Misc cleanup & documentation for FieldSets

netbox/utilities/forms/rendering.py

@@ -12,17 +12,31 @@ __all__ = (
 
 class FieldSet:
     """
-    A generic grouping of fields, with an optional name. Each field will be rendered
+    A generic grouping of fields, with an optional name. Each item will be rendered
-    on its own row under the heading (name).
+    on its own row under the provided heading (name), if any. The following types
+    may be passed as items:
+
+      * Field name (string)
+      * InlineFields instance
+      * TabbedGroups instance
+      * ObjectAttribute instance
+
+    Parameters:
+        items: An iterable of items to be rendered (one per row)
+        name: The fieldset's name, displayed as a heading (optional)
     """
-    def __init__(self, *fields, name=None):
+    def __init__(self, *items, name=None):
-        self.fields = fields
+        self.items = items
         self.name = name
 
 
 class InlineFields:
     """
-    A set of fields rendered inline (side-by-side) with a shared label; typically nested within a FieldSet.
+    A set of fields rendered inline (side-by-side) with a shared label.
+
+    Parameters:
+        fields: An iterable of form field names
+        label: The label text to render for the row (optional)
     """
     def __init__(self, *fields, label=None):
         self.fields = fields
@@ -31,7 +45,11 @@ class InlineFields:
 
 class TabbedGroups:
     """
-    Two or more groups of fields (FieldSets) arranged under tabs among which the user can navigate.
+    Two or more groups of fields (FieldSets) arranged under tabs among which the user can toggle.
+
+    Parameters:
+        fieldsets: An iterable of FieldSet instances, one per tab. Each FieldSet *must* have a
+            name assigned, which will be employed as the tab's label.
     """
     def __init__(self, *fieldsets):
         for fs in fieldsets:
@@ -50,14 +68,19 @@ class TabbedGroups:
             {
                 'id': f'{self.id}_{i}',
                 'title': group.name,
-                'fields': group.fields,
+                'fields': group.items,
             } for i, group in enumerate(self.groups, start=1)
         ]
 
 
 class ObjectAttribute:
     """
-    Renders the value for a specific attribute on the form's instance.
+    Renders the value for a specific attribute on the form's instance. This may be used to
+    display a read-only value and convey additional context to the user. If the attribute has
+    a `get_absolute_url()` method, it will be rendered as a hyperlink.
+
+    Parameters:
+        name: The name of the attribute to be displayed
     """
     def __init__(self, name):
         self.name = name

netbox/utilities/templatetags/form_helpers.py

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def render_fieldset(form, fieldset):
         fieldset = FieldSet(*fields, name=name)
 
     rows = []
-    for item in fieldset.fields:
+    for item in fieldset.items:
 
         # Multiple fields side-by-side
         if type(item) is InlineFields:

netbox/vpn/forms/filtersets.py

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class L2VPNFilterForm(TenancyFilterForm, NetBoxModelFilterSetForm):
 class L2VPNTerminationFilterForm(NetBoxModelFilterSetForm):
     model = L2VPNTermination
     fieldsets = (
-        FieldSet('filter_id', 'l2vpn_id',),
+        FieldSet('filter_id', 'l2vpn_id'),
         FieldSet(
             'assigned_object_type_id', 'region_id', 'site_id', 'device_id', 'virtual_machine_id', 'vlan_id',
             name=_('Assigned Object')