3.2. HtmlModule

class smo.web.modules.HtmlModule

Page module consisting of blocks of HTML and JavaScript code

An active HtmlModule module

3.3.3. RestModule

class smo.web.modules.RestModule

Page module generated from a restructured text document

An active RestModule module

3.4. Blocks

3.4.1. ModelView

smo.model.fields.ModelView

3.4.2. HtmlBlock

class smo.web.blocks.HtmlBlock(srcType=None, src=None)

A block of HTML code

Parameters:

• srcType (str) – ‘string’ or ‘file’
• src (str) – the string of code or file path

3.4.3. JsBlock

class smo.web.blocks.JsBlock(srcType=None, src=None)

A block of JavaScript code

Parameters:

• srcType (str) – ‘string’ or ‘file’
• src (str) – the string of code or file path