[html-formfu] DBIC-FormFu extension

[Carl Franks]

On 19/09/2007, Mario Minati <mario.minati at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 September 2007 11:02:47 Carl Franks wrote:
> > On 18/09/2007, Mario Minati <mario.minati at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > If you have the following form fields:
> > >     private_street
> > >     private_city
> > >     private_email
> > >     office_street
> > >     office_city
> > >     office_email
> > >
> > > You most likely would like to save both datasets in same table:
> > >     my $private = $user->new_related( 'data', { type => 'private' } );
> > >     $private->populate_from_formfu( $form, { prefix_col => 'private_' }
> > > ); my $office = $user->new_related( 'data', { type => 'office' } );
> > > $office->populate_from_formfu( $form, { prefix_col => 'office_' } );
> >
> > I think a more elegant solution would be by adding support for
> > 'nested' params, e.g.
> >
> > with the following input:
> >     "private.street" => x
> >     "private.city" => y
> >     "private.email" => z
> >
> > $form->param('private') would return a hashref:
> > {
> >     street => x,
> >     city => y,
> >     email => z,
> > }
>
> This idea is more general and useful.
>
> > (or use the alternative syntax, "private[street]", "private[city]", etc.)
>
> Can we get HTML problems with parameter names including '.' or '[]' (I
> favour '.' as it would allow chaining.)

There shouldn't be any problems, this approach is already used by
CGI::Expand and Catalyst::Plugin::Params::Nested.

(The idea was pinched from RoR, which uses it extensively)

> > Then do something like:
> >
> >     $relationship->populate_from_formfu(
> >         $form,
> >         { param => 'private' } );
> >
> > Also, it's maybe not immediately helpful in this example, but I'd like
> > to break out the logic from Element/Dojo/Repeatable.pm into a core
> > Element/Repeatable.pm element.
> > This could help with some relationships, as it would provide automatic
> > handling of multiple fields by adding an increasing numerical suffix
> > to the fieldname.
>
> Would you do a more deeply change in FormFu, like adding an additional
> parameter to fieldset like
> - fieldset
>     my_parameters_belong_to: private
>     elements:
>       - type: Text
>         name: just_name
>
> which will lead to 'private.just_name' in HTML code.

Yes, this approach.

Though I'd probably just name it:
    nested: private

Carl