Adds GetCustomListView and GetByName to datatype service

src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/datatype.resource.js

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ function dataTypeResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
          * ##usage
          * <pre>
          * dataTypeResource.getById(1234)
-         *    .then(function() {
-         *        alert('its gone!');
+         *    .then(function(datatype) {
+         *        alert('its here!');
          *    });
          * </pre> 
          * 
@@ -74,6 +74,37 @@ function dataTypeResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
                'Failed to retrieve data for data type id ' + id);
         },
 
+        /**
+         * @ngdoc method
+         * @name umbraco.resources.dataTypeResource#getByName
+         * @methodOf umbraco.resources.dataTypeResource
+         *
+         * @description
+         * Gets a data type item with a given name
+         *
+         * ##usage
+         * <pre>
+         * dataTypeResource.getByName("upload")
+         *    .then(function(datatype) {
+         *        alert('its here!');
+         *    });
+         * </pre> 
+         * 
+         * @param {String} name Name of data type to retrieve        
+         * @returns {Promise} resourcePromise object.
+         *
+         */
+        getByName: function (name) {
+
+            return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
+               $http.get(
+                   umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
+                       "dataTypeApiBaseUrl",
+                       "GetByName",
+                       [{ name: name }])),
+               'Failed to retrieve data for data type with name: ' + name);
+        },
+
         getAll: function () {
             
             return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
@@ -170,6 +201,39 @@ function dataTypeResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
                 'Failed to delete item ' + id);
         },
         
+        
+
+        /**
+         * @ngdoc method
+         * @name umbraco.resources.dataTypeResource#getCustomListView
+         * @methodOf umbraco.resources.dataTypeResource
+         *
+         * @description
+         * Returns a custom listview, given a content types alias
+         * 
+         * 
+         * ##usage
+         * <pre>
+         * dataTypeResource.getCustomListView("home")
+         *    .then(function(listview) {
+         *    });
+         * </pre> 
+         * 
+         * @returns {Promise} resourcePromise object containing the listview datatype.
+         *
+         */
+
+         getCustomListView: function (contentTypeAlias) {      
+                return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
+                   $http.get(
+                       umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
+                           "dataTypeApiBaseUrl",
+                           "GetCustomListView",
+                           { contentTypeAlias: contentTypeAlias }
+                           )),
+                   'Failed to retrieve data for custom listview datatype');
+         },
+
         /**
          * @ngdoc method
          * @name umbraco.resources.dataTypeResource#save

src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/DataTypeController.cs

@@ -140,6 +140,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             return Mapper.Map<IDataTypeDefinition, DataTypeDisplay>(dt);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a custom listview, based on a content type alias, if found
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentTypeAlias"></param>
+        /// <returns>a DataTypeDisplay</returns>
+        public DataTypeDisplay GetCustomListView(string contentTypeAlias)
+        {
+            var dt = Services.DataTypeService.GetDataTypeDefinitionByName(Constants.Conventions.DataTypes.ListViewPrefix + contentTypeAlias);
+            if (dt == null)
+            {
+                throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
+            }
+
+            return Mapper.Map<IDataTypeDefinition, DataTypeDisplay>(dt);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the pre-values for the specified property editor
         /// </summary>