add formatted speed column to interface lists

[matejv]

NetBox version

v3.5.4

Feature type

New functionality

Proposed functionality

I propose adding a new column Speed to InterfaceTable that would show interface speed but formatted the same way it is shown on interface details view. This column would be added in addition of existing column Speed (kbps).

It would not be shown by default. Users could choose the column to be shown to show speed ether in kbps as now or shown formatted as 10 Gbps...

Use case

Currently it is difficult to determine if a speed is set to 1G, 10G or 100G without carefully counting if there are 6, 7 or 8 zeroes after 1.

With this change:

Database changes

None

External dependencies

None

[jeremystretch]

Just to reiterate, this would introduce a new column, leaving the current column in place. The existing column works better for programmatic consumption; the new column better serves human readability.

[matejv]

That is correct.

I can take this if it's OK, as I already have the modifications made locally.