Added extensible UI framework.

The entity definitions have been converted into classes. The entity
init() method will use the builder to construct the facets and dialogs.
The UI can be customized by creating a subclass of the original entity
in extension.js and then overriding the init() method.

Ticket #2043

install/ui/aci.js

@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
-IPA.entity_factories.permission = function() {
+IPA.aci = {};
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+IPA.aci.permission_entity = function(spec) {
-        entity('permission').
+
-        facet_groups([ 'privilege' , 'settings' ]).
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.facet_groups([ 'privilege' , 'settings' ]).
         search_facet({
             columns:['cn']
         }).
@@ -78,15 +82,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.permission = function() {
                     label: IPA.messages.objects.permission.target
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
+IPA.aci.privilege_entity = function(spec) {
 
-IPA.entity_factories.privilege = function() {
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('privilege').
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        facet_groups([ 'role', 'settings', 'permission' ]).
+
+        params.builder.facet_groups([ 'role', 'settings', 'permission' ]).
         search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
@@ -130,16 +138,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.privilege = function() {
                     name: 'description'
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
 
+    return that;
 };
 
+IPA.aci.role_entity = function(spec) {
 
-IPA.entity_factories.role = function() {
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-    return  IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('role').
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        facet_groups([ 'member', 'settings', 'privilege' ]).
+
+        params.builder.facet_groups([ 'member', 'settings', 'privilege' ]).
         search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
@@ -176,15 +187,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.role = function() {
                     name: 'description'
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
+IPA.aci.selfservice_entity = function(spec) {
 
-IPA.entity_factories.selfservice = function() {
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('selfservice').
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        search_facet({
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns:['aciname']}).
         details_facet({
             sections:[{
@@ -204,15 +219,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.selfservice = function() {
                  object_type:'user',
                  name:'attrs'
                 }]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
+IPA.aci.delegation_entity = function(spec) {
 
-IPA.entity_factories.delegation = function() {
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('delegation').
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        search_facet({
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns:['aciname']}).
         details_facet({sections:[
             {
@@ -261,8 +280,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.delegation = function() {
                     object_type: 'user',
                     join: true
                 }]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
 
@@ -738,3 +759,9 @@ IPA.target_section = function(spec) {
 
     return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('permission', IPA.aci.permission_entity);
+IPA.register('privilege', IPA.aci.privilege_entity);
+IPA.register('role', IPA.aci.role_entity);
+IPA.register('selfservice', IPA.aci.selfservice_entity);
+IPA.register('delegation', IPA.aci.delegation_entity);

install/ui/automount.js

@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
+IPA.automount = {};
 
-/**Automount*/
+IPA.automount.location_entity = function(spec) {
 
-IPA.entity_factories.automountlocation = function() {
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity({ name: 'automountlocation' }).
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        facet_groups([ 'automountmap', 'settings' ]).
+
+        params.builder.facet_groups([ 'automountmap', 'settings' ]).
         search_facet({
             title: IPA.metadata.objects.automountlocation.label,
             columns:['cn']
@@ -52,14 +54,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.automountlocation = function() {
         }).
         adder_dialog({
             fields: [ 'cn' ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
-IPA.entity_factories.automountmap = function() {
+IPA.automount.map_entity = function(spec) {
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity({ name: 'automountmap' }).
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-        containing_entity('automountlocation').
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.containing_entity('automountlocation').
         facet_groups([ 'automountkey', 'settings' ]).
         nested_search_facet({
             facet_group: 'automountkey',
@@ -135,14 +142,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.automountmap = function() {
                     ]
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
-IPA.entity_factories.automountkey = function() {
+IPA.automount.key_entity = function(spec) {
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity({ name: 'automountkey' }).
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-        containing_entity('automountmap').
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.containing_entity('automountmap').
         details_facet({
             sections: [
                 {
@@ -188,8 +200,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.automountkey = function() {
                 return false;
             },
             fields:['automountkey','automountinformation']
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
 IPA.automount_key_column = function(spec) {
@@ -275,3 +289,7 @@ IPA.get_option_values = function(){
     });
     return values;
 };
+
+IPA.register('automountlocation', IPA.automount.location_entity);
+IPA.register('automountmap', IPA.automount.map_entity);
+IPA.register('automountkey', IPA.automount.key_entity);

install/ui/dns.js

@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js, widget.js */
 
-/* DNS */
+IPA.dns = {};
-IPA.entity_factories.dnszone = function() {
+
+IPA.dns.zone_entity = function(spec) {
+
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
 
     if (!IPA.dns_enabled) {
         var except = {
@@ -33,9 +36,9 @@ IPA.entity_factories.dnszone = function() {
         throw except;
     }
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        entity('dnszone').
+
-        facet_groups([ 'dnsrecord', 'settings' ]).
+        params.builder.facet_groups([ 'dnsrecord', 'settings' ]).
         search_facet({
             title: IPA.metadata.objects.dnszone.label,
             columns: [ 'idnsname' ]
@@ -140,8 +143,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.dnszone = function() {
                     ]
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
 IPA.dnszone_details_facet = function(spec) {
@@ -429,7 +434,9 @@ IPA.dns_record_search_load = function (result) {
     }
 };
 
-IPA.entity_factories.dnsrecord = function() {
+IPA.dns.record_entity = function(spec) {
+
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
 
     if (!IPA.dns_enabled) {
         var except = {
@@ -438,9 +445,9 @@ IPA.entity_factories.dnsrecord = function() {
         throw except;
     }
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        entity('dnsrecord').
+
-        containing_entity('dnszone').
+        params.builder.containing_entity('dnszone').
         details_facet({
             post_update_hook:function(data){
                 var result = data.result.result;
@@ -604,8 +611,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.dnsrecord = function() {
                     required: true
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
 IPA.dnsrecord_redirection_dialog = function(spec) {
@@ -710,3 +719,6 @@ IPA.dnsrecord_get_delete_values = function() {
 
     return value_array;
 };
+
+IPA.register('dnszone', IPA.dns.zone_entity);
+IPA.register('dnsrecord', IPA.dns.record_entity);

install/ui/entitle.js

@@ -29,16 +29,17 @@ IPA.entitle.unregistered = 'unregistered';
 IPA.entitle.online = 'online';
 IPA.entitle.offline = 'offline';
 
-IPA.entity_factories.entitle = function() {
+IPA.entitle.entity = function(spec) {
 
-    var builder = IPA.entity_builder();
+    spec = spec || {};
 
-    builder.
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-        entity({
+
-            factory: IPA.entitle.entity,
+    that.status = IPA.entitle.unregistered;
-            name: 'entitle'
+
-        }).
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        facet_groups([ 'account', 'certificates' ]).
+
+        params.builder.facet_groups([ 'account', 'certificates' ]).
         details_facet({
             factory: IPA.entitle.details_facet,
             label: IPA.messages.objects.entitle.account,
@@ -171,17 +172,7 @@ IPA.entity_factories.entitle = function() {
                 }
             ]
         });
-
+    };
-    return builder.build();
-};
-
-IPA.entitle.entity = function(spec) {
-
-    spec = spec || {};
-
-    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-
-    that.status = IPA.entitle.unregistered;
 
     that.get_accounts = function(on_success, on_error) {
 
@@ -751,3 +742,5 @@ IPA.entitle.download_widget = function(spec) {
 
     return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('entitle', IPA.entitle.entity);

install/ui/entity.js

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ IPA.entity = function(spec) {
     that.redirect_facet = spec.redirect_facet;
     that.containing_entity = null;
 
+    that.init = function(params) {
+    };
+
     that.get_containing_entity = function() {
         return that.containing_entity ?
                 IPA.get_entity(that.containing_entity) : null;
@@ -282,7 +285,7 @@ IPA.nested_tabs = function(entity_name) {
     return siblings;
 };
 
-IPA.entity_builder = function(){
+IPA.entity_builder = function() {
 
     var that = {};
 
@@ -523,10 +526,7 @@ IPA.entity_builder = function(){
     };
 
     that.build = function(){
-        var item = entity;
+        return entity;
-        entity = null;
-
-        return item;
     };
 
     return that;

install/ui/group.js

@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
-IPA.entity_factories.group =  function () {
+IPA.group = {};
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+IPA.group.entity = function(spec) {
-        entity('group').
+
-        search_facet({
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
                 'gidnumber',
@@ -117,8 +121,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.group =  function () {
                 },
                 'gidnumber'
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
 IPA.group_nonposix_checkbox_widget = function (spec) {
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ IPA.group_nonposix_checkbox_widget = function (spec) {
     return that;
 };
 
-IPA.group_adder_dialog = function (spec) {
+IPA.group_adder_dialog = function(spec) {
 
     spec = spec || {};
 
@@ -161,3 +167,5 @@ IPA.group_adder_dialog = function (spec) {
 
     return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('group', IPA.group.entity);

install/ui/hbac.js

@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
-IPA.entity_factories.hbacrule = function() {
+IPA.hbac = {};
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('hbacrule').
+IPA.hbac.rule_entity = function(spec) {
-        search_facet({
+
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             search_all: true,
             columns: [
                 'cn',
@@ -39,14 +44,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.hbacrule = function() {
         }).
         adder_dialog({
             fields: [ 'cn' ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
-IPA.entity_factories.hbacsvc = function() {
+IPA.hbac.service_entity = function(spec) {
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('hbacsvc').
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-        search_facet({
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
                 'description'
@@ -99,15 +109,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.hbacsvc = function() {
                     name: 'description'
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
+IPA.hbac.service_group_entity = function(spec) {
 
-IPA.entity_factories.hbacsvcgroup = function() {
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('hbacsvcgroup').
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        search_facet({
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
                 'description'
@@ -159,8 +173,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.hbacsvcgroup = function() {
                     name: 'description'
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
 IPA.hbacrule_details_facet = function(spec) {
@@ -557,3 +573,7 @@ IPA.hbacrule_details_facet = function(spec) {
 
     return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('hbacrule', IPA.hbac.rule_entity);
+IPA.register('hbacsvc', IPA.hbac.service_entity);
+IPA.register('hbacsvcgroup', IPA.hbac.service_group_entity);

install/ui/host.js

@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
-IPA.entity_factories.host = function () {
+IPA.host = {};
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+IPA.host.entity = function(spec) {
-        entity('host').
+
-        search_facet({
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'fqdn',
                 'description',
@@ -166,8 +170,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.host = function () {
         }).
         deleter_dialog({
             factory: IPA.host_deleter_dialog
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
 IPA.host_fqdn_section = function(spec) {
@@ -779,3 +785,5 @@ IPA.host_certificate_status_widget = function (spec) {
 
     return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('host', IPA.host.entity);

install/ui/hostgroup.js

@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
+IPA.hostgroup = {};
 
-IPA.entity_factories.hostgroup = function() {
+IPA.hostgroup.entity = function(spec) {
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-        entity('hostgroup').
+
-        search_facet({
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
                 'description'
@@ -77,9 +80,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.hostgroup = function() {
                     name: 'description'
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
-
+IPA.register('hostgroup', IPA.hostgroup.entity);
-

install/ui/index.html

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="aci.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="entitle.js"></script>
 
-
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="extension.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="develop.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="webui.js"></script>
 

install/ui/ipa.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 /* REQUIRES: jquery.ordered-map.js */
 /*global $:true, location:true */
 
-var IPA = ( function () {
+var IPA = function() {
 
     var that = {
         jsonrpc_id: 0
@@ -172,22 +172,37 @@ var IPA = ( function () {
         batch.execute();
     };
 
+    that.register = function(name, factory) {
+        that.entity_factories[name] = factory;
+    };
+
     that.get_entities = function() {
         return that.entities.values;
     };
 
-
-
     that.get_entity = function(name) {
         var entity = that.entities.get(name);
-        if (!entity){
+        if (!entity) {
             var factory = that.entity_factories[name];
-            if (!factory){
+            if (!factory) {
                 return null;
             }
+
             try {
-                entity = factory();
+                var builder = that.entity_builder();
+
+                builder.entity({
+                    factory: factory,
+                    name: name
+                });
+
+                entity = builder.build();
+                entity.init({
+                    builder: builder
+                });
+
                 that.add_entity(entity);
+
             } catch (e) {
                 if (e.expected){
                     /*expected exceptions thrown by builder just mean that
@@ -256,7 +271,7 @@ var IPA = ( function () {
     };
 
     return that;
-}());
+}();
 
 /**
  * Call an IPA command over JSON-RPC.

install/ui/netgroup.js

@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
-IPA.entity_factories.netgroup = function() {
+IPA.netgroup = {};
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+IPA.netgroup.entity = function(spec) {
-        entity('netgroup').
+
-        search_facet({
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
                 'description'
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.netgroup = function() {
                     name: 'description'
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('netgroup', IPA.netgroup.entity);

install/ui/policy.js

@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
-/**pwpolicy*/
+IPA.pwpolicy = {};
-IPA.entity_factories.pwpolicy = function() {
+
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+IPA.pwpolicy.entity = function(spec) {
-        entity('pwpolicy').
+
-        search_facet({
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns:['cn','cospriority']}).
         details_facet({
             sections:[
@@ -63,18 +67,21 @@ IPA.entity_factories.pwpolicy = function() {
                 'cospriority'
             ],
             height: 300
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
-/**
+IPA.krbtpolicy = {};
-   krbtpolicy
+
-   Does not have search
+IPA.krbtpolicy.entity = function(spec) {
-*/
+
-IPA.entity_factories.krbtpolicy =  function() {
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('krbtpolicy').
+    that.init = function(params) {
-        details_facet({
+
+        params.builder.details_facet({
             title: IPA.metadata.objects.krbtpolicy.label,
             sections: [
                 {
@@ -86,6 +93,11 @@ IPA.entity_factories.krbtpolicy =  function() {
                 }
             ],
             needs_update: true
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('pwpolicy', IPA.pwpolicy.entity);
+IPA.register('krbtpolicy', IPA.krbtpolicy.entity);

install/ui/serverconfig.js

@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
+IPA.config = {};
 
+IPA.config.entity = function(spec) {
 
-/* Configuration */
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
 
-IPA.entity_factories.config = function(){
+    that.init = function(params) {
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('config').
+        params.builder.details_facet({
-        details_facet({
             title: IPA.metadata.objects.config.label,
             sections: [
                 {
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ IPA.entity_factories.config = function(){
                 }
             ],
             needs_update: true
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('config', IPA.config.entity);

install/ui/service.js

@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
-IPA.entity_factories.service = function() {
+IPA.service = {};
 
-    return  IPA.entity_builder().
+IPA.service.entity = function(spec) {
-        entity('service').
+
-        search_facet({
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [ 'krbprincipalname' ]
         }).
         details_facet({
@@ -81,10 +85,11 @@ IPA.entity_factories.service = function() {
         adder_dialog({
             factory: IPA.service_adder_dialog,
             height: 350
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
-};
 
+    return that;
+};
 
 IPA.service_adder_dialog = function(spec) {
 
@@ -341,3 +346,5 @@ IPA.service_certificate_status_widget = function (spec) {
 
     return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('service', IPA.service.entity);

install/ui/sudo.js

@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
+IPA.sudo = {};
 
-IPA.entity_factories.sudorule = function() {
+IPA.sudo.rule_entity = function(spec) {
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-        entity('sudorule').
+
-        search_facet({
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
                 'ipaenabledflag',
@@ -39,15 +42,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.sudorule = function() {
         }).
         adder_dialog({
             fields: [ 'cn' ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
+
+    return that;
 };
 
-IPA.entity_factories.sudocmd = function() {
+IPA.sudo.command_entity = function(spec) {
 
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-        entity('sudocmd').
+
-        search_facet({
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'sudocmd',
                 'description'
@@ -100,15 +107,19 @@ IPA.entity_factories.sudocmd = function() {
                     name: 'description'
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
 
+    return that;
 };
 
-IPA.entity_factories.sudocmdgroup = function() {
+IPA.sudo.command_group_entity = function(spec) {
-    return IPA.entity_builder().
+
-        entity('sudocmdgroup').
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
-        search_facet({
+
+    that.init = function(params) {
+
+        params.builder.search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'cn',
                 'description'
@@ -160,11 +171,11 @@ IPA.entity_factories.sudocmdgroup = function() {
                     name: 'description'
                 }
             ]
-        }).
+        });
-        build();
+    };
-};
 
-IPA.sudo = {};
+    return that;
+};
 
 IPA.sudorule_details_facet = function(spec) {
 
@@ -1186,3 +1197,7 @@ IPA.sudo.rule_association_adder_dialog = function(spec) {
 
     return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('sudorule', IPA.sudo.rule_entity);
+IPA.register('sudocmd', IPA.sudo.command_entity);
+IPA.register('sudocmdgroup', IPA.sudo.command_group_entity);

install/ui/user.js

@@ -23,19 +23,20 @@
 
 /* REQUIRES: ipa.js, details.js, search.js, add.js, facet.js, entity.js */
 
+IPA.user = {};
 
-IPA.entity_factories.user = function() {
+IPA.user.entity = function(spec) {
+
+    var that = IPA.entity(spec);
 
     var link = true;
     if (IPA.nav && IPA.nav.name == 'self-service') {
         link = false;
     }
 
-    var builder = IPA.entity_builder();
+    that.init = function(params) {
 
-    builder.
+        params.builder.search_facet({
-        entity('user').
-        search_facet({
             columns: [
                 'uid',
                 'givenname',
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ IPA.entity_factories.user = function() {
             {
                 name: 'misc',
                 fields: ['carlicense']
-            }]}).
+            }]
+        }).
         association_facet({
             name: 'memberof_group',
             associator: IPA.serial_associator,
@@ -167,8 +169,9 @@ IPA.entity_factories.user = function() {
                 }
             ]
         });
+    };
 
-    return builder.build();
+    return that;
 };
 
 IPA.user_adder_dialog = function(spec) {
@@ -461,3 +464,5 @@ IPA.user_password_widget = function(spec) {
 
     return that;
 };
+
+IPA.register('user', IPA.user.entity);