README

FieldPalette is a contao widget similar to [MultiColumnWizard] (https://github.com/menatwork/MultiColumnWizard). Unlike MultiColumnWizard, fields are stored flatly into 'tl_fieldpalette' table and synced with its parent field.

The fieldpalette configuration is based on Contao's Data Container Arrays.

FieldPalette Wizard - ListView

FieldPalette Wizard - Edit item

Technical instructions

Default Setup (`tl_fieldpalette` table)

This example shows the setup of an fieldpalette field within tl_news by using it within an subpalette. That example is available within the module [heimrichhannot/contao-plus] (https://packagist.org/packages/heimrichhannot/contao-news_plus).

#/system/modules/[MyModule]/dca/tl_news.php

$dc = &$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_news'];

/**
 * Selectors
 */
$dc['palettes']['__selector__'][] = 'addVenues';

/**
 * Subpalettes
 */
$dc['subpalettes']['addVenues'] = 'venues';

/**
 * Fields
 */
$arrFields = array
(
	// venue
	'addVenues'           => array
	(
		'label'     => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['addVenues'],
		'exclude'   => true,
		'inputType' => 'checkbox',
		'eval'      => array('submitOnChange' => true),
		'sql'       => "char(1) NOT NULL default ''",
	),
	'venues'              => array
	(
		'label'        => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['venues'],
		'inputType'    => 'fieldpalette',
		'foreignKey'   => 'tl_fieldpalette.id',
		'relation'     => array('type' => 'hasMany', 'load' => 'eager'),
		'sql'          => "blob NULL",
		'fieldpalette' => array
		(
			'config' => array(
				'hidePublished' => false
			),
			'list'     => array
			(
				'label' => array
				(
					'fields' => array('venueName', 'venueStreet', 'venuePostal', 'venueCity'),
					'format' => '%s <span style="color:#b3b3b3;padding-left:3px">[%s, %s %s]</span>',
				),
			),
			'palettes' => array
			(
				'default' => 'venueName,venueStreet,venuePostal,venueCity,venueCountry,venueSingleCoords,venuePhone,venueFax,venueEmail,venueWebsite,venueText',
			),
			'fields'   => array
			(
				'venueName'         => array
				(
					'label'     => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['venueName'],
					'exclude'   => true,
					'search'    => true,
					'inputType' => 'text',
					'eval'      => array('maxlength' => 255, 'tl_class' => 'long'),
					'sql'       => "varchar(255) NOT NULL default ''",
				),
				'venueStreet'       => array
				(
					'label'     => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['venueStreet'],
					'exclude'   => true,
					'search'    => true,
					'inputType' => 'text',
					'eval'      => array('maxlength' => 255, 'tl_class' => 'w50'),
					'sql'       => "varchar(255) NOT NULL default ''",
				),
				'venuePostal'       => array
				(
					'label'     => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['venuePostal'],
					'exclude'   => true,
					'search'    => true,
					'inputType' => 'text',
					'eval'      => array('maxlength' => 32, 'tl_class' => 'w50'),
					'sql'       => "varchar(32) NOT NULL default ''",
				),
				'venueCity'         => array
				(
					'label'     => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['venueCity'],
					'exclude'   => true,
					'filter'    => true,
					'search'    => true,
					'sorting'   => true,
					'inputType' => 'text',
					'eval'      => array('maxlength' => 255, 'tl_class' => 'w50'),
					'sql'       => "varchar(255) NOT NULL default ''",
				),
				'venueCountry'      => array
				(
					'label'     => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['venueCountry'],
					'exclude'   => true,
					'filter'    => true,
					'sorting'   => true,
					'inputType' => 'select',
					'options'   => System::getCountries(),
					'eval'      => array('includeBlankOption' => true, 'chosen' => true, 'tl_class' => 'w50'),
					'sql'       => "varchar(2) NOT NULL default ''",
				),
				'venueSingleCoords' => array
				(
					'label'         => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['venueSingleCoords'],
					'exclude'       => true,
					'search'        => true,
					'inputType'     => 'text',
					'eval'          => array('maxlength' => 64),
					'sql'           => "varchar(64) NOT NULL default ''",
					'save_callback' => array
					(
						array('tl_news_plus', 'generateVenueCoords'),
					),
				),
				'venueText'         => array
				(
					'label'     => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_news']['venueText'],
					'exclude'   => true,
					'search'    => true,
					'inputType' => 'textarea',
					'eval'      => array('rte' => 'tinyMCE', 'tl_class' => 'clr'),
					'sql'       => "text NULL",
				),
			),
		),
	),
);

$dc['fields'] = array_merge($dc['fields'], $arrFields);

Custom table setup (e.g. `tl_member_address`)

In order to use Fieldpalette with your own table, create a Data Container Array that extends from $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_fieldpalette'], as the following example describes.

<?php
/* /dca/tl_member_address.php */

\Controller::loadLanguageFile('tl_fieldpalette');
\Controller::loadDataContainer('tl_fieldpalette');
\Controller::loadDataContainer('tl_member');

$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member_address'] = $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_fieldpalette'];
$dca                                    = &$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member_address'];

$fields = [
    'company'     => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['company'],
    'phone'       => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['phone'],
    'fax'         => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['fax'],
    'street'      => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['street'],
    'street2'     => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['street2'],
    'postal'      => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['postal'],
    'city'        => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['city'],
    'state'       => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['state'],
    'country'     => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['country'],
    'addressText' => $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member']['fields']['addressText'],
];

$dca['fields'] = array_merge($dca['fields'], $fields);

Than add the following fieldpalette input to your parent table (e.g. tl_member).

/* /dca/tl_member.php */

$dca = &$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_member'];

/**
* Adjust palettes
*/
$dca['palettes']['default'] = str_replace('country', 'country,additionalAddresses', $dca['palettes']['default']);

/**
* Adjust fields
*/
$dca['fields']['additionalAddresses'] = [
    'label'        => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_member']['additionalAddresses'],
    'inputType'    => 'fieldpalette',
    'foreignKey'   => 'tl_member_address.id',
    'relation'     => ['type' => 'hasMany', 'load' => 'eager'],
    'sql'          => "blob NULL",
    'fieldpalette' => [
        'config'   => [
            'hidePublished' => false,
            'table'         => 'tl_member_address',
        ],
        'list'     => [
            'label' => [
                'fields' => ['city'],
                'format' => '%s',
            ],
        ],
        'palettes' => [
            'default' => '{contact_legend},phone,fax;{address_legend},company,street,street2,postal,city,state,country,addressText',
        ],
    ],
];

Additional dca reference

All attributes from https://docs.contao.org/books/api/dca/reference.html supported, if they are implemented yet. Additional attributes will be listed here

Listing records

Sorting

Key	Value	Description
viewMode	View mode (integer)	0 Table (default) 1 List

Support recursive copying of fieldpalette records by copying their parent record

Simply add a oncopy_callback to the dca containing fields of type "fieldpalette":

$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_*'] = array
(
    'config'   => array
    (
        // ...
        'oncopy_callback' => array(
            array('HeimrichHannot\FieldPalette\FieldPalette', 'copyFieldPaletteRecords')
        ),
    )
)

Manipulate fieldpalette records about to be copied on the fly

Sometimes your fieldpalette records contain references to other fieldpalette records. When copying them, reference ids don't match the new (copied) ids anymore. You can adjust that by using the copy_callback definable in your field's dca (the field of type "fieldpalette"):

'inputType' => 'fieldpalette',
'eval'       => array(
    'fieldpalette' => array(
        'copy_callback' => array(
            array('tl_selection_model', 'updateOptionValuesOnCopy')
        )
    ),
    // ...
)

Example for such a callback:

public static function updateOptionValuesOnCopy($objFieldpalette, $intPid, $intNewId, $strTable, $arrData)
{
    $objFilter = \HeimrichHannot\FieldPalette\FieldPaletteModel::findByPk($objFieldpalette->selectionModel_questionData_options_filter);

    if ($objFilter === null)
        return;

    $objFilterNew = \HeimrichHannot\FieldPalette\FieldPaletteModel::findBy(
        array('selectionModel_questionData_filters_title=?', 'pid=?'),
        array($objFilter->selectionModel_questionData_filters_title, $intNewId)
    );

    if ($objFilterNew !== null)
    {
        $objFieldpalette->selectionModel_questionData_options_filter = $objFilterNew->id;
    }
}

Features

Widgets

Name	Description
fieldpalette	The FieldPaletteWizard renders the tl_fieldpalette items and provide crud functionality within its parent record (e.g. tl_news).

Fields

tl_fieldpalette:

Name	Description
id	autoincrement unique identifiere
pid	id of the parent entry
ptable	parent table name (e.g. tl_news)
pfield	parent field name (e.g. tl_news.venues)
sorting	the sorting value
published	the published state (1 = published)
start	timestamp from where the element is published
stop	timestamp until the element is published

Form Callbacks

tl_fieldpalette:

Type	Description
oncreate_callback	Get fieldpalette key from request, check if the parent table is active within Fieldpalette Registry and set the pfield to tl_fieldpalette item.
onsubmit_callback	Update/Sync parent fieldpalette item value (for example tl_news.venues) when tl_fieldpalette entries were updated.
oncut_callback	Update/Sync parent fieldpalette item value (for example tl_news.venues) when tl_fieldpalette entries were sorted.
ondelete_callback	Update/Sync parent fieldpalette item value (for example tl_news.venues) when tl_fieldpalette entries were deleted.

Hooks

Name	Arguments	Description
loadDataContainer	$strTable	Register fields from parent datacontainer (like tl_news) to tl_fieldpalette and disable fieldpalette support from back end modules where no fieldpalette fields exists (see: initializeSystem Hook).
initializeSystem	-	Enable tl_fieldpalette table within all back end modules.
executePostActions	$strAction, \DataContainer $dc	Add refreshFieldPaletteField ajax action that return the updated FieldPaletteWizard content.

Restrictions

only supports DC_Table DataContainers

heimrichhannot / contao-fieldpalette

Maintainers

Details

README

Technical instructions

Default Setup (`tl_fieldpalette` table)

Custom table setup (e.g. `tl_member_address`)

Additional dca reference

Listing records

Sorting

Support recursive copying of fieldpalette records by copying their parent record

Manipulate fieldpalette records about to be copied on the fly

Features

Widgets

Fields

Form Callbacks

Hooks

Restrictions

heimrichhannot / contao-fieldpalette

Maintainers

Details

README

Technical instructions

Default Setup (tl_fieldpalette table)

Custom table setup (e.g. tl_member_address)

Additional dca reference

Listing records

Sorting

Support recursive copying of fieldpalette records by copying their parent record

Manipulate fieldpalette records about to be copied on the fly

Features

Widgets

Fields

Form Callbacks

Hooks

Restrictions

Default Setup (`tl_fieldpalette` table)

Custom table setup (e.g. `tl_member_address`)