Modify default CSV export to render from tables

netbox/dcim/views.py

@@ -2530,23 +2530,6 @@ class ConsoleConnectionsListView(generic.ObjectListView):
     table = tables.ConsoleConnectionTable
     template_name = 'dcim/connections_list.html'
 
-    def queryset_to_csv(self):
-        csv_data = [
-            # Headers
-            ','.join(['console_server', 'port', 'device', 'console_port', 'reachable'])
-        ]
-        for obj in self.queryset:
-            csv = csv_format([
-                obj._path.destination.device.identifier if obj._path.destination else None,
-                obj._path.destination.name if obj._path.destination else None,
-                obj.device.identifier,
-                obj.name,
-                obj._path.is_active
-            ])
-            csv_data.append(csv)
-
-        return '\n'.join(csv_data)
-
     def extra_context(self):
         return {
             'title': 'Console Connections'
@@ -2560,23 +2543,6 @@ class PowerConnectionsListView(generic.ObjectListView):
     table = tables.PowerConnectionTable
     template_name = 'dcim/connections_list.html'
 
-    def queryset_to_csv(self):
-        csv_data = [
-            # Headers
-            ','.join(['pdu', 'outlet', 'device', 'power_port', 'reachable'])
-        ]
-        for obj in self.queryset:
-            csv = csv_format([
-                obj._path.destination.device.identifier if obj._path.destination else None,
-                obj._path.destination.name if obj._path.destination else None,
-                obj.device.identifier,
-                obj.name,
-                obj._path.is_active
-            ])
-            csv_data.append(csv)
-
-        return '\n'.join(csv_data)
-
     def extra_context(self):
         return {
             'title': 'Power Connections'
@@ -2594,25 +2560,6 @@ class InterfaceConnectionsListView(generic.ObjectListView):
     table = tables.InterfaceConnectionTable
     template_name = 'dcim/connections_list.html'
 
-    def queryset_to_csv(self):
-        csv_data = [
-            # Headers
-            ','.join([
-                'device_a', 'interface_a', 'device_b', 'interface_b', 'reachable'
-            ])
-        ]
-        for obj in self.queryset:
-            csv = csv_format([
-                obj._path.destination.device.identifier if obj._path.destination else None,
-                obj._path.destination.name if obj._path.destination else None,
-                obj.device.identifier,
-                obj.name,
-                obj._path.is_active
-            ])
-            csv_data.append(csv)
-
-        return '\n'.join(csv_data)
-
     def extra_context(self):
         return {
             'title': 'Interface Connections'

netbox/netbox/views/generic.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class ObjectListView(ObjectPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
     def get_required_permission(self):
         return get_permission_for_model(self.queryset.model, 'view')
 
-    def queryset_to_yaml(self):
+    def export_yaml(self):
         """
         Export the queryset of objects as concatenated YAML documents.
         """
@@ -100,34 +100,32 @@ class ObjectListView(ObjectPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
 
         return '---\n'.join(yaml_data)
 
-    def queryset_to_csv(self):
+    def export_table(self, table, columns=None):
         """
-        Export the queryset of objects as comma-separated value (CSV), using the model's to_csv() method.
+        Export all table data in CSV format.
+
+        :param table: The Table instance to export
+        :param columns: A list of specific columns to include. If not specified, the default view
+        will be exported.
         """
-        csv_data = []
+        exclude_columns = {'pk'}
-        custom_fields = []
+        if columns:
-
+            all_columns = [col_name for col_name, _ in table.selected_columns + table.available_columns]
-        # Start with the column headers
+            exclude_columns.update({
-        headers = self.queryset.model.csv_headers.copy()
+                col for col in all_columns if col not in columns
-
+            })
-        # Add custom field headers, if any
+        else:
-        if hasattr(self.queryset.model, 'custom_field_data'):
+            exclude_columns.update({
-            for custom_field in CustomField.objects.get_for_model(self.queryset.model):
+                name for name, _ in table.available_columns
-                headers.append(custom_field.name)
+            })
-                custom_fields.append(custom_field.name)
+        exporter = TableExport(
-
+            export_format=TableExport.CSV,
-        csv_data.append(','.join(headers))
+            table=table,
-
+            exclude_columns=exclude_columns
-        # Iterate through the queryset appending each object
+        )
-        for obj in self.queryset:
+        return exporter.response(
-            data = obj.to_csv()
+            filename=f'netbox_{self.queryset.model._meta.verbose_name_plural}.csv'
-
+        )
-            for custom_field in custom_fields:
-                data += (obj.cf.get(custom_field, ''),)
-
-            csv_data.append(csv_format(data))
-
-        return '\n'.join(csv_data)
 
     def get(self, request):
 
@@ -137,7 +135,13 @@ class ObjectListView(ObjectPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
         if self.filterset:
             self.queryset = self.filterset(request.GET, self.queryset).qs
 
-        # Check for export rendering (except for table-based)
+        # Compile a dictionary indicating which permissions are available to the current user for this model
+        permissions = {}
+        for action in ('add', 'change', 'delete', 'view'):
+            perm_name = get_permission_for_model(model, action)
+            permissions[action] = request.user.has_perm(perm_name)
+
+        # Export template/YAML rendering
         if 'export' in request.GET and request.GET['export'] != 'table':
 
             # An export template has been specified
@@ -155,44 +159,21 @@ class ObjectListView(ObjectPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
 
             # Check for YAML export support
             elif hasattr(model, 'to_yaml'):
-                response = HttpResponse(self.queryset_to_yaml(), content_type='text/yaml')
+                response = HttpResponse(self.export_yaml(), content_type='text/yaml')
                 filename = 'netbox_{}.yaml'.format(self.queryset.model._meta.verbose_name_plural)
                 response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="{}"'.format(filename)
                 return response
 
-            # Fall back to built-in CSV formatting if export requested but no template specified
-            elif 'export' in request.GET and hasattr(model, 'to_csv'):
-                response = HttpResponse(self.queryset_to_csv(), content_type='text/csv')
-                filename = 'netbox_{}.csv'.format(self.queryset.model._meta.verbose_name_plural)
-                response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="{}"'.format(filename)
-                return response
-
-        # Compile a dictionary indicating which permissions are available to the current user for this model
-        permissions = {}
-        for action in ('add', 'change', 'delete', 'view'):
-            perm_name = get_permission_for_model(model, action)
-            permissions[action] = request.user.has_perm(perm_name)
-
         # Construct the objects table
         table = self.table(self.queryset, user=request.user)
         if 'pk' in table.base_columns and (permissions['change'] or permissions['delete']):
             table.columns.show('pk')
 
-        # Handle table-based export
+        # Handle table-based exports (current view or static CSV-based)
         if request.GET.get('export') == 'table':
-            exclude_columns = {'pk'}
+            return self.export_table(table)
-            exclude_columns.update({
+        elif 'export' in request.GET:
-                name for name, _ in table.available_columns
+            return self.export_table(table, model.csv_headers)
-            })
-            exporter = TableExport(
-                export_format=TableExport.CSV,
-                table=table,
-                exclude_columns=exclude_columns,
-                dataset_kwargs={},
-            )
-            return exporter.response(
-                filename=f'netbox_{self.queryset.model._meta.verbose_name_plural}.csv'
-            )
 
         # Paginate the objects table
         paginate_table(table, request)

netbox/utilities/testing/views.py

@@ -452,12 +452,10 @@ class ViewTestCases:
             url = self._get_url('list')
 
             # Test default CSV export
-            response = self.client.get(f'{url}?export')
-            self.assertHttpStatus(response, 200)
             if hasattr(self.model, 'csv_headers'):
-                self.assertEqual(response.get('Content-Type'), 'text/csv')
+                response = self.client.get(f'{url}?export')
-                content = response.content.decode('utf-8')
+                self.assertHttpStatus(response, 200)
-                self.assertEqual(content.splitlines()[0], ','.join(self.model.csv_headers))
+                self.assertEqual(response.get('Content-Type'), 'text/csv; charset=utf-8')
 
             # Test table-based export
             response = self.client.get(f'{url}?export=table')