Add toga.Row and toga.Column

changes/3010.feature.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+``toga.Row`` and ``toga.Column`` can now be used as shorthands for ``toga.Box(style=Pack(direction=...))``.

core/src/toga/__init__.py

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     "Box": "toga.widgets.box",
     "Button": "toga.widgets.button",
     "Canvas": "toga.widgets.canvas",
+    "Column": "toga.widgets.box",
     "DateInput": "toga.widgets.dateinput",
     "DatePicker": "toga.widgets.dateinput",
     "DetailedList": "toga.widgets.detailedlist",
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
     "OptionItem": "toga.widgets.optioncontainer",
     "PasswordInput": "toga.widgets.passwordinput",
     "ProgressBar": "toga.widgets.progressbar",
+    "Row": "toga.widgets.box",
     "ScrollContainer": "toga.widgets.scrollcontainer",
     "Selection": "toga.widgets.selection",
     "Slider": "toga.widgets.slider",

core/src/toga/widgets/box.py

@@ -50,3 +50,13 @@ def enabled(self, value: bool) -> None:
     def focus(self) -> None:
         """No-op; Box cannot accept input focus."""
         pass
+
+
+def Row(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Shorthand for :any:`Box` with its :ref:`pack-direction` set to "row"."""
+    return Box(*args, direction="row", **kwargs)
+
+
+def Column(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Shorthand for :any:`Box` with its :ref:`pack-direction` set to "column"."""
+    return Box(*args, direction="column", **kwargs)

core/tests/widgets/test_box.py

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import pytest
+
 import toga
+from toga.style import Pack
 from toga_dummy.utils import (
     assert_action_not_performed,
     assert_action_performed,
@@ -62,3 +65,43 @@ def test_focus_noop():
 
     box.focus()
     assert_action_not_performed(box, "focus")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("direction", ["row", "column"])
+def test_row_column(direction):
+    """Row and Column shorthands can be used."""
+    func = getattr(toga, direction.capitalize())
+    box = func(
+        id="my-id",  # Non-style property
+        width=100,  # Style property
+        style=Pack(height=200),  # Style object
+    )
+    assert type(box) is toga.Box
+    assert box.id == "my-id"
+    assert box.style.direction == direction
+    assert box.style.width == 100
+    assert box.style.height == 200
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("func_direction", ["column", "row"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("style_direction", ["column", "row"])
+def test_row_column_conflict_style(func_direction, style_direction):
+    """If a shorthand function is passed a style object specifying a direction,
+    the shorthand takes priority, and the style object is not modified."""
+    func = getattr(toga, func_direction.capitalize())
+    style = Pack(direction=style_direction)
+    box = func(style=style)
+    assert box.style.direction == func_direction
+    assert style.direction == style_direction
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("func_direction", ["column", "row"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mixin_direction", ["column", "row"])
+def test_row_column_conflict_mixin(func_direction, mixin_direction):
+    """If a shorthand function is passed a mixin argument specifying a direction,
+    an exception is raised."""
+    func = getattr(toga, func_direction.capitalize())
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError, match="got multiple values for keyword argument 'direction'"
+    ):
+        func(direction=mixin_direction)

docs/reference/api/containers/box.rst

@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ Reference
 ---------
 
 .. autoclass:: toga.Box
+.. autofunction:: toga.Row
+.. autofunction:: toga.Column

docs/reference/style/pack.rst

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ If a previously hidden widget is made visible, any children of the widget with
 a visibility of ``hidden`` will remain hidden. Any descendants of the hidden
 child will also remain hidden, regardless of their visibility.
 
+.. _pack-direction:
+
 ``direction``
 -------------
 

examples/layout/layout/app.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import toga
-from toga.constants import CENTER, COLUMN, HIDDEN, ROW, VISIBLE
+from toga.constants import CENTER, HIDDEN, VISIBLE
 
 
 class ExampleLayoutApp(toga.App):
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ def startup(self):
             text="Add new label", on_press=self.add_label
         )
 
-        self.content_box = toga.Box(children=[], direction=COLUMN, gap=4)
+        self.content_box = toga.Column(children=[], gap=4)
 
         image = toga.Image("resources/tiberius.png")
         self.image_view = toga.ImageView(image, width=60, height=60)
 
         # this tests adding children during init, before we have an implementation
-        self.button_box = toga.Box(
+        self.button_box = toga.Column(
             children=[
                 self.button_hide,
                 self.button_add,
@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ def startup(self):
                 self.button_remove,
                 self.button_add_to_scroll,
             ],
-            direction=COLUMN,
             width=120,
             gap=20,
         )
 
-        self.box = toga.Box(
+        self.box = toga.Row(
             children=[],
-            direction=ROW,
             margin=20,
             gap=20,
             align_items=CENTER,

examples/resize/resize/app.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import toga
-from toga.style.pack import COLUMN, ROW
+from toga.style.pack import COLUMN
 
 
 class SizeButton(toga.Button):
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ def __init__(self, title, *, on_change):
             align_items="center",
             children=[
                 toga.Label(title.upper(), font_weight="bold"),
-                toga.Box(
-                    direction=ROW,
+                toga.Row(
                     children=[self.width_button, self.height_button, self.flex_button],
                 ),
             ],
@@ -49,19 +48,16 @@ def startup(self):
         self.text_label, self.style_label = (
             toga.Label("", background_color="cyan") for i in range(2)
         )
-        main_box = toga.Box(
-            direction=COLUMN,
+        main_box = toga.Column(
             children=[
-                toga.Box(
-                    direction=ROW,
+                toga.Row(
                     children=[
                         SizePanel("Text", on_change=self.on_change_text),
                         toga.Box(flex=1),
                         SizePanel("Style", on_change=self.on_change_style),
                     ],
                 ),
-                toga.Box(
-                    direction=ROW,
+                toga.Row(
                     children=[
                         self.text_label,
                         toga.Label(