Merge pull request #291 from mmerickel/request.toolbar_panels

add the request.toolbar_panels property

CHANGES.txt

@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ Unreleased
   ``config.add_debugtoolbar_panel`` and per-panel ``includeme`` functions.
   See https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid_debugtoolbar/pull/288
 
+- Exposed a ``request.toolbar_panels`` dictionary which can be used from within
+  ``DebugPanel.render_content`` and ``DebugPanel.render_vars`` in order to
+  introspect and use the data generated by other panels when rendering the
+  panel. See https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid_debugtoolbar/pull/291
+
 3.0.5 (2016-11-1)
 -----------------
 

docs/index.rst

@@ -688,6 +688,11 @@ add the panel to their ``debugtoolbar.includes`` setting in their app.
 The source code for the standard debugpanel ``request_vars.py`` is a good
 starting point for inspiration.
 
+The ``render_vars`` and ``render_content`` methods may use the
+``request.toolbar_panels`` dictionary to introspect and work with other panels
+that captured data for the original request. The dictionary keys are the names
+of other panels and the values are the panel instances.
+
 Configuring an application to use the panel
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

pyramid_debugtoolbar/toolbar_app.py

@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ def request_view(request):
     request_id = request.matchdict.get('request_id', last_request_id)
     toolbar = history.get(request_id, None)
 
+    # set a dictionary of panels that can be accessed inside
+    # DebugPanel.render_content()
+    if toolbar:
+        request.toolbar_panels = {
+            panel.name: panel
+            for panel in toolbar.panels
+        }
+
     static_path = request.static_url(STATIC_PATH)
     root_path = request.route_url(ROOT_ROUTE_NAME)