SproutCMS

class JsonForm

Processes forms using configuration stored in a JSON file which specifies database columns, their HTML input fields,
and validation rules.
A generic implementation which should work for most cases is found in ManagedAdminController::_getEditForm
(generates the form) and Controller::saveJsonData (saves the POST submission)

• File: /sprout/Helpers/JsonForm.php
• Namespace: Sprout\Helpers
• Extends: Form

Functions

private argReplace

Replace magic strings in "args" arrays with various metadata values

Replacements:
    %%       The current record id

public autofillOptionDefaults

Determine the auto-generated default values for an autofill-list

Defaults:
    joiner_local_col        Singular of local table name + '_id'
    joiner_foreign_col      Singular of the foreign_table option + '_id'
    foreign_label_col       'name'
    reorder                 false

protected changeFieldRequired

Modify a JSON form config to change the 'required' status of a particular field
This implements JsonForm::makeOptional and JsonForm::makeRequired

public collateData

Collates POST data using specified config options

protected collateFieldData

Collates a single field's $_POST data for INSERT/UPDATE queries, and performs validation

public expandItemDefns

Expands item definitions for a field pulled from JSON

public flattenGroups

Extract field defns from a list (which may include groups)

public loadAutofillListData

Loads autofill_list data for use on a view

public loadMultiEditData

Loads multiedit data for use on a view

public makeOptional

Modify a JSON form config to make a particular field optional

public makeRequired

Modify a JSON form config to make a particular field required

public renderField

Renders the input for a field definition pulled from a JSON file

public renderTabItem

Render a tab item, which may be a field, heading, html block, etc

public setParameterForColumns

Set a parameter for fields to be a specific value, for one or more columns