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+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL--3-blue.png
+ :target: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl
+ :alt: License: AGPL-3
+
+====================
+Text from HTML field
+====================
+
+This module provides some technical features that allow to extract text from
+any chunk of HTML, without HTML tags or attributes. You can chose either:
+
+* To truncate the result by amount of words or characters.
+* To append an ellipsis (or any character(s)) at the end of the result.
+
+It can be used to easily generate excerpts.
+
+Usage
+=====
+
+This module just adds a technical utility, but nothing for the end user.
+
+If you are a developer and need this utility for your module, see these
+examples and read the docs inside the code.
+
+Python example::
+
+ @api.multi
+ def some_method(self):
+ # Get truncated text from an HTML field. It will 40 words and 100
+ # characters at most, and will have "..." appended at the end if it
+ # gets truncated.
+ truncated_text = self.env["ir.fields.converter"].text_from_html(
+ self.html_field, 40, 100, "...")
+
+QWeb example::
+
+
+
+.. image:: https://odoo-community.org/website/image/ir.attachment/5784_f2813bd/datas
+ :alt: Try me on Runbot
+ :target: https://runbot.odoo-community.org/runbot/149/11.0
+
+Known issues / Roadmap
+======================
+
+* An option could be added to try to respect the basic HTML tags inside the
+ excerpt (````, ````, ````, etc.).
+
+Bug Tracker
+===========
+
+Bugs are tracked on `GitHub Issues
+`_. In case of trouble, please
+check there if your issue has already been reported. If you spotted it first,
+help us smashing it by providing a detailed and welcomed feedback.
+
+Credits
+=======
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+* Jairo Llopis
+* Vicent Cubells
+* Dennis Sluijk
+
+Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.
+
+Maintainer
+----------
+
+.. image:: https://odoo-community.org/logo.png
+ :alt: Odoo Community Association
+ :target: https://odoo-community.org
+
+This module is maintained by the OCA.
+
+OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose
+mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and
+promote its widespread use.
+
+To contribute to this module, please visit https://odoo-community.org.
diff --git a/html_text/__init__.py b/html_text/__init__.py
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+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+
+from . import models
diff --git a/html_text/__manifest__.py b/html_text/__manifest__.py
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+# Copyright 2016-2017 Jairo Llopis
+# Copyright 2016 Tecnativa - Vicent Cubells
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+{
+ "name": "Text from HTML field",
+ "summary": "Generate excerpts from any HTML field",
+ "version": "11.0.1.0.0",
+ "category": "Tools",
+ "website": "https://github.com/OCA/server-tools",
+ "author": "Grupo ESOC Ingeniería de Servicios, "
+ "Tecnativa, "
+ "Onestein, "
+ "Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
+ "license": "AGPL-3",
+ "application": False,
+ "installable": True,
+ "external_dependencies": {
+ "python": [
+ "lxml.html",
+ ],
+ },
+ "depends": [
+ "base",
+ ],
+}
diff --git a/html_text/i18n/ca.po b/html_text/i18n/ca.po
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+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# * html_text
+#
+# Translators:
+# Marc Tormo i Bochaca , 2017
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 9.0c\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2017-04-19 18:00+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-04-19 18:00+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Marc Tormo i Bochaca , 2017\n"
+"Language-Team: Catalan (https://www.transifex.com/oca/teams/23907/ca/)\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Language: ca\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+#. module: html_text
+#: model:ir.model,name:html_text.model_ir_fields_converter
+msgid "ir.fields.converter"
+msgstr "ir.fields.converter"
diff --git a/html_text/i18n/de.po b/html_text/i18n/de.po
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+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# * html_text
+#
+# Translators:
+# Rudolf Schnapka , 2017
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 9.0c\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2017-04-19 18:00+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-04-19 18:00+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Rudolf Schnapka , 2017\n"
+"Language-Team: German (https://www.transifex.com/oca/teams/23907/de/)\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Language: de\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+#. module: html_text
+#: model:ir.model,name:html_text.model_ir_fields_converter
+msgid "ir.fields.converter"
+msgstr "ir.fields.converter"
diff --git a/html_text/i18n/es.po b/html_text/i18n/es.po
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+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# * html_text
+#
+# Translators:
+# Pedro M. Baeza , 2016
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 9.0c\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 02:07+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2016-12-17 02:07+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Pedro M. Baeza , 2016\n"
+"Language-Team: Spanish (https://www.transifex.com/oca/teams/23907/es/)\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Language: es\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+#. module: html_text
+#: model:ir.model,name:html_text.model_ir_fields_converter
+msgid "ir.fields.converter"
+msgstr "ir.fields.converter"
diff --git a/html_text/i18n/es_ES.po b/html_text/i18n/es_ES.po
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+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# * html_text
+#
+# Translators:
+# Fernando Lara , 2017
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 9.0c\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2017-02-16 10:39+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-02-16 10:39+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Fernando Lara , 2017\n"
+"Language-Team: Spanish (Spain) (https://www.transifex.com/oca/teams/23907/es_ES/)\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Language: es_ES\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+#. module: html_text
+#: model:ir.model,name:html_text.model_ir_fields_converter
+msgid "ir.fields.converter"
+msgstr "ir.documentos.conversor"
diff --git a/html_text/i18n/it.po b/html_text/i18n/it.po
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+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# * html_text
+#
+# Translators:
+# Paolo Valier , 2018
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 10.0\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-01-06 02:25+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2018-01-06 02:25+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Paolo Valier , 2018\n"
+"Language-Team: Italian (https://www.transifex.com/oca/teams/23907/it/)\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Language: it\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+#. module: html_text
+#: model:ir.model,name:html_text.model_ir_fields_converter
+msgid "ir.fields.converter"
+msgstr "ir.fields.converter"
diff --git a/html_text/i18n/tr.po b/html_text/i18n/tr.po
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+# Translation of Odoo Server.
+# This file contains the translation of the following modules:
+# * html_text
+#
+# Translators:
+# Ahmet Altinisik , 2016
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Odoo Server 9.0c\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-29 03:40+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2016-12-29 03:40+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Ahmet Altinisik , 2016\n"
+"Language-Team: Turkish (https://www.transifex.com/oca/teams/23907/tr/)\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: \n"
+"Language: tr\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1);\n"
+
+#. module: html_text
+#: model:ir.model,name:html_text.model_ir_fields_converter
+msgid "ir.fields.converter"
+msgstr "ir.fields.converter"
diff --git a/html_text/models/__init__.py b/html_text/models/__init__.py
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+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+
+from . import ir_fields_converter
diff --git a/html_text/models/ir_fields_converter.py b/html_text/models/ir_fields_converter.py
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+# Copyright 2016-2017 Jairo Llopis
+# Copyright 2016 Tecnativa - Vicent Cubells
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+
+import logging
+from lxml import etree, html
+from odoo import api, models
+
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class IrFieldsConverter(models.AbstractModel):
+ _inherit = "ir.fields.converter"
+
+ @api.model
+ def text_from_html(self, html_content, max_words=None, max_chars=None,
+ ellipsis=u"…", fail=False):
+ """Extract text from an HTML field in a generator.
+
+ :param str html_content:
+ HTML contents from where to extract the text.
+
+ :param int max_words:
+ Maximum amount of words allowed in the resulting string.
+
+ :param int max_chars:
+ Maximum amount of characters allowed in the resulting string. If
+ you apply this limit, beware that the last word could get cut in an
+ unexpected place.
+
+ :param str ellipsis:
+ Character(s) to be appended to the end of the resulting string if
+ it gets truncated after applying limits set in :param:`max_words`
+ or :param:`max_chars`. If you want nothing applied, just set an
+ empty string.
+
+ :param bool fail:
+ If ``True``, exceptions will be raised. Otherwise, an empty string
+ will be returned on failure.
+ """
+ # Parse HTML
+ try:
+ doc = html.fromstring(html_content)
+ except (TypeError, etree.XMLSyntaxError, etree.ParserError):
+ if fail:
+ raise
+ else:
+ _logger.exception("Failure parsing this HTML:\n%s",
+ html_content)
+ return ""
+
+ # Get words
+ words = u"".join(doc.xpath("//text()")).split()
+
+ # Truncate words
+ suffix = max_words and len(words) > max_words
+ if max_words:
+ words = words[:max_words]
+
+ # Get text
+ text = u" ".join(words)
+
+ # Truncate text
+ suffix = suffix or max_chars and len(text) > max_chars
+ if max_chars:
+ text = text[:max_chars - (len(ellipsis) if suffix else 0)].strip()
+
+ # Append ellipsis if needed
+ if suffix:
+ text += ellipsis
+
+ return text
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diff --git a/html_text/tests/__init__.py b/html_text/tests/__init__.py
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+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+
+from . import test_extractor
diff --git a/html_text/tests/test_extractor.py b/html_text/tests/test_extractor.py
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+# Copyright 2016-2017 Jairo Llopis
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+
+from odoo.tools import mute_logger
+from odoo.tests.common import TransactionCase
+
+
+class ExtractorCase(TransactionCase):
+ def setUp(self):
+ super(ExtractorCase, self).setUp()
+ # Shortcut
+ self.text_from_html = self.env["ir.fields.converter"].text_from_html
+
+ def test_excerpts(self):
+ """Text gets correctly extracted."""
+ html = u"""
+
+
+
+
I'm a title
+
I'm a paragraph
+
¡Pues yo soy español!
+