fix: Introduce a more ergonomic API for express.ui.insert_accordion_panel()

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 * `playwright.controller.InputActionButton` gains a `expect_icon()` method. As a result, the already existing `expect_label()` no longer includes the icon. (#2020)
 
+### Changes
+
+* `express.ui.insert_accordion_panel()`'s function signature has changed to be more ergonomic. Now you can pass the `panel_title` and `panel_contents` directly instead of `ui.hold()`ing the `ui.accordion_panel()` context manager. (#2042)
+
 ### Improvements
 
 * Improved the styling and readability of markdown tables rendered by `ui.Chat()` and `ui.MarkdownStream()`. (#1973)

shiny/api-examples/insert_accordion_panel/app-express.py

@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 import random
 
-from shiny import reactive, ui
-from shiny.express import input
-
-
-def make_panel(letter):
-    return ui.accordion_panel(
-        f"Section {letter}", f"Some narrative for section {letter}"
-    )
-
+from shiny import reactive
+from shiny.express import input, ui
 
 ui.input_action_button("add_panel", "Add random panel", class_="mt-3 mb-3")
-ui.accordion(*[make_panel(letter) for letter in "ABCDE"], id="acc", multiple=True)
+
+with ui.accordion(id="acc", multiple=True):
+    for letter in "ABCDE":
+        with ui.accordion_panel(f"Section {letter}"):
+            f"Some narrative for section {letter}"
 
 
 @reactive.effect
 @reactive.event(input.add_panel)
 def _():
-    ui.insert_accordion_panel("acc", make_panel(str(random.randint(0, 10000))))
+    ui.insert_accordion_panel(
+        "acc",
+        f"Section {random.randint(0, 10000)}",
+        f"Some narrative for section {random.randint(0, 10000)}",
+    )

shiny/express/ui/__init__.py

@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-
 from htmltools import (
-    TagList,
+    HTML,
     Tag,
-    TagChild,
     TagAttrs,
     TagAttrValue,
-    tags,
-    HTML,
-    head_content,
+    TagChild,
+    TagList,
     a,
     br,
     code,
@@ -21,116 +18,113 @@
     h4,
     h5,
     h6,
+    head_content,
     hr,
     img,
     p,
     pre,
     span,
     strong,
-)
-
-from ...ui import (
-    fill,
-)
-
-from ...ui import (
-    busy_indicators,
+    tags,
 )
 
 from ...ui import (
     AccordionPanel,
     AnimationOptions,
     CardItem,
+    Progress,
     ShowcaseLayout,
     Sidebar,
     SliderStepArg,
     SliderValueArg,
+    Theme,
     ValueBoxTheme,
+    bind_task_button,
     brush_opts,
+    busy_indicators,
     click_opts,
     dblclick_opts,
+    fill,
     help_text,
     hover_opts,
     include_css,
     include_js,
-    input_bookmark_button,
     input_action_button,
     input_action_link,
+    input_bookmark_button,
     input_checkbox,
     input_checkbox_group,
-    input_switch,
-    input_radio_buttons,
     input_dark_mode,
     input_date,
     input_date_range,
     input_file,
     input_numeric,
     input_password,
+    input_radio_buttons,
     input_select,
     input_selectize,
     input_slider,
-    bind_task_button,
+    input_switch,
     input_task_button,
     input_text,
     input_text_area,
+    insert_ui,
+    js_eval,
+    markdown,
+    modal,
+    modal_button,
+    modal_remove,
+    modal_show,
+    nav_spacer,
+    navbar_options,
+    notification_remove,
+    notification_show,
     panel_title,
-    insert_accordion_panel,
     remove_accordion_panel,
+    remove_nav_panel,
+    remove_ui,
     update_accordion,
     update_accordion_panel,
-    update_sidebar,
     update_action_button,
     update_action_link,
     update_checkbox,
-    update_switch,
     update_checkbox_group,
-    update_radio_buttons,
     update_dark_mode,
     update_date,
     update_date_range,
+    update_nav_panel,
+    update_navs,
     update_numeric,
+    update_popover,
+    update_radio_buttons,
     update_select,
     update_selectize,
+    update_sidebar,
     update_slider,
+    update_switch,
     update_task_button,
     update_text,
     update_text_area,
-    update_navs,
     update_tooltip,
-    update_popover,
-    insert_ui,
-    remove_ui,
-    markdown,
-    modal_button,
-    modal,
-    modal_show,
-    modal_remove,
-    notification_show,
-    notification_remove,
-    nav_spacer,
-    navbar_options,
-    remove_nav_panel,
-    update_nav_panel,
-    Progress,
-    Theme,
     value_box_theme,
-    js_eval,
 )
-
+from ...ui._chat import ChatExpress as Chat
+from ...ui._markdown_stream import (
+    ExpressMarkdownStream as MarkdownStream,
+)
 from ._cm_components import (
-    sidebar,
-    layout_sidebar,
-    layout_column_wrap,
-    layout_columns,
+    accordion,
+    accordion_panel,
     card,
     card_body,
-    card_header,
     card_footer,
-    accordion,
-    accordion_panel,
-    nav_panel,
+    card_header,
+    layout_column_wrap,
+    layout_columns,
+    layout_sidebar,
     nav_control,
     nav_menu,
+    nav_panel,
     navset_bar,
     navset_card_pill,
     navset_card_tab,
@@ -140,32 +134,25 @@
     navset_pill_list,
     navset_tab,
     navset_underline,
-    value_box,
-    panel_well,
+    panel_absolute,
     panel_conditional,
     panel_fixed,
-    panel_absolute,
-    tooltip,
+    panel_well,
     popover,
+    sidebar,
+    tooltip,
+    value_box,
 )
-
-from ...ui._chat import ChatExpress as Chat
-
-from ...ui._markdown_stream import (
-    ExpressMarkdownStream as MarkdownStream,
-)
-
-from ._page import (
-    page_opts,
-)
-
 from ._hold import (
     hold,
 )
-
 from ._insert import (
+    insert_accordion_panel,
     insert_nav_panel,
 )
+from ._page import (
+    page_opts,
+)
 
 __all__ = (
     # Imports from htmltools

shiny/express/ui/_insert.py

@@ -7,12 +7,82 @@
 @ui.hold() pass the UI as a value without displaying it.
 """
 
-from typing import Literal, Optional
+from typing import Literal, Optional, Union
 
-from htmltools import TagChild
+from htmltools import TagAttrs, TagChild
 
 from ..._docstring import add_example
 from ...session import Session
+from ...types import MISSING, MISSING_TYPE
+
+
+@add_example()
+def insert_accordion_panel(
+    id: str,
+    panel_title: str,
+    *panel_contents: Union[TagChild, TagAttrs],
+    panel_value: Union[str, MISSING_TYPE, None] = MISSING,
+    panel_icon: TagChild = None,
+    target: Optional[str] = None,
+    position: Literal["after", "before"] = "after",
+    session: Optional[Session] = None,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Insert an accordion panel into an existing accordion.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    id
+        A string that matches an existing :func:`~shiny.ui.express.accordion`'s `id`.
+    panel_title
+        The title to appear in the panel header.
+    panel_contents
+        UI elements for the panel's body. Can also be a dict of tag attributes for the
+        body's HTML container.
+    panel_value
+        A character string that uniquely identifies this panel. If `MISSING`, the
+        `title` will be used.
+    panel_icon
+        A :class:`~htmltools.TagChild` which is positioned just before the `title`.
+    target
+        The `value` of an existing panel to insert next to.
+    position
+        Should `panel` be added before or after the target? When `target=None`,
+        `"after"` will append after the last panel and `"before"` will prepend before
+        the first panel.
+    session
+        A Shiny session object (the default should almost always be used).
+
+    References
+    ----------
+    [Bootstrap Accordion](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.3/components/accordion/)
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    * :func:`~shiny.ui.express.accordion`
+    * :func:`~shiny.ui.express.accordion_panel`
+    * :func:`~shiny.ui.express.update_accordion`
+    """
+
+    from ...ui import AccordionPanel, accordion_panel, insert_accordion_panel
+
+    if isinstance(panel_title, AccordionPanel):
+        # If the user passed an AccordionPanel, we can just use it as is.
+        # This isn't recommended, but we support it for backwards compatibility
+        # with the old API.
+        panel = panel_title
+    else:
+        panel = accordion_panel(
+            panel_title, *panel_contents, value=panel_value, icon=panel_icon
+        )
+
+    insert_accordion_panel(
+        id=id,
+        panel=panel,
+        target=target,
+        position=position,
+        session=session,
+    )
 
 
 @add_example()

shiny/ui/_accordion.py

@@ -315,17 +315,17 @@ def accordion_panel(
     Parameters
     ----------
     title
-        A title to appear in the :func:`~shiny.ui.accordion_panel`'s header.
+        A title to appear in the panel's header.
     *args
-        Contents to the accordion panel body. Or tag attributes that are supplied to the
-        returned :class:`~htmltools.Tag` object.
+        UI elements for the panel's body. Can also be a dict of tag attributes for the
+        body's HTML container.
     value
         A character string that uniquely identifies this panel. If `MISSING`, the
         `title` will be used.
     icon
-        A :class:`~htmltools.Tag` which is positioned just before the `title`.
+        A :class:`~htmltools.TagChild` which is positioned just before the `title`.
     **kwargs
-        Tag attributes to the `accordion-body` div Tag.
+        Tag attributes for the body's HTML container.
 
     Returns
     -------