Updated DetachedPublishedContent to inherit a number of base properties from the containing node. Should help to fix issue #24

Author: mattbrailsford

Src/Our.Umbraco.DocTypeGridEditor/Helpers/DocTypeGridEditorHelper.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
+using Umbraco.Web;
 
 namespace Our.Umbraco.DocTypeGridEditor.Helpers
 {
@@ -78,8 +79,14 @@ public static IPublishedContent ConvertValueToContent(string id, string docTypeA
                             // Do nothing, we just want to parse out the name if we can
                         }
 
-                        return new DetachedPublishedContent(nameObj == null ? null : nameObj.ToString(), publishedContentType,
-                            properties.ToArray());
+                        // Get the current request node we are embedded in
+                        var pcr = UmbracoContext.Current.PublishedContentRequest;
+                        var containerNode = pcr != null && pcr.HasPublishedContent ? pcr.PublishedContent : null;
+
+                        return new DetachedPublishedContent(nameObj == null ? null : nameObj.ToString(), 
+                            publishedContentType,
+                            properties.ToArray(),
+                            containerNode);
                     }
                 });
         }

Src/Our.Umbraco.DocTypeGridEditor/Models/DetachedPublishedContent.cs

@@ -14,15 +14,18 @@ internal class DetachedPublishedContent : PublishedContentBase
         private readonly PublishedContentType _contentType;
         private readonly IEnumerable<IPublishedProperty> _properties;
         private readonly bool _isPreviewing;
+        private readonly IPublishedContent _containerNode;
 
         public DetachedPublishedContent(string name,
             PublishedContentType contentType,
             IEnumerable<IPublishedProperty> properties,
+            IPublishedContent containerNode = null,
             bool isPreviewing = false)
         {
             _name = name;
             _contentType = contentType;
             _properties = properties;
+            _containerNode = containerNode;
             _isPreviewing = isPreviewing;
         }
 
@@ -106,22 +109,22 @@ public override string UrlName
 
         public override string WriterName
         {
-            get { return null; }
+            get { return _containerNode != null ? _containerNode.WriterName : null; }
         }
 
         public override string CreatorName
         {
-            get { return null; }
+            get { return _containerNode != null ? _containerNode.CreatorName : null; }
         }
 
         public override int WriterId
         {
-            get { return 0; }
+            get { return _containerNode != null ? _containerNode.WriterId : 0; }
         }
 
         public override int CreatorId
         {
-            get { return 0; }
+            get { return _containerNode != null ? _containerNode.CreatorId : 0; }
         }
 
         public override string Path
@@ -131,17 +134,17 @@ public override string Path
 
         public override DateTime CreateDate
         {
-            get { return DateTime.MinValue; }
+            get { return _containerNode != null ? _containerNode.CreateDate : DateTime.MinValue; }
         }
 
         public override DateTime UpdateDate
         {
-            get { return DateTime.MinValue; }
+            get { return _containerNode != null ? _containerNode.UpdateDate : DateTime.MinValue; }
         }
 
         public override Guid Version
         {
-            get { return Guid.Empty; }
+            get { return _containerNode != null ? _containerNode.Version : Guid.Empty; }
         }
 
         public override int Level