Boolean field with timestamp

[manuelmeurer]

I have a datetime column "done_at" and I want to show it in Avo in a column "Done?".
It should be displayed as the default Avo boolean field (done_at present -> true, done_at blank -> false), but when present, it should also show the (localized) value of done_at next to it.
What is the easiest way to achieve this?

[Paul-Bob]

Hi @manuelmeurer I would implement a custom field for this https://docs.avohq.io/3.0/custom-fields.html#custom-fields

[manuelmeurer]

I was hoping to avoid that. :)
It is possible to render a field from another field's block?

field :done?, as: :text, only_on: :display do |task|
  field :done_at, as: :boolean
  [
    # <-- render boolean field with value !!done_at here
    (l(dont_at) if done_at)
  ].compact.join(" ")
end

[Paul-Bob]

I was hoping to avoid that. :)

Why? It shouldn't be complex and it's super powerful + customizable

It is possible to render a field from another field's block?

Probably yes, but not sure if it works as boolean, you can try that with a text field and somehow render the svg + text, anyway I believe a custom field is the right way to go, I'm really curious why are you avoiding those

[manuelmeurer]

Well, a custom field adds more complexity, seven new files if I'm counting correctly.
Since I simply want to add one piece of information to a boolean field and I only need it for one field in my app right now, I would prefer a "local" solution.