MiniJinja Context Variables

Each template receives a context object serialized as a MiniJinja value. The variables available depend on which template is being rendered.

Common Variables (List and Form Pages)

These variables are present in both list.html and form.html:

Variable	Type	Description
`admin_title`	string	The title set via `.title("My Admin")`
`admin_icon`	string	Font Awesome class for the sidebar logo icon
`entities`	array	Flat list of all registered entities (see EntityRef below)
`nav`	array	Sidebar navigation items (see below)
`current_entity`	string	Name of the currently active entity
`entity_name`	string	URL slug of the current entity
`entity_label`	string	Human-readable name of the current entity
`flash_success`	string or null	Success flash message
`flash_error`	string or null	Error flash message
`show_auth_nav`	bool	Whether to show Users / Roles links in the sidebar

The nav array contains items of two types, distinguished by a type field:

Entity link (type == "entity"):

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Entity URL slug
`label`	string	Display label
`icon`	string	Font Awesome class
`group`	string or null	Group name if grouped

Group (type == "group"):

Field	Type	Description
`label`	string	Group display label
`entities`	array	Child entity links (same shape as entity type)
`active`	bool	True if any child is currently active

EntityRef (`entities[n]`)

The entities array (available on all list and form pages) is a flat list of every registered entity, useful for building custom navigation or cross-entity links.

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Entity URL slug
`label`	string	Display label
`icon`	string	Font Awesome class
`group`	string or null	Group name if the entity belongs to a group

List Page (`list.html`, `list_table.html`)

Variable	Type	Description
`columns`	array of strings	Column names to display
`column_types`	map	Maps column name to field type string
`rows`	array	Row data (see below)
`search`	string	Current search query
`page`	integer	Current page number
`total_pages`	integer	Total number of pages
`order_by`	string	Column currently sorted
`order_dir`	string	`"asc"` or `"desc"`
`filter_fields`	array	Fields available as filters (see FieldContext below)
`active_filters`	map	Currently applied filter values, keyed by field name
`actions`	array	Bulk/row actions (see ActionContext below)
`bulk_delete`	bool	Whether bulk delete is enabled
`bulk_export`	bool	Whether bulk CSV export is enabled
`export_columns`	array of `[name, label]` pairs	Columns available for export
`can_create`	bool	Whether the current user can create records
`can_edit`	bool	Whether the current user can edit records
`can_delete`	bool	Whether the current user can delete records

Row (`rows[n]`)

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Record primary key
`data`	map	Column name → display value (all strings)

ActionContext (`actions[n]`)

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Action identifier used in the POST URL
`label`	string	Button label
`target`	string	`"list"` (bulk) or `"row"` (per-row)
`confirm`	string or null	Confirmation message, if any
`icon`	string or null	Font Awesome class for button icon
`class`	string or null	Custom CSS classes for the button

Form Page (`form.html`)

Variable	Type	Description
`fields`	array	Field definitions (see FieldContext below)
`values`	map	Current field values, keyed by field name
`errors`	map	Validation error messages, keyed by field name
`is_create`	bool	True when creating a new record, false when editing
`record_id`	string	The record's primary key (empty string on create)
`csrf_token`	string	CSRF token to include in form submissions
`can_save`	bool	Whether the current user can save this record

FieldContext (`fields[n]`)

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Field name (used as `<input name>`)
`label`	string	Human-readable label
`field_type`	string	One of: `Text`, `Textarea`, `Integer`, `Float`, `Boolean`, `Select`, `Date`, `DateTime`, `File`, `ManyToMany`, `Hidden`
`readonly`	bool	Field is read-only
`hidden`	bool	Field is hidden entirely
`list_only`	bool	Field only appears on list pages
`form_only`	bool	Field only appears on form pages
`required`	bool	Field is required
`help_text`	string or null	Optional help text shown below the field
`options`	array of `[value, label]` pairs	Options for `Select` fields
`selected_ids`	array of strings	Currently selected IDs for `ManyToMany` fields
`accept`	array of strings	Accepted MIME types for `File` fields

Change Password Page (`change_password.html`)

Variable	Type	Description
`admin_title`	string	Admin panel title
`admin_icon`	string	Font Awesome class for the sidebar logo icon
`nav`	array	Sidebar navigation items (same shape as common `nav`)
`current_entity`	string	Always an empty string on this page
`csrf_token`	string	CSRF token to include in the form submission
`error`	string or null	Inline error message (e.g. wrong current password)
`success`	string or null	Inline success message after a successful password change
`flash_success`	string or null	Success flash message carried over from a redirect
`flash_error`	string or null	Error flash message carried over from a redirect

Variable	Type	Description
`admin_title`	string	Admin panel title
`error`	string or null	Login error message
`csrf_token`	string	CSRF token
`next`	string or null	URL to redirect to after login

Flash Partial (`flash.html`)

Variable	Type	Description
`success`	string or null	Success message
`error`	string or null	Error message

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