[IMP] web_timeline: Several improvements:

* Avoid to display all items of group_by model
* Remove unnecessary readgroup
* Remove dependency on project. Modify module structure. Imporve readme file.
* Add setup.py

web_timeline/README.rst

@@ -1,7 +1,80 @@
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/licence-AGPL--3-blue.svg
+    :target: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0-standalone.html
+    :alt: License: AGPL-3
+
+===============
 Timeline Widget
 ===============
 
-!Prototype!
 Define a new widget displaying events in an interactive visualization chart.
+
 The widget is based on the external library 
 http://visjs.org/timeline_examples.html
+
+Usage
+=====
+
+Example:
+    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+    <openerp>
+        <data>
+    
+            <record id="view_task_timeline" model="ir.ui.view">
+                <field name="name">project.task.timeline</field>
+                <field name="model">project.task</field>
+                <field name="type">timeline</field>
+                <field eval="2" name="priority"/>
+                <field name="arch" type="xml">
+                    <timeline date_start="date_start" 
+                              date_stop="date_end"
+                              date_delay='1'
+                              string="Tasks"
+                              default_group_by="user_id" event_open_popup="true" colors="#ec7063:user_id == false;#2ecb71:kanban_state=='done';">
+                    </timeline>
+                </field>
+            </record>
+    
+            <record id="project.action_view_task" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+                <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form,calendar,gantt,timeline,graph</field>
+            </record>
+        </data>
+    </openerp>
+
+.. image:: https://odoo-community.org/website/image/ir.attachment/5784_f2813bd/datas
+   :alt: Try me on Runbot
+   :target: https://runbot.odoo-community.org/runbot/162/8.0
+
+Bug Tracker
+===========
+
+Bugs are tracked on `GitHub Issues
+<https://github.com/OCA/web/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
+=======
+
+Images
+------
+
+* Odoo Community Association: `Icon <https://github.com/OCA/maintainer-tools/blob/master/template/module/static/description/icon.svg>`_.
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+* Laurent Mignon <laurent.mignon@acsone.eu>
+* Adrien Peiffer <adrien.peiffer@acsone.eu>
+
+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.

web_timeline/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-from . import ir_view
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2016 ACSONE SA/NV (<http://acsone.eu>)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
+
+from . import models

web_timeline/__openerp__.py

@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2016 ACSONE SA/NV (<http://acsone.eu>)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
+
 {
     'name': "Web timeline",
     'summary': """
-    Interactive visualization chart to visualize events in time
+        Interactive visualization chart to visualize events in time
     """,
-    "version": "0.1",
-    "author": "ACSONE SA/NV",
-    "category": "Acsone",
+    "version": "8.0.1.0.0",
+    'author': 'ACSONE SA/NV,'
+              'Odoo Community Association (OCA)',
+    "category": "Tools",
     "website": "http://acsone.eu",
-    'depends': ['web', 'project'],
-    'qweb': ['static/src/xml/web_timeline.xml'],
+    'depends': [
+        'web'
+    ],
+    'qweb': [
+        'static/src/xml/web_timeline.xml',
+    ],
     'data': [
         'views/web_timeline.xml',
-        'project_view.xml',
     ],
 }

web_timeline/ir_view.py

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-##############################################################################
-#
-#    Copyright 2015 ACSONE SA/NV
-#
-#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
-#    published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-#    License, or (at your option) any later version.
-#
-#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-#
-#    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-##############################################################################
-from openerp import models
-from openerp import api
-
-
-TIMELINE_VIEW = ('timeline', 'Timeline')
-
-
-class IrUIView(models.Model):
-    _inherit = 'ir.ui.view'
-
-    @api.model
-    def _setup_fields(self):
-        """Hack due since the field 'type' is not defined with the new api.
-        """
-        cls = type(self)
-        type_selection = cls._fields['type'].selection
-        if TIMELINE_VIEW not in type_selection:
-            tmp = list(type_selection)
-            tmp.append(TIMELINE_VIEW)
-            cls._fields['type'].selection = tuple(set(tmp))
-        super(IrUIView, self)._setup_fields()

web_timeline/models/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# © 2016 ACSONE SA/NV (<http://acsone.eu>)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
+
+from . import ir_view

web_timeline/models/ir_view.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2016 ACSONE SA/NV (<http://acsone.eu>)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
+
+from openerp import models
+from openerp import api
+
+
+TIMELINE_VIEW = ('timeline', 'Timeline')
+
+
+class IrUIView(models.Model):
+    _inherit = 'ir.ui.view'
+
+    @api.model
+    def _setup_fields(self):
+        """Hack due since the field 'type' is not defined with the new api.
+        """
+        cls = type(self)
+        type_selection = cls._fields['type'].selection
+        if TIMELINE_VIEW not in type_selection:
+            tmp = list(type_selection)
+            tmp.append(TIMELINE_VIEW)
+            cls._fields['type'].selection = tuple(set(tmp))
+        super(IrUIView, self)._setup_fields()

web_timeline/project_view.xml

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<openerp>
-    <data>
-
-        <record id="view_task_timeline" model="ir.ui.view">
-            <field name="name">project.task.timeline</field>
-            <field name="model">project.task</field>
-            <field name="type">timeline</field>
-            <field eval="2" name="priority"/>
-            <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <timeline date_start="date_start" 
-                          date_stop="date_end"
-                          date_delay='1'
-                          string="Tasks"
-                          default_group_by="user_id" event_open_popup="true" colors="#ec7063:user_id == false;#2ecb71:kanban_state=='done';">
-                </timeline>
-            </field>
-        </record>
-
-        <record id="project.action_view_task" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-            <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form,calendar,gantt,timeline,graph</field>
-        </record>
-    </data>
-</openerp>

web_timeline/static/src/js/web_timeline.js

@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ openerp.web_timeline = function(instance) {
             var self = this;
             self.last_domains = domains;
             self.last_contexts = contexts;
-            // self.reload_gantt();
             // select the group by
             var n_group_bys = [];
             if (this.fields_view.arch.attrs.default_group_by) {
@@ -263,14 +262,7 @@ openerp.web_timeline = function(instance) {
             }));
 
             fields = _.uniq(fields.concat(_.pluck(this.colors, "field").concat(n_group_bys)));
-            var group_by = self.fields[_.first(n_group_bys)]
-            var read_groups = new instance.web.DataSet(this, group_by.relation, group_by.context)
-                .name_search('', group_by.domain)
-                .then(function(groups){
-                    self.groups = groups;
-                });
-
-            return $.when(this.has_been_loaded, read_groups).then(function() {
+            return $.when(this.has_been_loaded).then(function() {
                 return self.dataset.read_slice(fields, {
                     domain: domains,
                     context: contexts
@@ -304,18 +296,33 @@ openerp.web_timeline = function(instance) {
             var self = this;
             var data = [];
             var groups = [];
-            groups.push({id:-1, content: _t('Undefined')})
             _.each(tasks, function(event) {
-                data.push(self.event_data_transform(event));
-            });
-            _.each(self.groups, function(group){
-                groups.push({id: group[0], content: group[1]});
+                if (event[self.date_start]){
+                    data.push(self.event_data_transform(event));
+                }
             });
+         // get the groups
+            var split_groups = function(tasks, group_bys) {
+                if (group_bys.length === 0)
+                    return tasks;
+                var groups = [];
+                groups.push({id:-1, content: _t('-')})
+                _.each(tasks, function(task) {
+                    var group_name = task[_.first(group_bys)];
+                    if (group_name) {
+                        var group = _.find(groups, function(group) { return _.isEqual(group.id, group_name[0]); });
+                        if (group === undefined) {
+                            group = {id: group_name[0], content: group_name[1]};
+                            groups.push(group);
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+                return groups;
+            }
+            var groups = split_groups(tasks, group_bys);
             this.timeline.setGroups(groups);
             this.timeline.setItems(data);
             this.timeline.setWindow(this.current_window);
-            //this.timeline.moveTo(new Date(), true);
-            //this.timeline.zoom(0.5, new Date());
         },
 
         do_show: function() {
@@ -394,7 +401,6 @@ openerp.web_timeline = function(instance) {
                     null,
                     {readonly: true, title: title}
                 );
-                //pop.on('closed', self, self.reload);
                 var form_controller = pop.view_form;
                 form_controller.on("load_record", self, function() {
                      var footer = pop.$el.closest(".modal").find(".modal-footer");