Enable pagination orphans #6441
Description
NetBox version
v2.11.3
Feature type
Change to existing functionality
Proposed functionality
The paginator currently does not support the inclusion of "orphan" objects. For example, when viewing a set of 103 objects with a page size of 50, NetBox will display three pages:
- 1-50
- 51-100
- 101-103
Enabling the inclusion of (at least 3) oprhans would result in two pages:
- 1-50
- 51-103
With a page size of 100, it would result in a single page showing all objects.
It probably makes sense to calculate the number of orphans permitted based on the page size: perhaps 5 for page sizes up to 50, and 10 for page sizes greater than 50.
This change would have no effect on REST API pagination.
Use case
As the performance impact of retrieving 53 versus 50 objects is negligible, automatically including the stray objects on the last page saves the user a bit of clicking. This can be especially useful when viewing device components: Many network devices, for example, have 52 interfaces (48 primary + 4 "uplinks"). This would avoid the need to paginate the interfaces list.
Database changes
No response
External dependencies
No response