Expand and collapse dataframe cells (#10463)

* - truncate long cell values
- add expand and collapse logic

* add changeset

* tweak

* add max_chars and single click expanding

* - fix test
- add story

* Update gradio/components/dataframe.py

Co-authored-by: Abubakar Abid <abubakar@huggingface.co>

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Co-authored-by: gradio-pr-bot <gradio-pr-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Abubakar Abid <abubakar@huggingface.co>

.changeset/soft-insects-greet.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@gradio/dataframe": minor
+"gradio": minor
+---
+
+feat:Expand and collapse dataframe cells

gradio/components/dataframe.py

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class Dataframe(Component):
         show_fullscreen_button: bool = False,
         show_copy_button: bool = False,
         show_row_numbers: bool = False,
+        max_chars: int | None = None,
     ):
         """
         Parameters:
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ class Dataframe(Component):
             show_fullscreen_button: If True, will show a button to view the values in the table in fullscreen mode.
             show_copy_button: If True, will show a button to copy the table data to the clipboard.
             show_row_numbers: If True, will display row numbers in a separate column.
+            max_chars: Maximum number of characters to display in each cell before truncating (single-clicking a cell value will still reveal the full content). If None, no truncation is applied.
         """
         self.wrap = wrap
         self.row_count = self.__process_counts(row_count)
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ class Dataframe(Component):
         self.show_fullscreen_button = show_fullscreen_button
         self.show_copy_button = show_copy_button
         self.show_row_numbers = show_row_numbers
+        self.max_chars = max_chars
         super().__init__(
             label=label,
             every=every,

gradio/templates.py

@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ class Numpy(components.Dataframe):
         column_widths: list[str | int] | None = None,
         show_row_numbers: bool = False,
         show_fullscreen_button: bool = False,
+        max_chars: int | None = None,
         show_copy_button: bool = False,
     ):
         super().__init__(
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@ class Numpy(components.Dataframe):
             min_width=min_width,
             show_row_numbers=show_row_numbers,
             show_fullscreen_button=show_fullscreen_button,
+            max_chars=max_chars,
             show_copy_button=show_copy_button,
         )
 
@@ -679,6 +681,7 @@ class Matrix(components.Dataframe):
         column_widths: list[str | int] | None = None,
         show_row_numbers: bool = False,
         show_fullscreen_button: bool = True,
+        max_chars: int | None = None,
         show_copy_button: bool = False,
     ):
         super().__init__(
@@ -707,6 +710,7 @@ class Matrix(components.Dataframe):
             min_width=min_width,
             show_row_numbers=show_row_numbers,
             show_fullscreen_button=show_fullscreen_button,
+            max_chars=max_chars,
             show_copy_button=show_copy_button,
         )
 
@@ -752,6 +756,7 @@ class List(components.Dataframe):
         column_widths: list[str | int] | None = None,
         show_row_numbers: bool = False,
         show_fullscreen_button: bool = True,
+        max_chars: int | None = None,
         show_copy_button: bool = False,
     ):
         super().__init__(
@@ -780,6 +785,7 @@ class List(components.Dataframe):
             min_width=min_width,
             show_row_numbers=show_row_numbers,
             show_fullscreen_button=show_fullscreen_button,
+            max_chars=max_chars,
             show_copy_button=show_copy_button,
         )
 

js/dataframe/Dataframe.stories.svelte

@@ -299,6 +299,34 @@
 	}}
 />
 
+<Story
+	name="Dataframe with truncated text"
+	args={{
+		values: [
+			[
+				"This is a very long text that should be truncated",
+				"Short text",
+				"Another very long text that needs truncation"
+			],
+			[
+				"Short",
+				"This text is also quite long and should be truncated as well",
+				"Medium length text here"
+			],
+			[
+				"Medium text",
+				"Brief",
+				"This is the longest text in the entire table and it should definitely be truncated"
+			]
+		],
+		headers: ["Column A", "Column B", "Column C"],
+		label: "Truncated Text Example",
+		max_chars: 20,
+		col_count: [3, "dynamic"],
+		row_count: [3, "dynamic"]
+	}}
+/>
+
 <Story
 	name="Dataframe with multiline headers"
 	args={{

js/dataframe/Index.svelte

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	export let loading_status: LoadingStatus;
 	export let interactive: boolean;
 	export let show_fullscreen_button = false;
+	export let max_chars: number | undefined = undefined;
 	export let show_copy_button = false;
 
 	$: _headers = [...(value.headers || headers)];
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
 		stream_handler={(...args) => gradio.client.stream(...args)}
 		bind:value_is_output
 		{show_fullscreen_button}
+		{max_chars}
 		{show_copy_button}
 	/>
 </Block>

js/dataframe/shared/EditableCell.svelte

@@ -23,12 +23,27 @@
 	export let line_breaks = true;
 	export let editable = true;
 	export let root: string;
+	export let max_chars: number | null = null;
 
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
+	let is_expanded = false;
 
 	export let el: HTMLInputElement | null;
 	$: _value = value;
 
+	function truncate_text(
+		text: string | number,
+		max_length: number | null = null
+	): string {
+		const str = String(text);
+		if (!max_length || str.length <= max_length) return str;
+		return str.slice(0, max_length) + "...";
+	}
+
+	$: display_text = is_expanded
+		? value
+		: truncate_text(display_value || value, max_chars);
+
 	function use_focus(node: HTMLInputElement): any {
 		if (clear_on_focus) {
 			_value = "";
@@ -52,11 +67,21 @@
 
 	function handle_keydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
 		if (event.key === "Enter") {
-			value = _value;
+			if (edit) {
-			dispatch("blur");
+				value = _value;
+				dispatch("blur");
+			} else if (!header) {
+				is_expanded = !is_expanded;
+			}
 		}
 		dispatch("keydown", event);
 	}
+
+	function handle_click(): void {
+		if (!edit && !header) {
+			is_expanded = !is_expanded;
+		}
+	}
 </script>
 
 {#if edit}
@@ -76,28 +101,31 @@
 {/if}
 
 <span
-	on:dblclick
+	on:click={handle_click}
-	tabindex="-1"
+	on:keydown={handle_keydown}
+	tabindex="0"
 	role="button"
 	class:edit
+	class:expanded={is_expanded}
 	class:multiline={header}
 	on:focus|preventDefault
 	style={styling}
 	class="table-cell-text"
+	data-editable={editable}
 	placeholder=" "
 >
 	{#if datatype === "html"}
-		{@html value}
+		{@html display_text}
 	{:else if datatype === "markdown"}
 		<MarkdownCode
-			message={value.toLocaleString()}
+			message={display_text.toLocaleString()}
 			{latex_delimiters}
 			{line_breaks}
 			chatbot={false}
 			{root}
 		/>
 	{:else}
-		{editable ? value : display_value || value}
+		{editable ? display_text : display_value || display_text}
 	{/if}
 </span>
 
@@ -118,6 +146,8 @@
 
 	span {
 		flex: 1 1 0%;
+		position: relative;
+		display: inline-block;
 		outline: none;
 		padding: var(--size-2);
 		-webkit-user-select: text;
@@ -125,6 +155,19 @@
 		-ms-user-select: text;
 		user-select: text;
 		cursor: text;
+		width: 100%;
+		height: 100%;
+	}
+
+	input:where(:not(.header), [data-editable="true"]) {
+		width: calc(100% - var(--size-10));
+	}
+
+	span.expanded {
+		height: auto;
+		min-height: 100%;
+		white-space: pre-wrap;
+		word-break: break-word;
 		white-space: normal;
 	}
 
@@ -135,6 +178,8 @@
 	.header {
 		transform: translateX(0);
 		font-weight: var(--weight-bold);
+		white-space: normal;
+		word-break: break-word;
 	}
 
 	.edit {

js/dataframe/shared/Table.svelte

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	export let show_fullscreen_button = false;
 	export let show_copy_button = false;
 	export let value_is_output = false;
+	export let max_chars: number | undefined = undefined;
 
 	let selected_cells: CellCoordinate[] = [];
 	$: selected_cells = [...selected_cells];
@@ -912,6 +913,7 @@
 							<div class="cell-wrap">
 								<div class="header-content">
 									<EditableCell
+										{max_chars}
 										bind:value={_headers[i].value}
 										bind:el={els[id].input}
 										{latex_delimiters}
@@ -1012,6 +1014,7 @@
 									}}
 									{clear_on_focus}
 									{root}
+									{max_chars}
 								/>
 								{#if editable && should_show_cell_menu([index, j], selected_cells, editable)}
 									<button
@@ -1216,11 +1219,11 @@
 
 	.cell-wrap {
 		display: flex;
-		align-items: center;
+		align-items: flex-start;
 		outline: none;
-		height: var(--size-full);
 		min-height: var(--size-9);
-		overflow: hidden;
+		position: relative;
+		height: auto;
 	}
 
 	.header-content {
@@ -1254,10 +1257,10 @@
 		padding: 0;
 		margin-right: var(--spacing-sm);
 		z-index: var(--layer-1);
-	}
+		position: absolute;
-
+		right: var(--size-1);
-	.cell-menu-button:hover {
+		top: 50%;
-		background-color: var(--color-bg-hover);
+		transform: translateY(-50%);
 	}
 
 	.cell-selected .cell-menu-button {

test/components/test_dataframe.py

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class TestDataframe:
             "column_widths": [],
             "show_fullscreen_button": False,
             "show_copy_button": False,
+            "max_chars": None,
         }
         dataframe_input = gr.Dataframe()
         output = dataframe_input.preprocess(DataframeData(**x_data))
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ class TestDataframe:
             "line_breaks": True,
             "column_widths": [],
             "show_fullscreen_button": False,
+            "max_chars": None,
             "show_copy_button": False,
         }