How to use T in layout.html in Py4web?

Ruslan Gareev

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Oct 7, 2019, 9:06:40 AM10/7/19

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Using T in Layout.html is make me to copy-paste code from common.py to layout.html

[[from py4web import Translator]]
[[from ..settings import T_FOLDER]]
[[T = Translator(T_FOLDER)]]

<html> 
  some code
  ...
<a href="[[=URL('auth/register')]]">[[=T('Sign in')]]
...
</html>

How to make that no repeat code?

Massimo Di Pierro

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Oct 11, 2019, 2:19:17 AM10/11/19

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No. You should not define T in your view and your should not define T in your actions.

T should be defined outside actions (for example it is defined in common.py in _scaffold).

Your actions should declare that they need it and pass it to the view:

@action('index')

@action.uses(index.html)

@action.uses(T)

def index():

return dict(T=T)

now index.html can see and use T

Ruslan Gareev

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Oct 11, 2019, 12:46:49 PM10/11/19

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Thanks. But how about auth controller?

When i open an auth page, with T in layout.html, it falls with error: "T is undefined".

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Massimo Di Pierro

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Oct 12, 2019, 1:08:48 AM10/12/19

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Good point. Need to change the auth object so you can pass it. Let me think about it.

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