datasette/docs
Simon Willison 841a2536ea Tighten row edit field plugin API
Replace the value/valueType/originalValue/originalValueType fields on makeColumnField() contexts with an explicit field object API for reading, writing, resetting, comparing and validating field values.

Normalize columnType to {type, config}, rename the SQLite default metadata so it is clearly SQLite-specific, and document that plugins submit only string, number, boolean or null values. Plugins that need structured data should serialize it themselves instead of relying on Datasette to special-case JSON.

Move the built-in json column type behavior onto the same plugin API used by external plugins: validate the textarea with field.setValidity() as the value changes, but submit plain text. Harden row edit value comparison so fixing invalid JSON in an existing row is not blocked by the original invalid value.

Update the JavaScript plugin documentation and Node-based tests for the revised field contract.
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_static Add favicon to documentation (#1967) 2022-12-31 11:00:31 -08:00
_templates Drop jQuery dependency 2023-03-26 16:38:58 -07:00
.gitignore Added initial docs, including a changelog 2017-11-16 07:11:00 -08:00
authentication.rst Improved docs for user-facing SQL query pages 2026-05-28 15:46:27 -07:00
auto-build.sh Added --load-extension argument to datasette serve 2017-11-16 08:48:49 -08:00
binary_data.rst Use shot-scraper images from datasette-screenshots repo, closes #1844 2022-10-14 12:57:00 -07:00
changelog.rst Add release date for 1.0a33 2026-06-11 10:36:16 -07:00
cli-reference.rst datasette serve --default-deny option (#2593) 2025-11-12 16:14:21 -08:00
codespell-ignore-words.txt Move Metadata to --internal database 2024-06-11 09:33:23 -07:00
conf.py New :pr:ID shortcut for docs 2026-04-15 16:04:17 -07:00
configuration.rst textarea column type 2026-06-13 22:18:45 -07:00
contributing.rst Link to datasette.io preview tool 2026-04-15 17:19:43 -07:00
csv_export.rst Use shot-scraper images from datasette-screenshots repo, closes #1844 2022-10-14 12:57:00 -07:00
custom_templates.rst Add in-place table row edit and delete UI 2026-06-13 18:41:00 -07:00
datasette-0.51.png Release 0.51 2020-10-31 15:21:49 -07:00
datasette-logo.svg Added new logo to the documentation 2020-07-12 12:53:29 -07:00
deploying.rst Add test for RST heading underline lengths, closes #2544 2025-10-26 09:49:49 -07:00
ecosystem.rst Shrunk ecosystem docs in favour of datasette.io, closes #1182 2021-01-09 14:17:18 -08:00
events.md RenameTableEvent, plus write connection track_event() mechanism (#2682) 2026-03-30 11:20:46 -07:00
facets.rst Move table configuration docs from metadata.rst to configuration.rst (#2668) 2026-03-17 08:47:04 -07:00
full_text_search.rst Move table configuration docs from metadata.rst to configuration.rst (#2668) 2026-03-17 08:47:04 -07:00
getting_started.rst Replace Glitch with Codespaces, closes #2488 2025-05-28 19:17:22 -07:00
index.rst Removed broken refs to Glitch, closes #2503 2025-09-28 21:15:58 -07:00
installation.rst Python 3.14, drop Python 3.9 2025-10-08 13:11:32 -07:00
internals.rst Request-scoped permission check cache 2026-06-12 13:11:17 -07:00
introspection.rst Fixed some tests for the new autocomplete work 2026-06-14 08:03:28 -07:00
javascript_plugins.rst Tighten row edit field plugin API 2026-06-14 13:58:55 -07:00
json_api.rst /db/table/-/autocomplete?q= JSON endpoint 2026-06-13 22:40:03 -07:00
json_api_doc.py Clearer examples and descriptions for JSON API extras (#2773) 2026-06-11 19:41:24 -07:00
Makefile Added documentation on the Datasette Ecosystem 2019-01-31 19:36:07 -08:00
metadata.rst Move table configuration docs from metadata.rst to configuration.rst (#2668) 2026-03-17 08:47:04 -07:00
metadata_doc.py Rename metadata tables and add schema to docs, refs #2382 2024-08-05 13:53:55 -07:00
pages.rst Docs for /<database>/<table>/-/fragment 2026-06-13 21:58:16 -07:00
performance.rst Release 0.63a1 2022-10-23 20:07:09 -07:00
plugin_hooks.rst textarea column type 2026-06-13 22:18:45 -07:00
plugins.rst Web UI to edit and delete stored queries (#2764) 2026-06-08 20:19:47 -07:00
publish.rst Remove all remaining "$ " prefixes from docs, closes #2140 2023-08-11 10:44:34 -07:00
settings.rst Fix permissions_execute_sql warnings in documentation 2025-11-01 11:52:23 -07:00
spatialite.rst Renamed canned queries to queries / stored queries in docs 2026-05-26 15:17:51 -07:00
sql_queries.rst Web UI to edit and delete stored queries (#2764) 2026-06-08 20:19:47 -07:00
testing_plugins.rst datasette.fixtures module, closes #2733 2026-05-21 23:05:37 -07:00
upgrade-1.0a20.md Renamed canned queries to queries / stored queries in docs 2026-05-26 15:17:51 -07:00
upgrade_guide.md Replace token-based CSRF with Sec-Fetch-Site header protection (#2689) 2026-04-14 17:11:36 -07:00
writing_plugins.rst New .core CSS class for inputs and buttons 2024-09-03 08:37:26 -07:00