Package: pysimplesql
pysimplesqlUser's ManualDISCLAIMER:Whilepysimplesqlworks with and was inspired by the excellent PySimpleGUI™ project, it has no affiliation.Rapidly build and deploy database applications in Pythonpysimplesqlbinds PySimpleGUI™ to sqlite3 databases for rapid, effortless database application development. Makes a great
replacement for MS Access or Libre Office Base! Have the full power and language features of Python while having the
power and control of managing your own codebase.pysimplesqlnot only allows for super simple automatic control (not one single
line of SQL needs written to usepysimplesql), but also allows for very low level control for situations that warrant it.Historypysimplesqlwas conceived after having used PySimpleGUI™ to prototype a GUI in Python.  After some time it became apparent that
my approach of prototyping in one language, just to implement it in another wasn't very efficient and didn't make much sense.
I had taken this approach many times in the past due to the lack of a good RAD (Rapid Application Development) tool when it comes
to making database front ends in Python.  Rather than spending my time porting my prototype over, one time I decided to try my hand
at creating such a tool - and this is what I ended up with.
Now make no mistake - I'm not a good project maintainer, and my goal was never to launch an open source project in the first place!
The more I used this combination ofpysimplesqland PySimpleGUI™ for my own database projects, the more I realized how many others
would benefit from it. With that being said, I will do my best to maintain and improve this tool over time.  Being new to open source
as well as hosting projects like this, I have a lot to learn moving forward.  Your patience is appreciated.Basic Conceptspysimplesqlborrows on common concepts in other database front-end applications such as LibreOffice or MS Access.
The basic concept revolves around Forms, which are invisible containers that connect to an underlying database, and
Queries, which use SQL to access the tables within the database. Forms inpysimplesqlare very flexible in that multiple forms (and their underlying databases and tables) can be bound to the same PySimpleGUI™ Window. This allows
for a tremendous amount of flexibility in your projects. Binding apysimplesqlForm to a PySimpleGUI™ Window is
very easy, and automatically binds Elements of the Window to records in your own database.  Be sure to check out the
many examples to get a quick idea of just how quick and easy it is to develop database application with the combination
ofpysimplesqland PySimpleGUI™!Some people may like to think of Form objects as a Database, and Query objects as a Table.  For this reason, the Form class
has an alias of Database and the Query class has an alias of Table - so you can use theDatabase/Tableclasses instead ofForm/Queryin your own code if you prefer!Lets do this!InstallNOTE: I will try to keep current progress updated on Pypi so that pip installs the latest version.
However, the singlepysimplesql.pyfile can just as well be copied directly into the root folder of your own project.pip install PySimpleGUI
pip install pysimplesql
or
pip3 install PySimpleGUI
pip3 install pysimplesqlpysimplesqlis now in active development and constantly changing. When an update is available, a message similar to
the following will be displayed in the output of the program:***** pysimplesql update to v0.0.5 available! Just run pip3 install pysimplesql --upgrade *****Be sure to update the package when you get this message, or from time to time with
the following command:pip install pysimplesql --upgradeorpip3 install pysimplesql --upgradeThis CodeimportPySimpleGUIassgimportpysimplesqlasss# <=== PySimpleSQL lines will be marked like this.  There's only a few!importlogginglogger=logging.getLogger(__name__)logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)# <=== You can set the logging level here (NOTSET,DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL)# Define our layout. We will use the Form.record convenience function to create the controlslayout=[[ss.record('Restaurant.name')],[ss.record('Restaurant.location')],[ss.record('Restaurant.fkType',sg.Combo,size=(30,10),auto_size_text=False)]]sub_layout=[[ss.selector('selector1','Item',size=(35,10))],[sg.Col(layout=[[ss.record('Item.name')],[ss.record('Item.fkMenu',sg.Combo,size=(30,10),auto_size_text=False)],[ss.record('Item.price')],[ss.record('Item.description',sg.MLine,size=(30,7))]])],#[ss.actions('act_item','Item', edit_protect=False,navigation=False,save=False, search=False)]]layout.append([sg.Frame('Items',sub_layout)])layout.append([ss.actions('act_restaurant','Restaurant')])# Initialize our window and database, then bind them togetherwin=sg.Window('places to eat',layout,finalize=True)# Create our Formfrm=ss.Form(':memory:',sql_script='example.sql',bind=win)# <=== load the database# NOTE: ":memory:" is a special database URL for in-memory databaseswhileTrue:event,values=win.read()ifss.process_events(event,values):# <=== let PySimpleSQL process its own events! Simple!logger.info('PySimpleDB event handler handled the event!')elifevent==sg.WIN_CLOSEDorevent=='Exit':frm=None# <= ensures proper closing of the sqlite database and runs a database optimization at closebreakelse:logger.info(f'This event ({event}) is not yet handled.')along with this sqlite tableDROPTABLEIFEXISTS"Restaurant";DROPTABLEIFEXISTS"Item";DROPTABLEIFEXISTS"Type";DROPTABLEIFEXISTS"Menu";CREATETABLE"Restaurant"("pkRestaurant"INTEGERNOTNULLPRIMARYKEYAUTOINCREMENT,"name"TEXTDEFAULT"New Restaurant","location"TEXT,"fkType"INTEGER,FOREIGNKEY(fkType)REFERENCESType(pkType));CREATETABLE"Item"("pkItem"INTEGERNOTNULLPRIMARYKEYAUTOINCREMENT,"name"TEXTDEFAULT"New Item","fkRestaurant"INTEGER,"fkMenu"INTEGER,"price"TEXT,"description"TEXT,FOREIGNKEY(fkRestaurant)REFERENCESRestaurant(pkRestaurant)ONUPDATECASCADE,FOREIGNKEY(fkMenu)REFERENCESMenu(pkMenu));CREATETABLE"Type"("pkType"INTEGERNOTNULLPRIMARYKEYAUTOINCREMENT,"name"TEXTDEFAULT"New Type");CREATETABLE"Menu"("pkMenu"INTEGERNOTNULLPRIMARYKEYAUTOINCREMENT,"name"TEXTDEFAULT"New Menu");INSERTINTO"Menu"VALUES(1,"Breakfast");INSERTINTO"Menu"VALUES(2,"Lunch");INSERTINTO"Menu"VALUES(3,"Dinner");INSERTINTO"Type"VALUES(1,"Fast Food");INSERTINTO"Type"VALUES(2,"Fine Dining");INSERTINTO"Type"VALUES(3,"Hole in the wall");INSERTINTO"Type"VALUES(4,"Chinese Food");INSERTINTO"Restaurant"VALUES(1,"McDonalds","Seatle WA",1);INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(1,"Hamburger",1,2,"$4.99","Not flame broiled");INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(2,"Cheeseburger",1,2,"$5.99","With or without pickles");INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(3,"Big Breakfast",1,1,"$6.99","Your choice of bacon or sausage");INSERTINTO"Restaurant"VALUES(2,"Chopstix","Cleveland OH",4);INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(4,"General Tso",2,3,"$7.99","Our best seller!");INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(5,"Teriaki Chicken",2,3,"$5.99","Comes on a stick");INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(6,"Sticky Rice",2,2,"$6.99","Our only lunch option, sorry!");INSERTINTO"Restaurant"VALUES(3,"Jimbos","Lexington KY",3);INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(7,"Breakfast Pizza",3,1,"$11.99","Pizza in the morning");INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(8,"Lunch Pizza",3,3,"$12.99","Pizza at noon");INSERTINTO"Item"VALUES(9,"Dinner Pizza",3,3,"$16.99","Whatever we did not sell earlier in the day");Makes This fully operational database front-endLike PySimpleGUI™,pysimplesqlsupports subscript notation, so your code can access the data easily in the format of
Form['Table']['column'].
In the example above, you could get the current item selection with the following code:selected_restaurant=frm['Restaurant']['name']selected_item=frm['Item']['name']or via the PySimpleGUI™ control elements with the following:selected_restaurant=win['Restaurant.name']selected_item=win['Item.name']It really is that simple.  All of the heavy lifting is done in the background!To get the best possible experience withpysimplesql, the magic is in the schema of the database.
The automatic functionality ofpysimplesqlrelies on just a couple of things:foreign key constraints on the database tables (letspysimplesqlknow what the relationships are, though manual
relationship mapping is also available)a CASCADE ON UPDATE constraint on any tables that should automatically refresh child tables when parent tables are
changedPySimpleGUI™ control keys need to be named {table}.{column} for automatic mapping.  Of course, manual mapping is
supported as well. @Form.record() is a convenience function/"custom element" to make adding records quick and easy!The field 'name', (or the 2nd column of the database in the absence of a 'name' column) is what will display in
comboxes for foreign key relationships.  Of course, this can be changed manually if needed, but truly the simplictiy ofpysimplesqlis in having everything happen automatically!Here is another example sqlite table that shows the above rules at work.  Don't let this scare you, there are plenty of
tools to create your database without resorting to raw SQL commands. These commands here are just shown for completeness
(Creating the sqlite database is only done once anyway)CREATETABLE"Book"("pkBook"INTEGERNOTNULLPRIMARYKEYAUTOINCREMENT,"title"TEXT,"author"TEXT);CREATETABLE"Chapter"("pkChapter"INTEGERNOTNULLPRIMARYKEYAUTOINCREMENT,"title"TEXT,"fkBook"INTEGER,"startPage"INTEGER,-- SECRET SAUCE BELOW! If you have foreign key constraints set on the database,-- then pysimplesql will pick them up!-- note: ON UPDATE CASCADE only needed if you want automatic GUI refreshing-- (i.e. not every constraint needs them, like fields that will populate comboboxes for example)FOREIGNKEY(fkBook)REFERENCESBook(pkBook)ONUPDATECASCADE);But wait, there's more!The above is literally all you have to know for working with simple and even moderate databases.  However, there is a
lot of power in learning what is going on under the hood.  Starting with the fully automatic example above, we will work
backwards and unravel things to explain what is available to you for more control at a lower level.pysimplesqlelements:Referencing the example above, look at the following:[ss.record('Restaurant.name')],# could have been written like this using PySImpleGUI elements:[sg.Text('Name:',size=(15,1)),sg.Input('',key='Restaurant.name',size=(30,1),metadata={'type':TYPE_RECORD})]As you can see, the @pysimplesql.record() convenience function simplifies making record controls that adhere to thepysimplesqlnaming convention of Table.column. Also notice thatpysimplesqlmakes use of the PySimpleGUI
metadata keyword argument - but don't worry, the element's metadata is still be available to you in your own program by
adding your own keys in the Python list contained within.
There is even more you can do with this. The @pysimplesql.record() method can take a PySimpleGUI™ control element as a
parameter as well, overriding the default Input() element.
See this code which creates a combobox instead:[ss.record('Restaurant.fkType',sg.Combo)]Furthering that, the functions @pysimplesql.set_text_size() and @pysimplesql.set_control_size() can be used before calls
to @pysimplesql.record() to have custom sizing of the control elements.  Even with these defaults set, the size parameter
of @pysimplesql.record() will override the default control size, for plenty of flexibility.Place those two functions just above the layout definition shown in the example above and then run the code again# set the sizing for the Restaurant sectionss.set_label_size(10,1)ss.set_control_size(90,1)layout=[[ss.record('Restaurant.name')],[ss.record('Restaurant.location')],[ss.record('Restaurant.fkType',sg.Combo,auto_size_text=False)]]sub_layout=[[ss.selector('selector1','Item')],[sg.Col(layout=[[ss.record('Item.name')],[ss.record('Item.fkMenu',sg.Combo,auto_size_text=False)],[ss.record('Item.price')],[ss.record('Item.description',sg.MLine,size=(30,7))]])],#[ss.actions('act_item','Item', edit_protect=False,navigation=False,save=False, search=False)]]layout.append([sg.Frame('Items',sub_layout)])layout.append([ss.actions('act_restaurant','Restaurant')])You will see that now, the controls were resized using the new sizing rules.  Notice however that the 'Description'
field isn't as wide as the others.  That is because the control size was overridden for just that single control (see code above).Let's see one more example.  This time we will fix the oddly sized 'Description' field, as well as make the 'Restaurant'
and 'Items' sections with their own sizing# set the sizing for the Restaurant sectionss.set_label_size(10,1)ss.set_control_size(90,1)layout=[[ss.record('Restaurant.name')],[ss.record('Restaurant.location')],[ss.record('Restaurant.fkType',sg.Combo,size=(30,10),auto_size_text=False)]]sub_layout=[[ss.selector('selector1','Item',size=(35,10))],[sg.Col(layout=[[ss.record('Item.name')],[ss.record('Item.fkMenu',sg.Combo,size=(30,10),auto_size_text=False)],[ss.record('Item.price')],[ss.record('Item.description',sg.MLine,size=(30,7))]])],#[ss.actions('act_item','Item', edit_protect=False,navigation=False,save=False, search=False)]]layout.append([sg.Frame('Items',sub_layout)])layout.append([ss.actions('act_restaurant','Restaurant')])Binding the window to the elementReferencing the same example above, the window and database were bound with this one single line:frm=ss.Form(':memory:','example.sql',bind=win)# Load in the database and bind it to winThe above is a one-shot approach and all most users will ever need!
The above could have been written as:frm=ss.Form(':memory:','example.sql')# Load in the databasefrm.bind(win)# automatically bind the window to the databasefrm.bind() likewise can be peeled back to it's own components and could have been written like this:frm.auto_add_queries()frm.auto_add_relationships()frm.auto_map_controls(win)frm.auto_map_events(win)frm.requery_all()frm.update_elements()And finally, that brings us to the lowest-level functions for binding the database.
This is how you can MANUALLY map tables, relationships, controls and events to the database.
The above auto_map_* methods could have been manually achieved as follows:# Add the queries you want pysimplesql to handle.  The function frm.auto_add_tables() will add all queries found in the database# by default.  However, you may only need to work with a couple of queries in the database, and this is how you would do thatfrm.add_query('Restaurant','pkRestaurant','name')# add the table Restaurant, with it's primary key field, and descriptive field (for comboboxes)frm.add_query('Item','pkItem','name')# Note: While I personally prefer to use the pk{Query} and fk{Query} namingfrm.add_query('Type','pkType','name')#       conventions, it's not necessary for pySimpleSQLfrm.add_query('Menu','pkMenu','name')#       These could have just as well been restaurantID and itemID for example# Set up relationships# Notice below that the first relationship has the last parameter to True.  This is what the ON UPDATE CASCADE constraint accomplishes.# Basically what it means is that then the Restaurant table is requeried, the associated Item table will automatically requery right after.# This is what allows the GUI to seamlessly update all of the control elements when records are changed!# The other relationships have that parameter set to False - they still have a relationship, but they don't need requeried automaticallyfrm.add_relationship('LEFT JOIN','Item','fkRestaurant','Restaurant','pkRestaurant',True)frm.add_relationship('LEFT JOIN','Restaurant','fkType','Type','pkType',False)frm.add_relationship('LEFT JOIN','Item','fkMenu','Menu','pkMenu',False)# Map our controls# Note that you can map any control to any Query/field combination that you would like.# The {Query}.{field} naming convention is only necessary if you want to use the auto-mapping functionality of pysimplesql!frm.map_control(win['Restaurant.name'],'Restaurant','name')frm.map_control(win['Restaurant.location'],'Restaurant','location')frm.map_control(win['Restaurant.fkType'],'Type','pkType')frm.map_control(win['Item.name'],'Item','name')frm.map_control(win['Item.fkRestaurant'],'Item','fkRestaurant')frm.map_control(win['Item.fkMenu'],'Item','fkMenu')frm.map_control(win['Item.price'],'Item','price')frm.map_control(win['Item.description'],'Item','description')# Map out our events# In the above example, this was all done in the background, as we used convenience functions to add record navigation buttons.# However, we could have made our own buttons and mapped them to events.  Below is such an examplefrm.map_event('Edit.Restaurant.First',db['Restaurant'].First)# button control with the key of 'Edit.Restaurant.First'# mapped to the Query.First methodfrm.map_event('Edit.Restaurant.Previous',db['Restaurant'].Previous)frm.map_event('Edit.Restaurant.Next',db['Restaurant'].Next)frm.map_event('Edit.Restaurant.Last',db['Restaurant'].Last)# and so on...# In fact, you can use the event mapper however you want to, mapping control names to any function you would like!# Event mapping will be covered in more detail later...# This is the magic function which populates all of the controls we mapped!# For your convience, you can optionally use the function Form.set_callback('update_controls',function) to set a callback function# that will be called every time the controls are updated.  This allows you to do custom things like update# a preview image, change control parameters or just about anythong you want!frm.update_elements()As you can see, there is a lot of power in the auto functionality of pysimplesql, and you should take advantage of it any time you can.  Only very specific cases need to reach this lower level of manual configuration and mapping!BREAKDOWN OF ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITYpysimplesqldoes much more than just bridge the gap between PySimpleGUI™ and Sqlite databases! In full,pysimplesqlcontains:Convenience functions for simplifying PySimpleGUI™ layout codeControl binding between PySimpleGUI™ controls and Sqlite database fieldsAutomatic requerying of related tablesRecord navigation - Such as First, Previous, Next, Last, Searching and selector controlsCallbacks allow your own functions to expand control over your own database front endsEvent MappingWe will break each of these down below to give you a better understanding of how each of these features works.Convenience FunctionsThere are currently only a few convenience functions to aid in quickly creating PySimpleGUI™ layout code
pysimplesql.set_text_size(width,height) - Sets the PySimpleGUI™ text size for subsequent calls to Form.record(). Defaults to (15,1) otherwise.pysimplesql.set_control_size(width, height) - Sets the PySImpleGUI™ control size for subsequent calls to Form.record(). Defaults to (30,1) otherwise.pysimplesql.record(table, field,control_type=None,size=None,text_label=None)- This is a convenience function for creating a PySimpleGUI™ text element and a PySimpleGUI™ Input element inline for purposes of displaying a record from the database.  This function also creates the naming convention (table.column) in the control's key parameter thatpysimplesqluses for advanced automatic functionality. The optional control_type parameter allows you to bind control types other than Input to a database field.  Checkboxes, listboxes and other controls entered here will override the default Input control. The size parameter will override the default control size that was set with Database.set_control_size().  Lastly, the text_label parameter will prefix a text field before the control.pysimplesql.selector() -  for adding Selector controls to your GUI.  Selectors are responsible for selecting the current record in a Formpysimplesql.actions()- Actions such as save, delete, search and navigation can all be customized with this convenience function!Control BindingTODOAutomatic RequeryingTODORecord Navigationpysimplesqlincludes a convenience function for adding record navigation buttons to your project.  For lower level control or a custom look, you may want to learn how to do this on your own.  Lets start with the convenience function and work backwards from there to see how you can implement your own record navigation controls.The convenience function pysimplesql.actions() is a swiss army knife when it comes to generating PySimpleGUI™ layout code for your record navigation controls.  With it, you can add First, Previous, Next and Last record navigation buttons, a search box, edit protection modes, and record actions such as Insert, Save and Delete (Or any combination of these items).  Under the hood, the actions() convenience function uses the Event Mapping features ofpysimplesql, and your own code can do this too!
See the code below on example usage of thepysimplesql.actions() convenience function#!/usr/bin/python3importPySimpleGUIassgimportpysimplesqlasss# Create a small table just for demo purposessql='''CREATE TABLE "Fruit"("id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,"name" TEXT DEFAULT "New Fruit");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Apple");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Orange");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Banana");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Kiwi");'''# PySimpleGUI™ layout code to create your own navigation buttonstable='Fruit'# This is the table in the database that you want to navigatelayout=[[ss.record(table,'name',label='Fruit Name')],# pysimplesql.record() convenience function for easy record creation![ss.actions(table)]# pysimplesql.actions() convenience function for easy navigation controls!]win=sg.Window('Navigation demo',layout,finalize=True)# note: Since win was passed as a parameter, binding is automatic (including event mapping!)# Also note, in-memory databases can be created with ":memory:"!db=ss.Database(':memory:',sql_commands=sql,bind=win)#<- Database can be used as an alias to Form!whileTrue:event,values=win.read()ifdb.process_events(event,values):# <=== let pysimplesql process its own events! Simple!print(f'PySimpleDB event handler handled the event{event}!')elifevent==sg.WIN_CLOSEDorevent=='Exit':db=None# <= ensures proper closing of the sqlite database and runs a database optimizationbreakelse:print(f'This event ({event}) is not yet handled.')Simple!
But as stated earlier,pysimplesql.actions is a swiss army knife!  Experiment with the code ablove, trying all of these variations to see all of goodness this convenience functions provides!ss.actions(table,search=False)ss.actions(table,save=False)ss.actions(table,edit_protect=False)ss.actions(table,insert=False)ss.actions(table,delete=False,save=False)See example below of how your can make your own record navigation controls instead of using thepysimplesql.actions() convenience function:#!/usr/bin/python3importPySimpleGUIassgimportpysimplesqlasss# Create a small table just for demo purposessql='''CREATE TABLE "Fruit"("id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,"name" TEXT DEFAULT "New Fruit");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Apple");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Orange");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Banana");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Kiwi");'''# PySimpleGUI™ layout code to create your own navigation buttonstable='Fruit'# This is the table in the database that you want to navigatelayout=[[ss.record(table,'name',label='Fruit Name')],# pysimplesql.record() convenience function for easy record creation!# Below we will create navigation buttons manually, naming the key so that the automatic event mapper will map the events[sg.Button('<<',key=f'btnFirst',size=(1,1),metadata=meta={'type':ss.TYPE_EVENT,'event_type':ss.EVENT_FIRST,'table':table,'function':None}),sg.Button('<',key=f'btnPrevious',size=(1,1),metadata=meta={'type':ss.TYPE_EVENT,'event_type':ss.EVENT_PREVIOUS,'table':table,'function':None}),sg.Button('>',key=f'btnNext',size=(1,1),metadata=meta={'type':ss.TYPE_EVENT,'event_type':ss.EVENT_NEXT,'table':table,'function':None}),sg.Button('>>',key=f'btnLast',size=(1,1),metadata=meta={'type':ss.TYPE_EVENT,'event_type':ss.EVENT_LAST,'table':table,'function':None})]]win=sg.Window('Navigation demo',layout,finalize=True)# note: Since win was passed as a parameter, binding is automatic (including event mapping!)# Also note, in-memory databases can be created with ":memory:"!db=ss.Database(':memory:',win,sql_commands=sql)whileTrue:event,values=win.read()ifdb.process_events(event,values):# <=== let pysimplesql process its own events! Simple!print(f'PySimpleDB event handler handled the event{event}!')elifevent==sg.WIN_CLOSEDorevent=='Exit':db=None# <= ensures proper closing of the sqlite database and runs a database optimizationbreakelse:print(f'This event ({event}) is not yet handled.')Notice the metadata use in the navigation buttons above.  This is so that the Automatic event mapping ofpysimplesqlwill handle these.  Valid event_types can be found right at the start of the pysimplesql.py file.Peeling this back further, you can rewrite the same without the special metadata used by the automatic event mapper, then manually map them in the event mapper yourself...#!/usr/bin/python3importPySimpleGUIassgimportpysimplesqlasss# Create a small table just for demo purposessql='''CREATE TABLE "Fruit"("id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,"name" TEXT DEFAULT "New Fruit");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Apple");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Orange");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Banana");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Kiwi");'''# PySimpleGUI™ layout code to create your own navigation buttonstable='Fruit'# This is the table in the database that you want to navigatelayout=[ss.record(table,'name',label='Fruit Name'),# pysimplesql.record() convenience function for easy record creation!# Below we will create navigation buttons manually, naming the key so that the automatic event mapper will map the events[sg.Button('<<',key=f'btnFirst',size=(1,1)),sg.Button('<',key=f'btnPrevious',size=(1,1)),sg.Button('>',key=f'btnNext',size=(1,1)),sg.Button('>>',key=f'btnLast',size=(1,1))]]win=sg.Window('Navigation demo',layout,finalize=True)# note: Since win was passed as a parameter, binding is automatic (including event mapping!)# Also note, in-memory databases can be created with ":memory:"!db=ss.Database(':memory:',sql_commands=sql,bind=win)# Manually map the events, since we did not adhere to the naming convention that the automatic mapper expectsdb.map_event('btnFirst',db[table].first)db.map_event('btnPrevious',db[table].previous)db.map_event('btnNext',db[table].next)db.map_event('btnLast',db[table].last)whileTrue:event,values=win.read()ifdb.process_events(event,values):# <=== let pysimplesql process its own events! Simple!print(f'PySimpleDB event handler handled the event{event}!')elifevent==sg.WIN_CLOSEDorevent=='Exit':db=None# <= ensures proper closing of the sqlite database and runs a database optimizationbreakelse:print(f'This event ({event}) is not yet handled.')Lastly, you can rewrite the same and handle the events yourself instead of relying onpysimplesql's event mapper#!/usr/bin/python3importPySimpleGUIassgimportpysimplesqlasss# Create a small table just for demo purposessql='''CREATE TABLE "Fruit"("id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,"name" TEXT DEFAULT "New Fruit");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Apple");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Orange");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Banana");INSERT INTO "Fruit" ("name") VALUES ("Kiwi");'''# PySimpleGUI™ layout code to create your own navigation buttonstable='Fruit'# This is the table in the database that you want to navigatelayout=[ss.record(table,'name',label='Fruit Name'),# pysimplesql.record() convenience function for easy record creation!# Below we will create navigation buttons manually, naming the key so that the automatic event mapper will map the events[sg.Button('<<',key=f'btnFirst',size=(1,1)),sg.Button('<',key=f'btnPrevious',size=(1,1)),sg.Button('>',key=f'btnNext',size=(1,1)),sg.Button('>>',key=f'btnLast',size=(1,1))]]win=sg.Window('Navigation demo',layout,finalize=True)# note: Since win was passed as a parameter, binding is automatic (including event mapping!)# Also note, in-memory databases can be created with ":memory:"!db=ss.Database(':memory:',win,sql_commands=sql)whileTrue:event,values=win.read()# Manually handle our record selector events, bypassing the event mapper completelyifdb.process_events(event,values):# <=== let pysimplesql process its own events! Simple!print(f'PySimpleDB event handler handled the event{event}!')elifevent=='btnFirst':db[table].first()elifevent=='btnPrevious':db[table].previous()elifevent=='btnNext':db[table].next()elifevent=='btnLast':db[table].last()elifevent==sg.WIN_CLOSEDorevent=='Exit':db=None# <= ensures proper closing of the sqlite database and runs a database optimizationbreakelse:print(f'This event ({event}) is not yet handled.')Whether you want to use thepysimplesql.actions() convenience function, write your own navigation button layout code, use the auto event mapper, manually map the events, or handle the events yourself, you have plenty of options for flexibility writing your navigation button code!  Of course, the convenience function is very flexible and has attractive icons in the buttons, and really should be used in most cases.CallbacksTODOEvent MappingTODOSIMPLE BUT ROBUST PROMPT SAVE SYSTEMNothing is worse than a program that doesn't catch when you forget to save changes - especially if those programs deal with data entry.pysimplesqlhas a simple but robust prompt save system in place.  This is enabled by default, but can be turned off if needed. Prompt saves can be thought of as having 3 levels - a Form level which affects all queries of the Form, a Query level which affects only specific queries, and a manual level where you can command the system to prompt to save changes (such as when switching tabs in a tab group, at specified intervals, or when shutting down your program). The system is smart enough to only prompt if an actual change is found.Form-level prompt saveSimply callpython frm.set_promt_save(True) # or False to disableto enable automatic promt saves any time the user navigates away from a record that has changed.  This happens for any and all Queries attached to this Form.Query-level prompt saveA call topython frm['table_name'].set_prompt_save(True) # or False to disable for this Querycan enable/disable automatic prompting for individual QueriesManual promptingTo manually prompt for a save, just do a direct call to ```python frm.prompt_save().  There is an optional autosave=True/False parameter to enable an autosave feature which will make these saves happen automatically without bothering the user for their input.  Its also a great thing to put in your main loop exit conditions to ensure changes are saved before shutting down.  There are a couple of caveats to using the prompt_save() call on the main loop exit condition - please see example below:# For using the prompt save system on exit, you have to add the enable_close_attempted_event=True parameter during PySimpleGUI window creationwindow=sg.Window('My Program',layout,enable_close_attempted_event=True)WhileTrue:events,values=window.read()ifeventin(sg.WINDOW_CLOSE_ATTEMPTED_EVENT,sg.WIN_CLOSED,'Exit','-ESCAPE-'):frm.prompt_save(autosave=False)# set autosave to True to have this automatically happen, or leave to False to have the user promptedwindow.close()frm=NonebreakPLEASE BE PATIENTThere is a lot of documentation left to do, and more examples to make.  In subsequent releases, I'll try to pick away at
these items to get them done.  For now, just create a github issue and ask your questions and I'll do my best to guide
you in the right direction!