Remove view and replace with table

examples/earthquakes/hello.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import plotly.express as px
 
-from preswald import connect, get_df, plotly, slider, text, view
+from preswald import connect, get_df, plotly, slider, table, text
 
 
 # Title
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 # c_data = query("SELECT * FROM earthquakes LIMIT 50;", "eq_clickhouse")
 # d_data = query(query_string, "eq_clickhouse")
 
-# view(c_data)
-# view(d_data)
+# table(c_data)
+# table(d_data)
 # ---
 
 # Slider for filtering magnitude
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 filtered_data = data[data["Magnitude"] >= min_magnitude]
 
 # View the filtered data
-view(filtered_data)
+table(filtered_data)
 
 # Summary statistics
 text(f"### Total Earthquakes with Magnitude ≥ {min_magnitude}: {len(filtered_data)}")

examples/health/hello.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import duckdb
 import plotly.express as px
 
-from preswald import plotly, text, view
+from preswald import plotly, table, text
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 4. Render the final display in Preswald
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-view(df)
+table(df)

examples/network/hello.py

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import plotly.graph_objects as go
 
-from preswald import plotly, text, view
+from preswald import plotly, table, text
 
 
 text("# Network Topology Visualizer")
 text("Visualize the topology of a network.")
 
 df = pd.read_csv("data.csv")
-view(df)
+table(df)
 
 # Create a list of devices
 devices = df["Device Name"].unique()

examples/voice/hello.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import plotly.express as px
 
-from preswald import plotly, slider, text, view
+from preswald import plotly, slider, table, text
 
 
 # 📌 Color Configuration
@@ -489,4 +489,4 @@
     "Below is the final dataset after merging ASR transcriptions, intent classifications, and AI responses."
 )
 
-view(merged_logs, limit=20)
+table(merged_logs, limit=20)

preswald/interfaces/__init__.py

@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
     selectbox,
     separator,
     slider,
+    table,
     text,
     text_input,
     workflow_dag,
 )
-from .data import connect, get_df, query, view
+from .data import connect, get_df, query
 from .workflow import RetryPolicy, Workflow, WorkflowAnalyzer
 
 

preswald/interfaces/components.py

@@ -327,12 +327,17 @@ def spinner(label: str, size: float = 1.0):
     return component
 
 
-def table(data: pd.DataFrame, title: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict:  # noqa: C901
+def table(  # noqa: C901
+    data: pd.DataFrame, title: Optional[str] = None, limit: Optional[int] = None
+) -> Dict:
     """Create a table component that renders data using TableViewerWidget.
 
     Args:
-        data: List of dictionaries or pandas DataFrame to display
+        data: Pandas DataFrame or list of dictionaries to display
         title: Optional title for the table
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict: Component metadata and processed data
     """
     id = generate_id("table")
     logger.debug(f"Creating table component with id {id}")
@@ -341,9 +346,10 @@ def table(data: pd.DataFrame, title: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict:  # noqa: C90
     try:
         # Convert pandas DataFrame to list of dictionaries if needed
         if hasattr(data, "to_dict"):
-            # Reset index and drop it to avoid index column in output
             if isinstance(data, pd.DataFrame):
                 data = data.reset_index(drop=True)
+                if limit is not None:
+                    data = data.head(limit)
             data = data.to_dict("records")
 
         # Ensure data is a list
@@ -358,6 +364,7 @@ def table(data: pd.DataFrame, title: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict:  # noqa: C90
                 for key, value in row.items():
                     # Convert key to string to ensure it's serializable
                     key_str = str(key)
+
                     # Handle special cases and convert value
                     if pd.isna(value):
                         processed_row[key_str] = None
@@ -380,6 +387,7 @@ def table(data: pd.DataFrame, title: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict:  # noqa: C90
                 # If row is not a dict, convert it to a simple dict
                 processed_data.append({"value": str(row)})
 
+        # Create the component structure
         component = {
             "type": "table",
             "id": id,

preswald/interfaces/data.py

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 from preswald.engine.service import PreswaldService
 
-from .components import table
-
 
 # Configure logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -51,14 +49,3 @@ def get_df(source_name: str, table_name: Optional[str] = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
         return df_result
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error getting a dataframe from data source: {e}")
-
-
-def view(df: pd.DataFrame, limit: int = 100):
-    """
-    Render a preview of the data using the table component.
-
-    Args:
-        data_or_connection_name: Either a pandas DataFrame or a connection name string.
-        limit (int): Maximum number of rows to display in the table.
-    """
-    return table(df.head(limit))

preswald/tutorial/hello.py

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     selectbox,
     separator,
     slider,
+    table,
     text,
-    view,
     workflow_dag,
 )
 
@@ -38,25 +38,25 @@
 )
 
 # --- LOADING DATA ---
-text("## 2. Viewing Data with `view()`")
-text("Let's load a sample dataset and display it using the `view()` component.")
+text("## 2. Viewing Data with `table()`")
+text("Let's load a sample dataset and display it using the `table()` component.")
 
 # Load the sample CSV
 connect()
 df = get_df("sample_csv")
 
-# Displaying the data with `view`
-view(df, limit=10)  # Display first 10 rows
+# Displaying the data with `table`
+table(df, limit=10)  # Display first 10 rows
 
 text(
     """
-The `view()` component displays data in a tabular format.
+The `table()` component displays data in a tabular format.
 
 **Example:**
 
 ```python
-from preswald import view
-view(df, limit=10)
+from preswald import table
+table(df, limit=10)
 ```
 
 - **limit**: Use this parameter to control how many rows to display.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 )
 
 # Display the selected number of rows
-view(df.head(num_rows))
+table(df.head(num_rows))
 
 text(
     """
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@
 
 # Display some content
 text("### Section 1: Original Data")
-view(df.head(5))
+table(df.head(5))
 
 # Add a separator to visually break content
 separator()
 
 # Display more content after the separator
 text("### Section 2: Data Summary")
-view(df.describe())
+table(df.describe())
 
 text(
     """