[Explore] Save url parameters when user save slices

superset/assets/javascripts/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx

@@ -293,6 +293,13 @@ ExploreViewContainer.propTypes = propTypes;
 
 function mapStateToProps({ explore, charts, impressionId }) {
   const form_data = getFormDataFromControls(explore.controls);
+  // fill in additional params stored in form_data but not used by control
+  Object.keys(explore.rawFormData)
+    .forEach((key) => {
+      if (form_data[key] === undefined) {
+        form_data[key] = explore.rawFormData[key];
+      }
+    });
   const chartKey = Object.keys(charts)[0];
   const chart = charts[chartKey];
   return {

superset/assets/javascripts/explore/index.jsx

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ initJQueryAjax();
 const exploreViewContainer = document.getElementById('app');
 const bootstrapData = JSON.parse(exploreViewContainer.getAttribute('data-bootstrap'));
 const controls = getControlsState(bootstrapData, bootstrapData.form_data);
+const rawFormData = { ...bootstrapData.form_data };
 delete bootstrapData.form_data;
 delete bootstrapData.common.locale;
 delete bootstrapData.common.language_pack;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ delete bootstrapData.common.language_pack;
 // Initial state
 const bootstrappedState = Object.assign(
   bootstrapData, {
+    rawFormData,
     controls,
     filterColumnOpts: [],
     isDatasourceMetaLoading: false,

superset/assets/javascripts/explore/stores/store.js

@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ export function applyDefaultFormData(form_data) {
       formData[k] = form_data[k];
     }
   });
+  // fill in additional params stored in form_data but not used by control
+  Object.keys(form_data)
+    .forEach((key) => {
+      if (formData[key] === undefined) {
+        formData[key] = form_data[key];
+      }
+    });
   return formData;
 }
 

superset/jinja_context.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import inspect
+import json
 import random
 import time
 import uuid
@@ -30,15 +31,22 @@ BASE_CONTEXT.update(config.get('JINJA_CONTEXT_ADDONS', {}))
 
 
 def url_param(param, default=None):
-    """Get a url paramater
+    """Get a url or post data parameter
 
-    :param param: the url parameter to lookup
+    :param param: the parameter to lookup
     :type param: str
     :param default: the value to return in the absence of the parameter
     :type default: str
     """
-    print(request.args)
-    return request.args.get(param, default)
+    print('request args', request.args)
+    print('request form', request.form)
+    if request.args.get(param):
+        return request.args.get(param, default)
+    # Supporting POST as well as get
+    if request.form.get('form_data'):
+        form_data = json.loads(request.form.get('form_data'))
+        return form_data.get(param, default)
+    return default
 
 
 def current_user_id():

superset/views/core.py

@@ -1255,6 +1255,14 @@ class Superset(BaseSupersetView):
         # On explore, merge extra filters into the form data
         merge_extra_filters(form_data)
 
+        # merge request url params
+        if request.method == 'GET':
+            url_params = request.args
+            for key, value in url_params.items():
+                if key == 'form_data':
+                    continue
+                form_data[key] = value
+
         # handle save or overwrite
         action = request.args.get('action')