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Version: 0.4.3

Search and select data

The following guides will show the interactive features of DashJsonGrid. Users can specify a keyword to highlight the searched text, or collect the keyword that is currently selected.

In this section, to reduce the article length, we presume that the data used in the following examples is defined as follows:

data.py
test_data = {
    "id": "0001",
    "type": "donut",
    "name": "Cake",
    "ppu": 1111.55,
    "batters": {
        "batter": [
            {"id": "1001", "type": "Regular"},
            {"id": "1002", "type": "Chocolate"},
            {"id": "1003", "type": "Blueberry"},
            {"id": "1004", "type": "Devil's Food"},
        ]
    },
    "topping": [
        {"id": "5001", "type": "None"},
        {"id": "5002", "type": "Glazed"},
        {"id": "5005", "type": "Sugar"},
        {"id": "5007", "type": "Powdered Sugar"},
        {"id": "5006", "type": "Chocolate with Sprinkles"},
        {"id": "5003", "type": "Chocolate"},
        {"id": "5004", "type": "Maple"},
    ],
}

Search and highlight data​

The following example uses a dcc.Input component to specify the keyword (query) used for searching the data. All values that are searched will be highlighted with a special style.

The implementation based on a regular callback.

search_and_highlight.py
import dash
from dash import dcc, html
from dash import Output, Input
import dash_json_grid as djg
from data import test_data


app = dash.Dash("demo")
app.layout = html.Div(
    children=(
        dcc.Input(id="search", type="text", value=None),
        djg.DashJsonGrid(
            id="grid", data=test_data, search_text=None, default_expand_depth=2
        ),
    )
)


@app.callback(Output("grid", "search_text"), Input("search", "value"))
def update_search(value):
    if not value:
        return None
    return value


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()
tip

We add a property default_expand_depth=2 in each example of this section. This property makes the rendered nested table expanded to the second level by default. See DashJsonGrid.

info

search_text is a set-only property. It means that this property can be only set by a callback. The component itself will not fire a callback with an output of search_text in any case. In other words, search_text can only be changed by codes but not changed by users' interactions.

Toggle the selectable option of the component​

An option can be used to control whether the component data is selectable. If the selectable feature is disabled, even if users click on the data, the data will not be selected. Certainly, the callback on the selection will not be fired in this case.

The implementation based on a regular callback.

selectable.py
import dash
from dash import dcc, html
from dash import Output, Input
import dash_json_grid as djg
from data import test_data


app = dash.Dash("demo")
app.layout = html.Div(
    children=(
        dcc.Checklist(id="check", options=["Selectable"], value=["Selectable"]),
        djg.DashJsonGrid(
            id="grid", data=test_data, highlight_selected=True, default_expand_depth=2
        ),
    )
)


@app.callback(
    Output("grid", "highlight_selected"), Input("check", "value")
)
def is_highlighted(val):
    return isinstance(val, (list, tuple)) and "Selectable" in val


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()
info

highlight_selected is a set-only property. It means that this property can be only set by a callback. The component itself will not fire a callback with an output of highlight_selected in any case. In other words, highlight_selected can only be changed by codes but not changed by users' interactions.

Catch the selected data​

The selected value can be catched by a callback. Every time when any data is selected, the component property selected_path will be able to fire a callback. This property shows the path to the currently selected value. Define a callback to process this value.

The implementation based on a regular callback.

catch_selected.py
import json
import dash
from dash import dcc, html
from dash import Output, Input
import dash_json_grid as djg
from data import test_data


app = dash.Dash("demo")
app.layout = html.Div(
    children=(
        djg.DashJsonGrid(id="grid", data=test_data, default_expand_depth=2),
        html.P(id="selected-path", children=None),
    )
)


@app.callback(Output("selected-path", "children"), Input("grid", "selected_path"))
def forward_selected_path(val):
    return json.dumps(val)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()
info

selected_path is an interact-only property. It means that user interactions can change this property and fire a callback. However, configuring this property by Output("grid", "selected_path") will not change the selected data of the component. To avoid any unexpected behaviors, users should not make selected_path changed by a dash.Output.