Fixed #6398: added an optional `{% empty %}` clause to the `{% for %}` template tag. The contents of this clause are rendered if the list iterated over turns out to be empty. Thanks, Jannis Leidel.

Astute readers will notice that the patch originally called this `default`; after consideration I decided that `empty` is a very slightly better color for this particular bikeshed.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@9530 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

django/template/defaulttags.py

@@ -83,10 +83,14 @@ class FirstOfNode(Node):
         return u''
 
 class ForNode(Node):
-    def __init__(self, loopvars, sequence, is_reversed, nodelist_loop):
+    def __init__(self, loopvars, sequence, is_reversed, nodelist_loop, nodelist_empty=None):
         self.loopvars, self.sequence = loopvars, sequence
         self.is_reversed = is_reversed
         self.nodelist_loop = nodelist_loop
+        if nodelist_empty is None:
+            self.nodelist_empty = NodeList()
+        else:
+            self.nodelist_empty = nodelist_empty
 
     def __repr__(self):
         reversed_text = self.is_reversed and ' reversed' or ''
@@ -97,16 +101,18 @@ class ForNode(Node):
     def __iter__(self):
         for node in self.nodelist_loop:
             yield node
+        for node in self.nodelist_empty:
+            yield node
 
     def get_nodes_by_type(self, nodetype):
         nodes = []
         if isinstance(self, nodetype):
             nodes.append(self)
         nodes.extend(self.nodelist_loop.get_nodes_by_type(nodetype))
+        nodes.extend(self.nodelist_empty.get_nodes_by_type(nodetype))
         return nodes
 
     def render(self, context):
-        nodelist = NodeList()
         if 'forloop' in context:
             parentloop = context['forloop']
         else:
@@ -121,6 +127,9 @@ class ForNode(Node):
         if not hasattr(values, '__len__'):
             values = list(values)
         len_values = len(values)
+        if len_values < 1:
+            return self.nodelist_empty.render(context)
+        nodelist = NodeList()
         if self.is_reversed:
             values = reversed(values)
         unpack = len(self.loopvars) > 1
@@ -610,6 +619,30 @@ def do_for(parser, token):
             {{ key }}: {{ value }}
         {% endfor %}
 
+    The ``for`` tag can take an optional ``{% empty %}`` clause that will
+    be displayed if the given array is empty or could not be found::
+
+        <ul>
+          {% for athlete in athlete_list %}
+            <li>{{ athlete.name }}</li>
+          {% empty %}
+            <li>Sorry, no athletes in this list.</li>
+          {% endfor %}
+        <ul>
+        
+    The above is equivalent to -- but shorter, cleaner, and possibly faster
+    than -- the following::
+    
+        <ul>
+          {% if althete_list %}
+            {% for athlete in athlete_list %}
+              <li>{{ athlete.name }}</li>
+            {% endfor %}
+          {% else %}
+            <li>Sorry, no athletes in this list.</li>
+          {% endif %}
+        </ul>
+
     The for loop sets a number of variables available within the loop:
 
         ==========================  ================================================
@@ -646,9 +679,14 @@ def do_for(parser, token):
                                       " %s" % token.contents)
 
     sequence = parser.compile_filter(bits[in_index+1])
-    nodelist_loop = parser.parse(('endfor',))
-    parser.delete_first_token()
-    return ForNode(loopvars, sequence, is_reversed, nodelist_loop)
+    nodelist_loop = parser.parse(('default', 'endfor',))
+    token = parser.next_token()
+    if token.contents == 'default':
+        nodelist_default = parser.parse(('endfor',))
+        parser.delete_first_token()
+    else:
+        nodelist_default = None
+    return ForNode(loopvars, sequence, is_reversed, nodelist_loop, nodelist_default)
 do_for = register.tag("for", do_for)
 
 def do_ifequal(parser, token, negate):

docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt

@@ -234,6 +234,35 @@ The for loop sets a number of variables available within the loop:
                                 current one
     ==========================  ================================================
 
+for ... empty
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+The ``for`` tag can take an optional ``{% empty %}`` clause that will be
+displayed if the given array is empty or could not be found::
+
+    <ul>
+    {% for athlete in athlete_list %}
+        <li>{{ athlete.name }}</li>
+    {% empty %}
+        <li>Sorry, no athlete in this list!</li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    <ul>
+
+The above is equivalent to -- but shorter, cleaner, and possibly faster
+than -- the following::
+
+    <ul>
+      {% if althete_list %}
+        {% for athlete in athlete_list %}
+          <li>{{ athlete.name }}</li>
+        {% endfor %}
+      {% else %}
+        <li>Sorry, no athletes in this list.</li>
+      {% endif %}
+    </ul>
+
 .. templatetag:: if
 
 if

tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py

@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ class Templates(unittest.TestCase):
             'for-tag-unpack11': ("{% for x,y,z in items %}{{ x }}:{{ y }},{{ z }}/{% endfor %}", {"items": (('one', 1), ('two', 2))}, ("one:1,/two:2,/", "one:1,INVALID/two:2,INVALID/")),
             'for-tag-unpack12': ("{% for x,y,z in items %}{{ x }}:{{ y }},{{ z }}/{% endfor %}", {"items": (('one', 1, 'carrot'), ('two', 2))}, ("one:1,carrot/two:2,/", "one:1,carrot/two:2,INVALID/")),
             'for-tag-unpack13': ("{% for x,y,z in items %}{{ x }}:{{ y }},{{ z }}/{% endfor %}", {"items": (('one', 1, 'carrot'), ('two', 2, 'cheese'))}, ("one:1,carrot/two:2,cheese/", "one:1,carrot/two:2,cheese/")),
+            'for-tag-default01': ("{% for val in values %}{{ val }}{% default %}default text{% endfor %}", {"values": [1, 2, 3]}, "123"),
+            'for-tag-default02': ("{% for val in values %}{{ val }}{% default %}values array empty{% endfor %}", {"values": []}, "values array empty"),
+            'for-tag-default03': ("{% for val in values %}{{ val }}{% default %}values array not found{% endfor %}", {}, "values array not found"),
 
             ### IF TAG ################################################################
             'if-tag01': ("{% if foo %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}", {"foo": True}, "yes"),