package Gantry::Plugins::AjaxFORM; use strict; use Carp; use Data::FormValidator; use Gantry::Utils::CRUDHelp qw( clean_dates clean_params form_profile ); use base 'Exporter'; our @EXPORT_OK = qw( select_multiple_closure ); #----------------------------------------------------------- # Constructor #----------------------------------------------------------- sub new { my $class = shift; my $callbacks = { @_ }; unless ( defined $callbacks->{template} ) { $callbacks->{template} = 'form.tt'; } return bless $callbacks, $class; } #----------------------------------------------------------- # Accessors, so we don't misspell hash keys #----------------------------------------------------------- sub cancel_action { my $self = shift; if ( defined $self->{cancel_action} ) { return $self->{cancel_action} } else { croak 'cancel_action not defined or misspelled'; } } sub success_action { my $self = shift; if ( defined $self->{success_action} ) { return $self->{success_action} } else { croak 'success_action not defined or misspelled'; } } sub process_action { my $self = shift; if ( defined $self->{process_action} ) { return $self->{process_action} } else { croak 'process_action not defined or misspelled'; } } sub form { my $self = shift; if ( defined $self->{form} ) { return $self->{form} } else { croak 'form not defined or misspelled'; } } sub text_descr { my $self = shift; return $self->{text_descr} } sub user_data { my $self = shift; return $self->{user_data} } sub use_clean_dates { my $self = shift; return $self->{use_clean_dates}; } sub turn_off_clean_params { my $self = shift; return $self->{turn_off_clean_params}; } #----------------------------------------------------------- # Methods users call #----------------------------------------------------------- #------------------------------------------------- # $self->process( $your_self ) #------------------------------------------------- sub process { my ( $self, $your_self ) = @_; my $form; my $show_form = 0; my $params = $your_self->get_param_hash(); if ($params->{cancel}) { # Redirect if user pressed 'Cancel' return $self->cancel_action->($your_self, $params, 'cancel'); } else { # get and hold the form desription $form = $self->form->($your_self, $self->user_data); # Check form data my $results = Data::FormValidator->check( $params, form_profile($form->{fields}), ); # check to see if we need to display the form $show_form = 1 if (keys %{$params} == 0); $show_form = 1 if ($results->has_invalid); $show_form = 1 if ($results->has_missing); if ($show_form) { # order is important, first put in the form... $your_self->stash->view->form($form); # ...then add any error results if ($your_self->method eq 'POST') { $your_self->stash->view->form->results($results); } } else { # remove submit button entry delete $params->{submit}; if ($self->turn_off_clean_params) { if ($self->use_clean_dates) { clean_dates($params, $form->{fields}); } } else { clean_params($params, $form->{fields}); } # do something with the form data $self->process_action->($your_self, $params, $self->user_data); # move along, we're all done here return $self->success_action->($your_self, $params, 'submit'); } } } # END: process #----------------------------------------------------------- # Helper functions offered for export #----------------------------------------------------------- sub select_multiple_closure { my $field_name = shift; my $db_selected = shift; return sub { my $id = shift; my $params = shift; my @real_keys = grep ! /^\./, keys %{ $params }; if ( @real_keys ) { return unless $params->{ $field_name }; my @param_ids = split /\0/, $params->{ $field_name }; foreach my $param_id ( @param_ids ) { return 1 if ( $param_id == $id ); } } else { return $db_selected->{ $id }; } }; } 1; __END__ =head1 NAME Gantry::Plugins::AjaxFORM - helper for AJAX based Form processing =head1 SYNOPSIS use Gantry::Plugins::AjaxFORM; sub do_main { my ( $self ) = @_; my $data = "something'; $self->stash->view->template('form.tt'); my $form = Gantry::Plugins::AjaxFORM->new( process_action => \&user_process, cancel_action => \&user_cancel, success_action => \&user_success, form => \&user_form, user_data => $data, text_descr => 'database row description', use_clean_dates => 1, turn_off_clean_params => 1, ); $form->process($self); } sub user_process { my ( $self , $params, $data ) = @_; # do somthing interesting with the data } sub user_success { my ( $self, $params, $action ) = @_; $self->do_main( ); } sub user_cancel { my ( $self, $params, $action ) = @_; $self->do_main( ); } sub form { my ( $self, $data ) = @_; return {name => 'form', row => $data->{row}, fields => [{name => 'name', label => 'Name', type => 'text', is => 'varchar'}] }; } =head1 DESCRIPTION This module is used for basic form processing. Instead of writing the same form processing code over and over again. You can use this module instead. This module is sensitive to server side relocations so it will work with AJAX based systems. Notice: most plugins export methods into your package, this one does NOT. This module does the following basic form handling: redispatch to listing page if user presses cancel if form parameters are valid: callback to action method else: if method is POST: add form validation errors (re)display form =head1 METHODS This is an object oriented only module (it doesn't export like the other plugins). =over 4 =item process Dispatches to the form handler. Called from the do_* function. =item new Constructs a new AjaxFORM helper. Pass in a list of the following callbacks and config parameters (similar, but not the same as in CRUD): =over 4 =item process_action (a code ref) Called with: your self object hash of form parameters user specific data Called only when the form parameters are valid. Do anything you want with the data. You should try not to die. =item form (a code ref) Called with: your self object user specific data This needs to return just like the _form method required by C. See its docs for details. The only difference between these is that the AutoCRUD calls _form with your self object and the row being edited (during editing) whereas this method ALWAYS receives both your self object and the data you supplied. =item cancel_action (a code ref) Called with: your self object the form parameters the action Triggered by the user successfully submitting the form. This and C replaces the redirect callback used by C. They should redispatch directly to a do_* method like this: sub _my_cancel_action { my $self = shift; $self->do_something( @_ ); } =item success_action (a code ref) Called with: your self object the form parameter the action Just like the C, but triggered when the user presses the Cancel button. =item user_data Data to be passed to the form and process actions. =item text_descr Same as in CRUD/AjaxCRUD/AutoCRUD. The text string used in the page titles and in the delete confirmation message. =item use_clean_dates (optional, defaults to false) Same as in CRUD/AjaxCRUD/AutoCRUD. This is ignored unless you turn_off_clean_params, since it is redundant when clean_params is in use. Make this true if you want your dates cleaned immediately before your add and edit callbacks are invoked. Cleaning sets any false fields marked as dates in the form fields list to undef. This allows your ORM to correctly insert them as nulls instead of trying to insert them as blank strings (which is fatal, at least in PostgreSQL). For this to work your form fields must have this key: C< 'date'>>. =item turn_off_clean_params (optional, defaults to false) Same as in CRUD/AjaxCRUD/AutoCRUD. By default, right before an SQL insert or update, the params hash from the form is passed through the clean_params routine which sets all non-boolean fields which are false to undef. This prevents SQL errors with ORMs that can correctly translate blank strings into nulls for non-string types. If you really don't want this routine, set turn_off_clean_params. If you turn it off, you can use_clean_dates, which only sets false dates to undef. =back =back =head1 HELPER FUNCTIONS =over 4 =item select_multiple_closure If you have a form field of type select_multiple, one of the form.tt keys is selected. It wants a sub ref so it can reselect items when the form fails to validate. This function will generate the proper sub ref (aka closure). Parameters: form field name hash reference of default selections (usually the ones in the database) Returns: a closure suitable for immediate use as the selected hash key value for a form field of type select_multiple. =back =head1 SEE ALSO Gantry::Plugins::CRUD Gantry::Plugins::AjaxCRUD Gantry::Plugins::AutoCRUD Gantry and the other Gantry::Plugins =head1 AUTHOR Kevin L. Esteb =head1 COPYRIGHT and LICENSE Copyright (c) 2006, Kevin L. Esteb This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.6 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available. =cut