CBI models
are Lua files describing the structure of an UCI config file and the resulting HTML form to be evaluated by the CBI parser.
All CBI model files must return an object of type luci.cbi.Map.
For a commented example of a CBI model, see the Writing Modules tutorial.
The scope of a CBI model file is automatically extended by the contents of the module luci.cbi and the translate function from luci.i18n
This Reference covers the basics of the CBI system.
class Map (config, title, description)
This is the root object of the model.
- config: configuration filename to be mapped, see UCI documentation and the files in /etc/config
- title: title shown in the UI
- description: description shown in the UI
function :section (sectionclass, ...)
Creates a new section
- sectionclass: a class object of the section
- additional parameters passed to the constructor of the section class
class NamedSection (name, type, title, description)
An object describing an UCI section selected by the name.
To instantiate use: Map:section(NamedSection, "name", "type", "title", "description")
- name: UCI section name
- type: UCI section type
- title: The title shown in the UI
- description: description shown in the UI
function :option(optionclass, ...)
Creates a new option
- optionclass: a class object of the section
- additional parameters passed to the constructor of the option class
property .addremove = false
Allows the user to remove and recreate the configuration section.
property .dynamic = false
Marks this section as dynamic. Dynamic sections can contain an undefinded number of completely userdefined options.
property .optional = true
Parse optional options
class TypedSection (type, title, description)
An object describing a group of UCI sections selected by their type.
To instantiate use: Map:section(TypedSection, "type", "title", "description")
- type: UCI section type
- title: The title shown in the UI
- description: description shown in the UI
function :option(optionclass, ...)
Creates a new option
optionclass: a class object of the section
additional parameters passed to the constructor of the option class
function :depends(key, value)
Only select those sections where key == value
If you call this function several times the dependencies will be linked with "or"
function .filter(self, section) -abstract-
You can override this function to filter certain sections that will not be parsed.
The filter function will be called for every section that should be parsed and returns nil for sections that should be filtered. For all other sections it should return the section name as given in the second parameter.
property .addremove = false
Allows the user to remove and recreate the configuration section
property .dynamic = false
Marks this section as dynamic. Dynamic sections can contain an undefinded number of completely userdefined options.
property .optional = true
Parse optional options
property .anonymous = false
Do not show UCI section names
class Value (option, title, description)
An object describing an option in a section of a UCI File. Creates a standard text field in the formular.
To instantiate use: NamedSection:option(Value, "option", "title", "description")
or TypedSection:option(Value, "option", "title", "description")
- option: UCI option name
- title: The title shown in the UI
- description: description shown in the UI
function :depends(key, value)
Only show this option field if another option key is set to value in the same section.
If you call this function several times the dependencies will be linked with "or"
function :value(key, value)
Convert this text field into a combobox if possible and add a selection option.
property .default = nil
The default value
property .maxlength = nil
The maximum inputlength (of chars) of the value
property .optional = false
Marks this option as optional, implies .rmempty = true
property .rmempty = true
Removes this option from the configuration file when the user enters an empty value
property .size = nil
The maximum number of chars displayed by form field
class ListValue (option, title, description)
An object describing an option in a section of a UCI File.
Creates a list box or list of radio (for selecting one of many choices) in the formular.
To instantiate use: NamedSection:option(ListValue, "option", "title", "description")
or TypedSection:option(ListValue, "option", "title", "description")
- option: UCI option name
- title: The title shown in the UI
- description: description shown in the UI
function :depends(key, value)
Only show this option field if another option key is set to value in the same section.
If you call this function several times the dependencies will be linked with "or"
function :value(key, value)
Adds an entry to the selection list
property .widget = "select"
"select" shows a selction list, "radio" shows a list of radio buttons inside form
property .default = nil
The default value
property .optional = false
Marks this option as optional, implies .rmempty = true
property .rmempty = true
Removes this option from the configuration file when the user enters an empty value
property .size = nil
The size of the form field
class Flag (option, title, description)
An object describing an option with two possible values in a section of a UCI File.
Creates a checkbox field in the formular.
To instantiate use: NamedSection:option(Flag, "option", ""title", "description")
or TypedSection:option(Flag, "option", "title", "description")
- option: UCI option name
- title: The title shown in the UI
- description: description shown in the UI
function :depends (key, value)
Only show this option field if another option key is set to value in the same section.
If you call this function several times the dependencies will be linked with "or"
property .default = nil
The default value
property .disabled = 0
the value that should be set if the checkbox is unchecked
property .enabled = 1
the value that should be set if the checkbox is checked
property .optional = false
Marks this option as optional, implies .rmempty = true
property .rmempty = true
Removes this option from the configuration file when the user enters an empty value
class MultiValue (option'', ''title'', ''description)
An object describing an option in a section of a UCI File.
Creates a list of checkboxed or a multiselectable list as form fields.
To instantiate use: NamedSection:option(MultiValue, "option", ""title", "description")
or TypedSection:option(MultiValue, "option", "title", "description")
- option: UCI option name
- title: The title shown in the UI
- description: description shown in the UI
function :depends (key, value)
Only show this option field if another option key is set to value in the same section.
If you call this function several times the dependencies will be linked with "or"
function :value(key, value)
Adds an entry to the list
property .widget = "checkbox"
"select" shows a selction list, "checkbox" shows a list of checkboxes inside form
property .delimiter = " "
The string which will be used to delimit the values inside stored option
property .default = nil
The default value
property .optional = false
Marks this option as optional, implies .rmempty = true
property .rmempty = true
Removes this option from the configuration file when the user enters an empty value
property .size = nil
The size of the form field (only used if property .widget = "select")
class StaticList (option, title, description)
Similar to the MultiValue, but stores selected Values into a UCI list instead of a character-separated option.
class DynamicList (option, title, description)
A extensible list of user-defined values. Stores Values into a UCI list
class DummyValue (option, title, description)
Creates a readonly text in the form. !It writes no data to UCI!
To instantiate use: NamedSection:option(DummyValue, "option", ""title", "description")
or TypedSection:option(DummyValue, "option", "title", "description")
- option: UCI option name
- title: The title shown in the UI
- description: description shown in the UI
property :depends (key, value)
Only show this option field if another option key is set to value in the same section.
If you call this function several times the dependencies will be linked with "or"
class TextValue (option, title, description)
An object describing a multi-line textbox in a section in a non-UCI form.
class Button (option, title, description)
An object describing a Button in a section in a non-UCI form.