[FIX] web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix: Allow empty cells

Before this commit, if a matrix was lacking one element, some ugly errors appeared to the user.

Now, it just displays the empty cell and lets the user go on.

Also, acknowledge another limitation of the widget and add it to roadmap.

web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix/README.rst

@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ Known issues / Roadmap
   will enter into the 1st cell until https://github.com/odoo/odoo/pull/26490
   is merged.
 
+* Support extra invisible fields inside each cell.
+
 Bug Tracker
 ===========
 

web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix/static/src/js/2d_matrix_renderer.js

@@ -180,22 +180,22 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.X2Many2dMatrixRenderer', function (requ
          * the aggregate cell.
          *
          * @private
-         * @param {Object} row: The row that will be rendered.
+         * @param {Object} row The row that will be rendered.
          * @returns {jQueryElement} the <tr> element that has been rendered.
          */
         _renderRow: function (row) {
-            var self = this;
-            var $tr = $('<tr/>', {class: 'o_data_row'});
-            $tr = $tr.append(self._renderLabelCell(row.data[0]));
+            var $tr = $('<tr/>', {class: 'o_data_row'}),
+                _data = _.without(row.data, undefined);
+            $tr = $tr.append(this._renderLabelCell(_data[0]));
             var $cells = _.map(this.columns, function (node, index) {
                 var record = row.data[index];
                 // Make the widget use our field value for each cell
-                node.attrs.name = self.matrix_data.field_value;
-                return self._renderBodyCell(record, node, index, {mode:''});
-            });
+                node.attrs.name = this.matrix_data.field_value;
+                return this._renderBodyCell(record, node, index, {mode:''});
+            }.bind(this));
             $tr = $tr.append($cells);
             if (row.aggregate) {
-                $tr.append(self._renderAggregateRowCell(row));
+                $tr.append(this._renderAggregateRowCell(row));
             }
             return $tr;
         },
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.X2Many2dMatrixRenderer', function (requ
          * Create a cell and fill it with the aggregate value.
          *
          * @private
-         * @param {Object} row: the row object to aggregate.
+         * @param {Object} row the row object to aggregate.
          * @returns {jQueryElement} The rendered cell.
          */
         _renderAggregateRowCell: function (row) {
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.X2Many2dMatrixRenderer', function (requ
          * we always want the widget to be editable.
          *
          * @private
-         * @param {Object} record: Contains the data for this cell
-         * @param {jQueryElement} node: The HTML of the field.
-         * @param {int} colIndex: The index of the current column.
-         * @param {Object} options: The obtions used for the widget
+         * @param {Object} record Contains the data for this cell
+         * @param {jQueryElement} node The HTML of the field.
+         * @param {int} colIndex The index of the current column.
+         * @param {Object} options The obtions used for the widget
          * @returns {jQueryElement} the rendered cell.
          */
         _renderBodyCell: function (record, node, colIndex, options) {
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.X2Many2dMatrixRenderer', function (requ
             // the user might want to attach to each single cell.
             var $td = $('<td>', {
                 'class': tdClassName,
+            });
+            if (_.isUndefined(record)) {
+                // Without record, nothing elese to do
+                return $td;
+            }
+            $td.attr({
                 'data-form-id': record.id,
                 'data-id': record.data.id,
             });
@@ -348,7 +354,12 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.X2Many2dMatrixRenderer', function (requ
                     value: 0,
                 };
                 _.each(this.rows, function (row) {
-                    column.aggregate.value += row.data[index].data[fname];
+                    // TODO Use only one _.propertyOf in underscore 1.9.0+
+                    try {
+                        column.aggregate.value += row.data[index].data[fname];
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        // Nothing to do
+                    }
                 });
             }.bind(this));
         },
@@ -419,7 +430,12 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.X2Many2dMatrixRenderer', function (requ
                     value: 0,
                 };
                 _.each(row.data, function (col) {
-                    row.aggregate.value += col.data[fname];
+                    // TODO Use _.property in underscore 1.9+
+                    try {
+                        row.aggregate.value += col.data[fname];
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        // Nothing to do
+                    }
                 });
             });
         },
@@ -490,10 +506,11 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.X2Many2dMatrixRenderer', function (requ
          * @param {String} id: The id of the row that needs to be updated.
          */
         _updateRow: function (id) {
-            var record = _.findWhere(this.state.data, {id: id});
+            var record = _.findWhere(this.state.data, {id: id}),
+                _id = _.property("id");
             _.each(this.rows, function (row) {
                 _.each(row.data, function (col, i) {
-                    if (col.id === id) {
+                    if (_id(col) === id) {
                         row.data[i] = record;
                     }
                 });

web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix/static/src/js/widget_x2many_2d_matrix.js

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.widget', function (require) {
         widget_class: 'o_form_field_x2many_2d_matrix',
 
         /**
-         *Initialize the widget & parameters.
+         * Initialize the widget & parameters.
          *
-         *@param {Object} parent contains the form view.
+         * @param {Object} parent contains the form view.
          * @param {String} name the name of the field.
          * @param {Object} record information about the database records.
          * @param {Object} options view options.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.widget', function (require) {
         },
 
         /**
-         *Initialize the widget specific parameters.
+         * Initialize the widget specific parameters.
          * Sets the axis and the values.
          */
         init_params: function () {
@@ -195,7 +195,12 @@ odoo.define('web_widget_x2many_2d_matrix.widget', function (require) {
          */
         activate: function (options) {
             // Won't work fine without https://github.com/odoo/odoo/pull/26490
-            this._backwards = options.event.data.direction === "previous";
+            // TODO Use _.propertyOf in underscore 1.9+
+            try {
+                this._backwards = options.event.data.direction === "previous";
+            } catch (error) {
+                this._backwards = false;
+            }
             var result = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
             delete this._backwards;
             return result;