[pdm-devel] [PATCH datacenter-manager v3 15/18] ui: main menu: add optional view_list property

[Shannon Sterz]

comments in-line.

On Mon Nov 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM CET, Dominik Csapak wrote:
> to show them in the navigation. The main 'View' entry point leads to the
> CRUD grid for editing, and the views are listed below as separate
> entries.
>
> If an entry is selected but we did not get any list (e.g. it's not
> loaded yet), simply add a dummy entry for that view. This prevent issues
> when the page is reloaded on a view.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dominik Csapak <d.csapak at proxmox.com>
> ---
>  ui/src/main_menu.rs | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/ui/src/main_menu.rs b/ui/src/main_menu.rs
> index 883c482a..fd64e330 100644
> --- a/ui/src/main_menu.rs
> +++ b/ui/src/main_menu.rs
> @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use yew::virtual_dom::{Key, VComp, VNode};
>
>  use pwt::css::{self, Display, FlexFit};
>  use pwt::prelude::*;
> -use pwt::state::Selection;
> +use pwt::state::{NavigationContextExt, Selection};
>  use pwt::widget::nav::{Menu, MenuItem, NavigationDrawer};
>  use pwt::widget::{Container, Row, SelectionView, SelectionViewRenderInfo};
>
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use proxmox_yew_comp::{NotesView, XTermJs};
>
>  use pdm_api_types::remotes::RemoteType;
>
> +use crate::configuration::views::ViewGrid;
>  use crate::dashboard::view::View;
>  use crate::remotes::RemotesPanel;
>  use crate::sdn::evpn::EvpnPanel;
> @@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ pub struct MainMenu {
>      #[builder]
>      #[prop_or_default]
>      pub remote_list: Vec<RemoteListCacheEntry>,
> +
> +    #[builder]
> +    #[prop_or_default]
> +    pub view_list: Vec<String>,
>  }
>
>  impl MainMenu {
> @@ -130,6 +135,14 @@ impl Component for PdmMainMenu {
>          let scope = ctx.link().clone();
>          let props = ctx.props();
>
> +        let route_view = match ctx.link().nav_context() {
> +            Some(nav) => match nav.path().split_once("-") {
> +                Some(("view", view)) => Some(view.to_string()),
> +                _ => None,
> +            },
> +            None => None,
> +        };
> +
>          let mut content = SelectionView::new()
>              .class(FlexFit)
>              .selection(self.menu_selection.clone());
> @@ -145,6 +158,46 @@ impl Component for PdmMainMenu {
>              move |_| View::new(None).into(),
>          );
>
> +        let mut views = Menu::new();
> +
> +        let mut found = false;
> +
> +        for view in &props.view_list {
> +            let view = view.to_string();
> +            if route_view.as_ref() == Some(&view) {
> +                found = true;
> +            }
> +            register_view(
> +                &mut views,
> +                &mut content,
> +                view.clone(),
> +                &format!("view-{view}"),
> +                Some("fa fa-tachometer"),

imo, having the dashboard and views menu and all view use the tachometer
looks a bit akward fa-eye or fa-picutre-o would be good candidates imo
(or we drop/change the dashboard entry).

> +                move |_| View::new(Some(view.clone().into())).into(),
> +            );
> +        }
> +
> +        if let (false, Some(view)) = (found, route_view) {
> +            register_view(
> +                &mut views,
> +                &mut content,
> +                view.clone(),
> +                &format!("view-{view}"),
> +                Some("fa fa-tachometer"),
> +                move |_| View::new(Some(view.clone().into())).into(),
> +            );
> +        }
> +
> +        register_submenu(
> +            &mut menu,
> +            &mut content,
> +            tr!("Views"),
> +            "views",
> +            Some("fa fa-tachometer"),
> +            move |_| ViewGrid::new().into(),
> +            views,
> +        );

imo it's a bit awkward that the triangle for the submenu is now always
present. whether there is a view or not.

> +
>          register_view(
>              &mut menu,
>              &mut content,