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Fixes #3434

Since we cannot update Achaourova:main, this PR will be merged into main instead.

Thank you @AChaourova for your hard work and contribution! 🙏

Fixes #3434

Description

Restores Specify 6 style label repetition behaviour when printing labels.

This change adds support for:

  • Spreport.RepeatField repeating rows based on a field value (for example countAmt)
  • Spreport.RepeatCount repeating rows a fixed number of times
  • JRXML-based repetition using the specify.repeat.count.field property

The backend now expands report rows before sending data to the report renderer, and the report ID is passed from the UI to the report runner so stored report repetition settings can be applied.

Automated tests have been added for repeat-field expansion, repeat-count expansion, precedence rules, JRXML fallback behaviour, and end-to-end report execution.

This change restores Specify 6 label repetition behaviour using
RepeatField, RepeatCount, and the
specify.repeat.count.field JRXML property.
No database schema changes or migrations are included in this PR.

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  • Add automated tests
  • Add a reverse migration if a migration is present in the PR
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    def fix_schema_config(stdout: WriteToStdOut | None = None):

Testing instructions

  1. Open a label/report that has RepeatField configured to use countAmt.
  2. Run the label against records where countAmt has different values.
  3. Verify labels are generated according to the countAmt value.
  • countAmt = 3 produces 3 labels
  • countAmt = 2 produces 2 labels
  1. Verify null, zero, or invalid values default to a single label.
  2. Verify labels using RepeatCount still repeat the configured number of times.
  3. Verify labels without repetition settings continue to behave as before.
  4. Run the automated report runner tests.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Reports can repeat each result row based on a field value or a fixed count. Saved report settings take precedence when applicable, with embedded report settings used as a fallback.
    • The selected report is retained through setup and execution, including when query parameters are shown.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Geologic Time Period search results now respect the selected biostratigraphic filter.
    • Invalid or missing repetition values no longer prevent report results from being displayed.

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Walkthrough

Report execution now repeats query result rows using saved report settings or a repeat-field property in JRXML. The report UI passes the optional report ID to the backend. Frontend edits also parenthesize a fallback expression and reformat TreeView search code without changing its described behavior.

Changes: Report row repetition

Layer / File(s) Summary
Pass the report ID through the report UI
specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/Report.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/ForRecord.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/RecordSets.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/Parameters.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/Run.tsx
Report components pass the optional report ID to the run form. The form submits the ID when it is a number.
Configure row repetition
specifyweb/backend/report_runner/views.py, specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py
The report runner supports repetition by result field or fixed count. A saved repeat field takes precedence over a saved repeat count. JRXML supplies the repeat field when saved settings do not apply. Tests cover default values, invalid values, and fallback behavior.
Match report settings and expand query results
specifyweb/backend/report_runner/views.py, specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py
The runner uses saved settings when the report, query, and scope match. It expands query results before sending them to the report runner. Endpoint tests cover matching and mismatched queries.

Frontend adjustments

Layer / File(s) Summary
Adjust frontend expressions and search formatting
specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Molecules/ResourceLink.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/TreeView/Search.tsx
The ResourceLink fallback expression is explicitly parenthesized. TreeView search retains its existing filtering rules and option values; its code is reformatted.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RunReport
  participant report_runner.run
  participant ReportLookup
  participant JasperReportsRunner
  RunReport->>report_runner.run: Submit report ID, query, and JRXML
  report_runner.run->>ReportLookup: Find matching report settings
  ReportLookup-->>report_runner.run: Return settings or no report
  report_runner.run->>report_runner.run: Expand query result rows
  report_runner.run->>JasperReportsRunner: Send expanded rows
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Suggested reviewers: carolinedenis, g1rly-c0d3r, jdam2k4

Priority: Normal

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review b60d6

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check Warning The report repetition, reportId flow, and related tests support issue #3434. Two hunks do not support it. (1) specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/TreeView/Search.tsx: the diff reflows the existi… Revert the formatting-only hunks in specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/TreeView/Search.tsx and specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Molecules/ResourceLink.tsx, or move them to a separate pull request. No other change is required…
Testing Instructions Warning The testing instructions cover RepeatField, RepeatCount, invalid values, and basic report execution. They do not explicitly test the changed JRXML property specify.repeat.count.field, including … Update the Testing instructions with explicit JRXML cases for a valid property, a missing property, and malformed JRXML. Add separate UI steps for parameterized record execution and record-set execution, and verify that the submitted `repor…
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Title check Passed The title "fix(reports): support countAmt repeat fields" matches the main change: the backend now expands report rows based on the Spreport repeat field, which the linked issue #3434 requests for Coun…
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #3434 requires labels to repeat by the Preparation.CountAmt value, as in Specify 6. At the reviewed head, specifyweb/backend/report_runner/views.py adds _expand_rows_for_repeat, which runs befor…
Automatic Tests Passed The PR includes automatic tests in specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py. The tests cover end-to-end RepeatField, RepeatCount, and mismatched-report behavior, plus unit coverage for JRXML fa…
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The title "fix(reports): support countAmt repeat fields" matches the main change: the backend now expands report rows based on the Spreport repeat field, which the linked issue #3434 requests for CountAmt-based label repetition. The title is specific and concise. It uses the conventional commit style, and the changeset covers the backend views, the frontend report components that pass reportId, and tests.

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Explanation

Issue #3434 requires labels to repeat by the Preparation.CountAmt value, as in Specify 6. At the reviewed head, specifyweb/backend/report_runner/views.py adds _expand_rows_for_repeat, which runs before the report runner call in run(). Precedence is: Spreport.repeatfield, then Spreport.repeatcount, then the JRXML specify.repeat.count.field property. _expand_rows_by_field repeats each row by the integer value of the named column. Null, zero, and non-numeric values produce one copy. A missing column leaves the data unchanged. The frontend change passes reportId from ForRecord.tsx, Parameters.tsx, RecordSets.tsx, Report.tsx, and Run.tsx to the runner, so stored report settings apply. Tests in specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py cover field expansion, count expansion, precedence, null/zero/invalid values, and run-view behavior. The coding requirement is met. Non-coding reproduction steps were not assessed.

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The PR includes automatic tests in specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py. The tests cover end-to-end RepeatField, RepeatCount, and mismatched-report behavior, plus unit coverage for JRXML fallback, precedence, missing fields, null/zero/invalid counts, and unchanged-data cases.

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Explanation

The report repetition, reportId flow, and related tests support issue #3434. Two hunks do not support it. (1) specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/TreeView/Search.tsx: the diff reflows the existing records.filter(...).map(...) chain across lines. The filter and map logic is unchanged, so no behavior change occurs. This correction replaces the earlier statement that the change alters Geologic Time Period filtering. The reflow is still unrelated to report repetition. (2) specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Molecules/ResourceLink.tsx: the change only adds parentheses around the href fallback expression (resource?.viewUrl() ?? ''). It has no behavior change and no connection to this PR objective.

Resolution

Revert the formatting-only hunks in specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/TreeView/Search.tsx and specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Molecules/ResourceLink.tsx, or move them to a separate pull request. No other change is required for this check.

Full details: Testing Instructions

Explanation

The testing instructions cover RepeatField, RepeatCount, invalid values, and basic report execution. They do not explicitly test the changed JRXML property specify.repeat.count.field, including valid, missing, and malformed values. They do not verify the reportId flow through parameterized and record-set report paths. Step 7 only says to run the tests and gives no exact command or expected result. The diff confirms these affected paths in views.py, Report.tsx, Parameters.tsx, ForRecord.tsx, RecordSets.tsx, and Run.tsx.

Resolution

Update the Testing instructions with explicit JRXML cases for a valid property, a missing property, and malformed JRXML. Add separate UI steps for parameterized record execution and record-set execution, and verify that the submitted reportId applies the stored RepeatField or RepeatCount settings. Document the exact report-runner test command, such as python manage.py test specifyweb.backend.report_runner.tests if that is the project-approved command, and state that it must pass.

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specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py: 1

376-376: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use SimpleTestCase for the four pure-helper test classes.

ApiTests runs MainSetupTearDown.setUp before every test. That setup writes an institution, division, tree definitions, discipline, collection, user, agent, and five collection objects. The four helper test classes do not use any of these objects. They call only the pure _expand_rows_* helpers with dicts, lists, and Mock objects. Switching them to SimpleTestCase removes the unused setup from 19 tests. It also makes any accidental database access in these tests fail.

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-from django.test import Client, override_settings
+from django.test import Client, SimpleTestCase, override_settings
-class TestExpandRowsForRepeatCount(ApiTests):
+class TestExpandRowsForRepeatCount(SimpleTestCase):
-class TestExpandRowsByField(ApiTests):
+class TestExpandRowsByField(SimpleTestCase):
-class TestExpandRowsByCount(ApiTests):
+class TestExpandRowsByCount(SimpleTestCase):
-class TestExpandRowsForRepeat(ApiTests):
+class TestExpandRowsForRepeat(SimpleTestCase):
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Review comment at @specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py at line 376:
Change the four pure-helper test classes—TestExpandRowsForRepeatCount,
TestExpandRowsByField, TestExpandRowsByCount, and TestExpandRowsForRepeat—to
inherit from Django’s SimpleTestCase instead of ApiTests, and import
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classes—TestExpandRowsForRepeatCount, TestExpandRowsByField,
TestExpandRowsByCount, and TestExpandRowsForRepeat—to inherit from Django’s
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