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Forms

Ibexa DXP offers a unified way of handling all one-page forms.

One-page forms have several common criteria:

  • They are displayed on a single page.
  • After submitting some processes are executed in the backend.
  • After server response the user sees a confirmation page with a success or error message.

Ibexa DXP uses Symfony forms as part of the solution.

You can pre-fill the form with default values when it is loaded for the first time. The process that pre-fills the form is called a pre-data processor.

You can define actions that are executed after the form is submitted. These actions are services that are called in a sequence and are able to exchange the data. These actions are called dataProcessors.

If process execution is not successful, the process can store an error message and display it on the confirmation page.

You can decide what happens after the form is submitted - on server response. You can differ between valid and invalid responses and change the behavior according to your needs.

Usually a confirmation page is displayed, but you can choose one of the following behaviors:

  • confirmation page
  • redirect to another page:
    • another route from the shop
    • external URL

Creating a form

To create a form you must define and implement the form component parts (form entity, form type, template) and its services (preDataProcessor and dataProcessors) and point to them in configuration.

FormTypeResolver

formTypeResolver identifies the form in the URL.

FormsController::formsAction handles the form and formTypeResolver is the parameter that tells it which forms configuration should be used.

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silversolutions_service:
    path:  /service/{formTypeResolver}
    defaults: { _controller: Silversolutions\Bundle\EshopBundle\Controller\FormsController::formsAction }

When you call the URL /service/registration_private the FormsController::formsAction method uses the forms configuration.

Define another URL for the form

If you want to change the URL for the form, define a new route for FormsController::formsAction.

The parameter formTypeResolver must still be part of the URL.

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test_project_forms:
    path:  /shop_functions/{formTypeResolver}
    defaults: { _controller: Silversolutions\Bundle\EshopBundle\Controller\FormsController::formsAction }

Then, when you call /shop_functions/registration_private, the FormsController::formsAction is used.

Configuration

The configuration parameter must follow this syntax:

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ses_forms.configs.{formTypeResolver}

formTypeResolver identifies the form and has a special function.

You can define the whole form behavior using configuration.

In the following example, formTypeResolver value is registration_private.

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parameters:
    ses_forms.configs.registration_private:
        modelClass: Silversolutions\Bundle\EshopBundle\Entities\Forms\RegisterPrivate
        # either typeClass or typeService has to be defined
        typeClass: Silversolutions\Bundle\EshopBundle\Entities\Forms\Types\RegisterPrivateType
        typeService: silver_forms.register_private_type
        template: SilversolutionsEshopBundle:Forms:register_private.html.twig
        invalidMessage: error_message_register
        validMessage: success_register_private 
        policy: siso_policy/forms_profile_edit
        response:
            valid:
               template: SilversolutionsEshopBundle:Forms:register_private_valid.html.twig 
                httpResponse: 'http://www.google.de'
                routeName: 'silversolutions_forms_user_choice'
            invalid:         
                template: SilversolutionsEshopBundle:Forms:register_private_valid.html.twig
                httpResponse: 'http://www.google.de'
                routeName: 'silversolutions_forms_user_choice'
        preDataProcessor: ses_forms.fill_private_form
        dataProcessors:            
            - ses_forms.create_ez_user
            - ses_forms.disable_ez_user
            - ses_forms.create_registration_token_data_processor
            - ses_forms.send_confirmation_data_processor
Configuration key Description
modelClass Required. A fully-qualified class path to the form entity. This class must extend Silversolutions\Bundle\EshopBundle\Entities\Forms\AbstractFormEntity
typeClass Required if typeService is not defined. A fully-qualified class path to the form type. Using typeService gives more flexibility.
typeService Required if typeClass is not defined. ID of the form type service.
template Required. Template that renders the form.
validMessage General success message displayed on the confirmation page if form submission is successful.
invalidMessage General error message displayed on the confirmation page if form submission failed.
preDataProcessor ID of the service that pre-fills the form.
dataProcessors List of service IDs that are executed in sequence after the form is submitted.
response Behavior definition on the server response. If not defined, the confirmation page (template) is displayed.
policy Required user Policy. If the user doesn't have the Policy, they cannot see the form. The Policy must be defined as module/function