fix in TVI.admin.inc, new code for hook_views_data: no joins yet, but has example code (which might work), already allows to get into the "add" menu and the view "configuration/setup" page shows all fields listed

base/tripal_views_integration/tripal_views_integration.views.inc

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+  <?php
+
+  function tripal_views_integration_views_data(){
+    //this gets rebuild on cache clear
+    /*
+    * note on fields: the handlers must be able to handle the type of the field
+    * 									may be an issue without validation of data entry:
+    * 									how the user associated fields with which handlers.
+    */
+
+/*
+    $data['go_count_organism']['table']['group'] = t('go count organism');
+
+    $data['go_count_organism']['table']['base'] = array(
+    'field' => 'cvterm_id',
+    'title' => t('go count organism table'),
+    'help' => t("go count organism table contains mview data."), //garbage explanation for now
+    );
+
+    $data['go_count_organism']['cvname'] = array(
+    'title' => t('cvname text field'),
+    'help' => t(' text field.'),
+    'field' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+    'click sortable' => TRUE,
+    ),
+    'sort' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+    ),
+    'filter' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+    ),
+    'argument' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+    ),
+    );
+
+    $data['go_count_organism']['cvterm_id'] = array(
+    'title' => t('cvterm_id numeric field'),
+    'help' => t(' numeric field.'),
+    'field' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_field_numeric',
+    'click sortable' => TRUE,
+    ),
+    'filter' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric',
+    ),
+    'sort' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+    ),
+    );
+
+    $data['go_count_organism']['organism_id'] = array(
+    'title' => t('organism_id numeric field'),
+    'help' => t(' numeric field.'),
+    'field' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_field_numeric',
+    'click sortable' => TRUE,
+    ),
+    'filter' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric',
+    ),
+    'sort' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+    ),
+    );
+
+    $data['go_count_organism']['feature_count'] = array(
+    'title' => t('feature_count numeric field'),
+    'help' => t(' numeric field.'),
+    'field' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_field_numeric',
+    'click sortable' => TRUE,
+    ),
+    'filter' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric',
+    ),
+    'sort' => array(
+    'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+    ),
+    );
+
+*/
+    $tvi_query = db_query('SELECT * FROM public.tripal_views_integration');
+
+    //tvi = tripal_views_integration
+    while($tvi_row = db_fetch_object($tvi_query)){
+
+      //ids we'll use for queries
+      $setup_id = $tvi_row->setup_id;
+      $mview_id = $tvi_row->mview_id;
+
+      //let's get the name of the table
+      $mview_table = db_fetch_object(db_query("SELECT name, mv_specs FROM {tripal_mviews} WHERE mview_id = '$mview_id';"));
+
+      //use name from above and description from $tvi_row
+      $data[$mview_table->name]['table']['group'] = t($tvi_row->description);
+      //TODO: this need  to be a base table! so need logic to figure out the primary key of this table, on the fly
+      
+      $data[$mview_table->name]['table']['base'] = array(
+          'title' => t($tvi_row->name),
+          'help' => t($tvi_row->description), //garbage explanation for now
+      );
+
+      //let's add fields
+      //tmj = tripal_mviews_join
+      $tmj_query = db_query("SELECT * FROM public.tripal_mviews_join WHERE setup_id = '$setup_id'");
+      $i = 0;
+      while($tmj_row = db_fetch_object($tmj_query)){
+
+        $column_name = $tmj_row->view_column;
+        $handlers = db_fetch_object(db_query("SELECT handler_filter, handler_field FROM {tripal_views_handlers} WHERE setup_id = '$setup_id' AND column_name = '$column_name';"));
+        //handlers would be used $handlers->handler_filter, $handlers->handler_field etc, thuogh may need to include new ones in this query or do select *
+
+        //let's use handlers we retrieved from above
+        $data[$mview_table->name][$tmj_row->view_column] = array(
+        'title' => t($tmj_row->view_column),
+        'help' => t("**"),
+        'field' => array(
+        'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+        'click sortable' => TRUE,
+        ),
+        'sort' => array(
+        'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+        ),
+        'filter' => array(
+        'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+        ),
+        'argument' => array(
+        'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+        ),
+        );
+
+        
+        /*TODO: get join info here per mview field*/
+        /*
+        
+        $chado_join_field = $tmj_row->chado_table_join;
+        $chado_join_column = $tmj_row->chado_column
+        $join_column = $tmj_row->view_column;
+        
+        $data[$mview_table->name]['table']['join'] = array(
+        // Index this array by the table name to which this table refers.
+        // 'left_field' is the primary key in the referenced table.
+        // 'field' is the foreign key in this table.
+        "$chado_join_field" => array(
+          'left_field' => $chado_join_column,
+          'field' => $join_column,
+          ),
+        );
+        
+        */
+        $i++;
+      }
+
+
+
+    }
+
+    dpm("in tripal_views_integration file", 'dpm');
+
+    dpm($data, 'data');
+    return $data;
+  }