[Wish] View dicts attributes and domain inheritance improvement

[LuisMalave2001]

Current behavior:

If you want to overwrite some attribute which value must to be and dict, for example, attrs, you need to rewrite the original value with your changes. The problem with this is when two modules overwrite that attribute in that tag.

For example:

Original Module:

<field name="foo" attrs="{'readonly': True}"/>

Module A trying to modifying attrs:

<attribute name="attrs">{'readonly': True, 'invisible': [<domain>] }</attribute>

Module B trying to modifying attrs:

<attribute name="attrs">{'readonly': False, 'invisible': [<other_domain>]}</attribute>

So... to get this work, A or B needs to know each other their invisible domain... And to know the exact values that the Original Module has.

Request:

It would be fixed if we can modify, add or remove by 'key'. Something like:

Module A now can do

<attribute name="attrs" type="dict">
    <key name="invisible" value="[<domain>]"/>
</attribute>

And Module B can now do this

<attribute name="attrs" type="dict">
    <key name="invisible" value="[<other_domain>]"/>
</attribute>

And if we can be allowed to add domains so:

Module A:

<attribute name="attrs" type="dict">
    <key name="invisible" type="domain" mode="add" value="[<domain>]"/>
</attribute>

Module B:

<attribute name="attrs" type="dict">
    <key name="invisible" type="domain" mode="add" value="[<other_domain>]"/>
</attribute>

The final Original Module domain in the final view will be

<attribute name="attrs">{'readonly': True, 'invisible': [<domain>, <other_domain>]}</attribute>

This can be added to context attributes and domain.

[pedrobaeza]

This is a known problem, but with no solution so far. That's why I proposed #26607. @xmo-odoo did you get to any alternative meanwhile?

[pedrobaeza]

As an alternative, you can use https://github.com/OCA/server-tools/tree/12.0/base_view_inheritance_extension

[LuisMalave2001]

To be honest, I am new at odoo and python development, but, I would like to try, I already see that string manipulation is tricky and there should be an alternative. My english and programming skills are not the best. But I could try to modify the current view engine.

Could you provide me where I should look up?

[pedrobaeza]

For your current level, better that you depend on the proposed module and use its mechanism for what you want.

[celm1990]

Hi, i have similar problem, i use module base_view_inheritance_extension

I try change attrs readonly on field partner_type

my code is

error is load current json https://github.com/OCA/server-tools/blob/13.0/base_view_inheritance_extension/models/ir_ui_view.py#L115

I tested on V13 but i see on V12 is diff to V13. my code is bad or is problem of library???