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From: "Max R. Carrara" <m.carrara@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH pve-manager v3 16/17] ui: storage: add basic UI integration for custom storage plugins
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:34:40 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260727143445.513900-17-m.carrara@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260727143445.513900-1-m.carrara@proxmox.com>

This commit adds a basic / rudimentary UI integration for custom
storage plugins.

Do this by issuing a request to the new `GET plugins/storage/plugin`
endpoint and checking whether a plugin is custom or not via its Perl
module path. When a user then adds or edits a storage config entry
belonging to a custom storage plugin, the new
`PVE.storage.CustomInputPanel` opens and builds the form's view from
the schemas of the plugin's properties.

In other words, the UI is built completely from the information
provided by the plugin's SectionConfig schema.

It is worth noting that the "Add" dropdown menu button's items are
added to the menu on the fly once the request to
`plugins/storage/plugin` succeeds. For the short moment that the
request is being awaited, the "Add" button is disabled.

This is not noticeable at all for regular (i.e. decently fast)
connections. Users with (very) slow connections will however notice
that the button stays disabled until the request succeeded. If that
were not the case, the dropdown menu of the "Add" button would not
even show up when clicked. Therefore keep the button disabled (greyed
out, unclickable) for the little time that the user cannot do anything
with it anyway.

Signed-off-by: Max R. Carrara <m.carrara@proxmox.com>
---
 www/manager6/Makefile              |   1 +
 www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js     | 131 ++++++++++++++-----
 www/manager6/storage/Base.js       |   2 +
 www/manager6/storage/CustomEdit.js | 198 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 298 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 www/manager6/storage/CustomEdit.js

diff --git a/www/manager6/Makefile b/www/manager6/Makefile
index eb0e9d9c..84fe74bf 100644
--- a/www/manager6/Makefile
+++ b/www/manager6/Makefile
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ JSSRC= 							\
 	storage/Browser.js				\
 	storage/CIFSEdit.js				\
 	storage/CephFSEdit.js				\
+	storage/CustomEdit.js				\
 	storage/DirEdit.js				\
 	storage/ImageView.js				\
 	storage/IScsiEdit.js				\
diff --git a/www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js b/www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js
index bcc02ed5..7bcb5637 100644
--- a/www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js
+++ b/www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js
@@ -11,20 +11,47 @@ Ext.define(
         stateId: 'grid-dc-storage',
 
         createStorageEditWindow: function (type, sid) {
-            let schema = PVE.Utils.storageSchema[type];
-            if (!schema || !schema.ipanel) {
-                Ext.Msg.alert(gettext('Error'), `No editor registered for storage type '${type}'`);
+            let me = this;
+
+            const metadata = me.pluginMetadata[type];
+
+            // Should never happen, but still handle it here just in case
+            if (!metadata) {
+                Ext.Msg.alert(gettext('Error'), `Plugin '${type}' has no metadata`);
                 return;
             }
 
+            let isCustom = metadata.module.startsWith('PVE::Storage::Custom');
+
+            let paneltype;
+            let canDoBackups;
+
+            if (isCustom) {
+                paneltype = 'PVE.storage.CustomInputPanel';
+                canDoBackups = metadata.content.supported.includes('backup');
+            } else {
+                let schema = PVE.Utils.storageSchema[type];
+                if (!schema || !schema.ipanel) {
+                    Ext.Msg.alert(
+                        gettext('Error'),
+                        `No editor registered for storage type '${type}'`,
+                    );
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                paneltype = 'PVE.storage.' + schema.ipanel;
+                canDoBackups = schema.backups;
+            }
+
             Ext.create('PVE.storage.BaseEdit', {
-                paneltype: 'PVE.storage.' + schema.ipanel,
+                paneltype: paneltype,
                 type: type,
                 storageId: sid,
-                canDoBackups: schema.backups,
+                canDoBackups: canDoBackups,
+                metadata: metadata,
                 autoShow: true,
                 listeners: {
-                    destroy: this.reloadStore,
+                    destroy: me.reloadStore,
                 },
             });
         },
@@ -46,6 +73,69 @@ Ext.define(
 
             let sm = Ext.create('Ext.selection.RowModel', {});
 
+            me.pluginMetadata = {};
+
+            let menuButtonAdd = new Ext.menu.Menu({
+                items: [],
+            });
+
+            let addBtn = new Ext.Button({
+                menu: menuButtonAdd,
+                text: gettext('Add'),
+                disabled: true,
+            });
+
+            let pushBuiltinPluginsToMenu = function () {
+                for (const [type, storage] of Object.entries(PVE.Utils.storageSchema)) {
+                    if (storage.hideAdd) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    menuButtonAdd.add({
+                        text: PVE.Utils.format_storage_type(type),
+                        iconCls: 'fa fa-fw fa-' + storage.faIcon,
+                        handler: () => me.createStorageEditWindow(type),
+                    });
+                }
+            };
+
+            let pushCustomPluginsToMenu = function () {
+                for (const type in me.pluginMetadata) {
+                    if (!Object.hasOwn(me.pluginMetadata, type)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    const metadata = me.pluginMetadata[type];
+                    let isCustom = metadata.module.startsWith('PVE::Storage::Custom');
+
+                    if (isCustom) {
+                        menuButtonAdd.add({
+                            text: PVE.Utils.format_storage_type(type),
+                            iconCls: 'fa fa-fw fa-folder',
+                            handler: () => me.createStorageEditWindow(type),
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            Proxmox.Utils.API2Request({
+                url: `/api2/extjs/plugins/storage/plugin`,
+                method: 'GET',
+                success: function ({ result: { data } }) {
+                    data.forEach((metadata) => {
+                        me.pluginMetadata[metadata.type] = metadata;
+                    });
+
+                    pushBuiltinPluginsToMenu();
+                    pushCustomPluginsToMenu();
+
+                    addBtn.setDisabled(false);
+                },
+                failure: function ({ htmlStatus }) {
+                    Ext.Msg.alert('Error', htmlStatus);
+                },
+            });
+
             let run_editor = function () {
                 let rec = sm.getSelection()[0];
                 if (!rec) {
@@ -67,24 +157,6 @@ Ext.define(
                 callback: () => store.load(),
             });
 
-            // else we cannot dynamically generate the add menu handlers
-            let addHandleGenerator = function (type) {
-                return function () {
-                    me.createStorageEditWindow(type);
-                };
-            };
-            let addMenuItems = [];
-            for (const [type, storage] of Object.entries(PVE.Utils.storageSchema)) {
-                if (storage.hideAdd) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                addMenuItems.push({
-                    text: PVE.Utils.format_storage_type(type),
-                    iconCls: 'fa fa-fw fa-' + storage.faIcon,
-                    handler: addHandleGenerator(type),
-                });
-            }
-
             Ext.apply(me, {
                 store: store,
                 reloadStore: () => store.load(),
@@ -92,16 +164,7 @@ Ext.define(
                 viewConfig: {
                     trackOver: false,
                 },
-                tbar: [
-                    {
-                        text: gettext('Add'),
-                        menu: new Ext.menu.Menu({
-                            items: addMenuItems,
-                        }),
-                    },
-                    remove_btn,
-                    edit_btn,
-                ],
+                tbar: [addBtn, remove_btn, edit_btn],
                 columns: [
                     {
                         header: 'ID',
diff --git a/www/manager6/storage/Base.js b/www/manager6/storage/Base.js
index 8961460b..7d416c97 100644
--- a/www/manager6/storage/Base.js
+++ b/www/manager6/storage/Base.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.panel.StorageBase', {
                     value: gettext('Keep Snapshots as Volume-Chain enabled if qcow2 images exist!'),
                 });
             }
+            // Note: This hint is also added in CustomEdit.js.
             me.advancedColumnB.unshift({
                 xtype: 'displayfield',
                 name: 'external-snapshot-hint',
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.storage.BaseEdit', {
             type: me.type,
             isCreate: me.isCreate,
             storageId: me.storageId,
+            metadata: me.metadata,
         });
 
         Ext.apply(me, {
diff --git a/www/manager6/storage/CustomEdit.js b/www/manager6/storage/CustomEdit.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fe4c849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/manager6/storage/CustomEdit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+Ext.define('PVE.storage.CustomInputPanel', {
+    extend: 'PVE.panel.StorageBase',
+
+    buildFormFieldFromProperty: function (propertyName) {
+        const me = this;
+        const schema = me.metadata.schema;
+
+        let property = schema[propertyName];
+
+        if (!property) {
+            console.warn(
+                `Tried to create field for unknown property '${propertyName}'` +
+                    ` for storage type '${me.type}'`,
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const predefinedFields = {
+            content: {
+                xtype: 'pveContentTypeSelector',
+                cts: me.metadata.content.supported,
+                fieldLabel: gettext('Content'),
+                name: 'content',
+                value: me.metadata.content.default,
+                multiSelect: true,
+                allowBlank: false,
+            },
+            preallocation: {
+                xtype: 'pvePreallocationSelector',
+                name: 'preallocation',
+                fieldLabel: gettext('Preallocation'),
+                allowBlank: false,
+                deleteEmpty: !me.isCreate,
+                value: '__default__',
+            },
+            'snapshot-as-volume-chain': {
+                xtype: 'proxmoxcheckbox',
+                name: 'snapshot-as-volume-chain',
+                // TRANSLATORS: As in "a chain of volumes, each referencing the next one".
+                boxLabel: gettext('Allow Snapshots as Volume-Chain'),
+                deleteEmpty: !me.isCreate,
+                // can only allow to enable this on creation for storages that
+                // previously already supported qcow2 to avoid ambiguity with
+                // existing volumes.
+                disabled: !me.isCreate,
+                checked: false,
+            },
+        };
+
+        if (predefinedFields[propertyName]) {
+            return predefinedFields[propertyName];
+        }
+
+        let fieldName = propertyName;
+        let extraAttributes = {
+            readonly: property.fixed && !me.isCreate,
+            sensitive: property['x-sensitive'],
+        };
+        let context = { isCreate: me.isCreate };
+
+        let fieldDef = Proxmox.Utils.getFieldDefFromPropertySchema(
+            fieldName,
+            property,
+            extraAttributes,
+            context,
+        );
+
+        // Fix up any field labels for properties that do not have a title key
+        // by transforming the name of the field like e.g.
+        // "foo_bar-baz" --> "Foo Bar Baz"
+        if (!property.title) {
+            let fieldLabel = fieldName
+                .replace(/([-_]|\s)+/g, ' ')
+                .replace(
+                    /\w*/g,
+                    (label) => label.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + label.slice(1).toLowerCase(),
+                );
+            fieldDef.fieldLabel = Ext.htmlEncode(fieldLabel);
+        }
+
+        return fieldDef;
+    },
+
+    addWidget: function (widget, isAdvanced) {
+        const me = this;
+
+        let col1, col2, colB;
+
+        if (isAdvanced) {
+            col1 = me.advancedColumn1 = me.advancedColumn1 || [];
+            col2 = me.advancedColumn2 = me.advancedColumn2 || [];
+            colB = me.advancedColumnB = me.advancedColumnB || [];
+        } else {
+            col1 = me.column1 = me.column1 || [];
+            col2 = me.column2 = me.column2 || [];
+            colB = me.columnB = me.columnB || [];
+        }
+
+        const hintClasses = ['pmx-hint'];
+
+        const wideFields = [
+            'textarea',
+            'textareafield',
+            'Ext.form.field.TextArea',
+            'proxmoxtextarea',
+            'Proxmox.form.field.TextArea',
+        ];
+
+        if (wideFields.includes(widget.xtype)) {
+            colB.push(widget);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (const cls of hintClasses) {
+            if (widget.userCls && widget.userCls.search(cls) !== -1) {
+                colB.push(widget);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (col2.length >= col1.length) {
+            col1.push(widget);
+        } else {
+            col2.push(widget);
+        }
+    },
+
+    initComponent: function () {
+        const me = this;
+        const schema = me.metadata.schema;
+
+        me.column1 = me.column1 || [];
+        me.column2 = me.column2 || [];
+
+        const reservedFields = new Set([
+            // automatically added in PVE.panel.StorageBase
+            // --> must not be added here
+            'storage',
+            'nodes',
+            'disable',
+
+            // handled by the "Backup Retention" panel
+            // --> must not be added here
+            'prune-backups',
+            'max-protected-backups',
+
+            // not an actual property, but used by the UI as an inverse of the
+            // 'disable' property
+            // --> must not be added here
+            'enable',
+
+            // handled separately for consistency
+            'content',
+            'shared',
+        ]);
+
+        // Added first for consistency's sake
+        for (const propertyName of ['content', 'shared']) {
+            let property = schema[propertyName];
+            if (property) {
+                let fieldDef = me.buildFormFieldFromProperty(propertyName);
+                me.column1.push(fieldDef);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (const [propertyName, propertySchema] of Object.entries(schema).sort()) {
+            if (reservedFields.has(propertyName)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (propertySchema['x-hidden']) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let fieldDef = me.buildFormFieldFromProperty(propertyName);
+
+            if (fieldDef === undefined) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            me.addWidget(fieldDef, propertySchema['x-advanced']);
+
+            if (propertyName === 'snapshot-as-volume-chain') {
+                me.addWidget(
+                    {
+                        xtype: 'displayfield',
+                        name: 'external-snapshot-hint',
+                        userCls: 'pmx-hint',
+                        value: gettext('Snapshots as Volume-Chain are a technology preview.'),
+                    },
+                    propertySchema['x-advanced'],
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        me.callParent();
+    },
+});
-- 
2.47.3





  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-27 14:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-27 14:34 [PATCH common/manager/proxmox-widget-toolkit/storage/storage-plugin-examples v3 00/17] GUI Support for Custom Storage Plugins Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-common v3 01/17] json schema: add multiline string format Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage v3 02/17] api: plugins/storage: add initial routes and endpoints Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage v3 03/17] api: plugins/storage/plugin: include schema in plugin metadata Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage v3 04/17] api: plugins/storage/plugin: mark sensitive properties in schema Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage v3 05/17] api: plugins/storage/plugin: factor plugin metadata code into helper Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage v3 06/17] api: plugins/storage/plugin: add plugins' 'content' to their metadata Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage v3 07/17] all plugins: add 'title' to properties, adapt 'description's Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage v3 08/17] all plugins, api: mark certain properties as advanced in plugindata() Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage v3 09/17] all plugins, api: mark certain properties as hidden " Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH proxmox-widget-toolkit v3 10/17] form: introduce new 'proxmoxtextarea' field Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH proxmox-widget-toolkit v3 11/17] utils: introduce helper function getFieldDefFromPropertySchema Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH proxmox-widget-toolkit v3 12/17] acme: use helper to construct ExtJS fields from property schemas Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-manager v3 13/17] api2: sort modules and API method registrations Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-manager v3 14/17] api: add API routes 'plugins' and 'plugins/storage' Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-manager v3 15/17] ui: storage view: display error when no editor for storage type exists Max R. Carrara
2026-07-27 14:34 ` Max R. Carrara [this message]
2026-07-27 14:34 ` [PATCH pve-storage-plugin-examples v3 17/17] sshfs: Update SSHFS plugin Max R. Carrara

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