[html-formfu] Repeatable displays every row in table (bug?)

Greg Coates greg at coatesoft.com
Tue May 5 23:05:18 GMT 2009


I have a form that contains a repeatable block that I'm using with 
Catalyst.  Everything works fine for existing master records.  However, 
when I use the form to create a new record, every record in the table 
for the has many relationship.  This is less than optimal.

Here's the repeatable block from the form definition:

   - type: Repeatable
     name: invoice_lines
     nested_name: invoice_items
     counter_name: line_cnt
     auto_id: "%n"
     attributes:
       class: data_row invoice_item
     elements:
       - type: Hidden
         name: ivi_id
       - type: Block
         attributes:
           class: ivi_desc
         elements:
           - type: Text
             name: ivi_desc
             size: 75
       - type: Block
         attributes:
           class: ivi_unit_price numeric
         elements:
             - type: Text
               name: ivi_unit_price
               size: 8
       - type: Block
         attributes:
           class: ivi_quantity numeric
         elements:
           - type: Text
             name: ivi_quantity
             size: 5
       - type: Block
         attributes:
           class: ivi_total_price numeric
         elements:
           - type: "+Coatesoft::FormFu::Element::DataLabel"
             name: ivi_total_price
       - type: Block
         attributes:
           class: ivi_account
         elements:
           - type: Select
             name: ivi_account
             model_config:
               resultset: Accounts
               id_column: acc_id
               label_column: acc_title
       - type: Block
         attributes:
           class: ivi_item
         elements:
           - type: Select
             name: ivi_item
             empty_first: 1
             empty_first_label: <no inventory item>
             model_config:
               resultset: Items
               id_column: itm_id
               label_column: itm_description
       - type: Block
         attributes:
           class: ivi_tax_type
         elements:
           - type: Select
             name: ivi_tax_type
             empty_first: 1
             empty_first_label: <no tax>
             model_config:
               resultset: Taxes
               id_column: tax_id
               label_column: tax_desc
       - type: Block
         attributes:
           class: ivi_memo
         elements:
           - type: Text
             name: ivi_memo
             size: 100


And here's the relevant part of my Catalyst controller:

sub edit :Local :FormConfig('invoices/edit_invoice.yml') {
   my ($self, $c, $ivc_id) = @_;

   if ($c->request->param('cancel')) {
     $c->response->redirect($c->uri_for("/invoices"));
     $c->detach();
   }

   my $invoice = ($ivc_id) ? $c->model('DB::Invoices')->find($ivc_id)
                           : $c->model('DB::Invoices')->new_result({});

   my $form = $c->stash->{form};
   if ($form->submitted_and_valid()) {
     $form->process();
     $form->model->update($invoice);

     if (! $c->request->param('draft')) {
       # Save to accounts
     }

     $c->response->redirect($c->uri_for("/invoices"));
     $c->detach();
   }
}

Any ideas, folks?

Thanks,
Greg Coates
Coatesoft



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