Scope Catalog Num Format Name to target discipline in System Configuration

[MichalTorma]

Fixes #8678
Related to #8676

Summary

When creating or editing a Collection, the Catalog Num Format Name pick list is no longer filled from the login session’s UIFormatters. It is loaded for the collection’s target discipline (plus sibling collections in that discipline, common/global, and backstop).
System Configuration → Add Collection under a discipline already sets discipline on the new resource; the combobox uses that id via:
GET /context/catalog_number_format_names.json?discipline=<id>

Notes

• CollectionObjectType.catalogNumberFormatName shares the same front-end pick list name (_CatalogNumberUIFormatters). For COT forms there is no discipline on the resource, so behavior falls back to session UIFormatters (unchanged in practice for that form). Documented here for reviewers; out of scope for this issue.
• This change does not depend on Support default UIFormatters alongside custom configurations #8676; the new endpoint merges discipline/common/backstop (and sibling collection) UIFormatters by format name when building the list.

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Testing instructions

1. Log into a collection in discipline A that has a custom collection-level UIFormatters (or only unrelated formats).
2. Open System Configuration.
3. Under a different discipline B, click Add Collection.
4. Open Catalog Num Format Name.
   • Options reflect discipline B + global/backstop catalog-number formats (not only discipline A / login session).
5. Under discipline B, ensure a discipline- or collection-scoped catalog-number format exists (if available in your test DB).
   • That format name appears in the dropdown when adding a collection under B.
6. Cancel, add or change a relevant UIFormatters for B in App Resources, open Add Collection under B again.
   • The new format name appears (endpoint is not long-cached).

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Collection catalog number format choices now reflect the selected discipline and applicable shared or default formats, and update when the discipline changes.
  • Format choices are limited to formats designated for catalog numbers. Other fields continue to use their existing format choices.

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📝 Walkthrough

The change adds a backend lookup and endpoint for catalog number format names by discipline. The frontend pick list requests those names for collection resources and uses session formatters for other tables.

Changes: Discipline-scoped catalog number formats

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Formatter aggregation and lookup specifyweb/backend/context/app_resource.py, specifyweb/backend/context/tests/test_app_resource.py	The backend merges formatter XML in source order and keeps the first formatter for each nonempty name. Lookup collects database and filesystem resources from sibling collections, discipline, common, and backstop levels. It filters to catalogNumber formats before deduplication. Tests cover merge order, filtering, and resource lookup.
Discipline format endpoint specifyweb/backend/context/views.py, specifyweb/backend/context/urls.py, specifyweb/backend/context/tests/test_app_resource.py	The endpoint validates the discipline parameter and returns names in a JSON names field. The route and endpoint tests are added.
Frontend discipline-aware pick list specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/PickLists/CatalogNumberFormatPickList.tsx, specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/FormFields/ComboBox.tsx	The special pick list loads names for a collection’s discipline and reloads when the resource or discipline changes. For other tables, it uses session UIFormatters.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CatalogNumberFormatPickList
  participant catalog_number_format_names
  participant get_catalog_number_format_names_for_discipline
  CatalogNumberFormatPickList->>catalog_number_format_names: Request names for discipline
  catalog_number_format_names->>get_catalog_number_format_names_for_discipline: Get format names
  get_catalog_number_format_names_for_discipline-->>catalog_number_format_names: Return names
  catalog_number_format_names-->>CatalogNumberFormatPickList: Return JSON names

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Priority: ➖ Normal

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to be452

The change loads catalog number format names from the target discipline for the Add Collection form. No merge-blocking issue was found in the reviewed changes.

Pre-merge checks: 6

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check		Issue [#8678] requires Collection pick lists to use the target discipline, common/global, and backstop catalog-number formatters instead of the login collection. The frontend requests `/context/catalo…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changed backend helpers, endpoint, route, Collection pick-list component, combobox registration, and tests directly implement [#8678]. The CollectionObjectType path retains session `UIFormatters…
Automatic Tests		The PR includes automatic tests in specifyweb/backend/context/tests/test_app_resource.py. They cover formatter merging, catalog-number filtering before name deduplication, discipline/common/backstop…
Testing Instructions		The testing instructions clearly describe the affected user flow: a Collection created under a target discipline, the endpoint-backed catalog-number dropdown, exclusion of the login collection’s unrel…
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly summarizes the main change: scoping Catalog Num Format Name options to the target discipline in System Configuration.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue [#8678] requires Collection pick lists to use the target discipline, common/global, and backstop catalog-number formatters instead of the login collection. The frontend requests /context/catalog_number_format_names.json with the Collection discipline ID. The backend gathers sibling, discipline, common, and backstop resources, filters fieldname="catalogNumber", and deduplicates by format name. Tests cover filtering, merging, scope resolution, endpoint output, and invalid requests.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The changed backend helpers, endpoint, route, Collection pick-list component, combobox registration, and tests directly implement [#8678]. The CollectionObjectType path retains session UIFormatters, as the PR identifies that behavior as out of scope. No unrelated change is established by the reviewed evidence.

Full details: Automatic Tests

Explanation

The PR includes automatic tests in specifyweb/backend/context/tests/test_app_resource.py. They cover formatter merging, catalog-number filtering before name deduplication, discipline/common/backstop lookup, the JSON endpoint, and the missing-discipline 400 response.

Full details: Testing Instructions

Explanation

The testing instructions clearly describe the affected user flow: a Collection created under a target discipline, the endpoint-backed catalog-number dropdown, exclusion of the login collection’s unrelated formats, discipline/global/backstop coverage, and reloading after App Resource changes. The instructions also identify the session-scoped CollectionObjectType behavior as out of scope.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @specifyweb/backend/context/app_resource.py:
- Around line 429-432: Update the Backstop resource-loading block to also load
`UIFormatters` from the target discipline’s filesystem directory and the common
filesystem level, appending any resources found to `xml_documents` so the picker
includes formats from all three levels.
- Line 434: Update the formatter lookup around merge_ui_formatters_by_name to
filter each source for fieldname="catalogNumber" before deduplicating by name,
so a non-catalog formatter with the same name cannot displace the catalog-number
formatter.

Review comments at
@specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/PickLists/CatalogNumberFormatPickList.tsx:
- Around line 37-38: Update the `disciplineId` handling in the pick-list logic
to return no items when a Collection has no discipline, rather than showing
session formats. Preserve the session fallback for resource types such as
`CollectionObjectType`.
- Around line 83-84: Update the async loading paths in the component containing
`fetchItems` so each request’s result is applied only if its requested
discipline is still current. Apply this stale-result guard to both the immediate
listener and `useAsyncState` to prevent overlapping loads from replacing `items`
with formats for an earlier discipline.

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