ZenstruckFormBundle

Provides Twitter Bootstrap form theme, useful FormType Extensions and javascript helpers.

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Installation

1. Add to your composer.json:

   composer require zenstruck/form-bundle:~1.4
   

2. Optional If using the ajax_entity_controller feature, add zendframework/zend-crypt to your composer.json:

   composer require zendframework/zend-crypt:~2.0,!=2.1.1
   

   Note: Version 2.1.1 of zend-crypt does not have it's autoloader configured correctly.

3. Optional If using the Grouped form feature, add cocur/slugify to your composer.json

   composer require cocur/slugify:~0.8
   

4. Register the bundle with Symfony2:

   // app/AppKernel.php
   
   public function registerBundles()
   {
       $bundles = array(
           // ...
           new Zenstruck\Bundle\FormBundle\ZenstruckFormBundle(),
   
           // enable if you want to use the grouped form
           // new Cocur\Slugify\Bridge\Symfony\CocurSlugifyBundle()
       );
       // ...
   }

5. If using 'Select2', be sure to download the required files from http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/ and include the files in your template.

   //base.html.twig Example
   
   //...
   {% block stylesheets %}
       <link href="{{ asset('path/to/select2.css') }}" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
   
   //...
   {% block javascripts %}
       <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset('path/to/select2.js') }}"></script>
       <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset('path/to/zenstruckform/js/helper.js') }}"></script>
       <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset('path/to/zenstruckform/js/script.js') }}"></script>
   

Twitter Bootstrap form layout

To use, do one of the following:

• Add for a single template:

  {# for bootstrap 2.x #}
  {% form_theme form 'ZenstruckFormBundle:Twitter:form_bootstrap_layout.html.twig' %}
  
  {# for bootstrap 3.x #}
  {% form_theme form 'ZenstruckFormBundle:Twitter:form_bootstrap3_layout.html.twig' %}

• Add globally in your config.yml:

  twig:
      form:
          resources:
              # for bootstrap 2.x
              - 'ZenstruckFormBundle:Twitter:form_bootstrap_layout.html.twig'
  
              # for bootstrap 3.x
              - 'ZenstruckFormBundle:Twitter:form_bootstrap3_layout.html.twig'

FormType Extensions

AjaxEntityType

Creates a 1-m or m-m entity association field. This type simply creates a hidden field that takes an either 1 or multiple comma separated entity ids. Note: Ensure the entity has __toString() defined.

Enable in your config.yml (disabled by default):

zenstruck_form:
    form_types:
        ajax_entity: true

There are several ways to use this type:

1. Default - creates a hidden field type. It is up to the user to add functionality.

   use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
   use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
   
   class MyFormType extends AbstractType
   {
       public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
       {
           $builder
               ->add('name', 'zenstruck_ajax_entity', array(
                   'class' => 'AppBundle:MyEntity' // ensure MyEntity::__toString() is defined
               ))
           ;
       }
   
       // ...
   }

2. Select2 with built in entity finder (zendframework/zend-crypt required):

   Enable the controller in your config.yml (disabled by default):

   zenstruck_form:
       form_types:
           ajax_entity_controller: true

   Add the route to your routing.yml:

   zenstruck_form:
       resource: "@ZenstruckFormBundle/Resources/config/ajax_entity_routing.xml"

   Add to your form type:

   use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
   use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
   
   class MyFormType extends AbstractType
   {
       public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
       {
           $builder
               ->add('name', 'zenstruck_ajax_entity', array(
                   'class'             => 'AppBundle:MyEntity', // ensure MyEntity::__toString() is defined
                   'use_controller'    => true,
                   'property'          => 'name', // the entity property to search by
                   // 'repo_method'    => 'findActive' // for using a custom repository method
                   // 'extra_data'     => array() // for adding extra data in the ajax request (only applicable when using repo_method)
               ))
           ;
       }
   
       // ...
   }

   Note: The URL is dynamically generated for each entity but is encrypted with the application's secret for security purposes.

3. Select2 with custom URL. This will create a Select2 widget for this field.

   use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
   use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
   
   class MyFormType extends AbstractType
   {
       public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
       {
           $builder
               ->add('name', 'zenstruck_ajax_entity', array(
                   'class' => 'AppBundle:MyEntity', // ensure MyEntity::__toString() is defined
                   'url' => '/myentity/find'
               ))
           ;
       }
   
       // ...
   }

   The url endpoint receives the search string as a q request parameter and must return a json encoded array. Here is an example:

   [
       {"id":2004,"text":"dolorem"},
       {"id":2008,"text":"inventore"}
   ]

FormType options

• class: The entity the field represents. Required.
• url: The url that Select2 will send search queries to
• property: The entity property to search by (Overrides url)
• method: The custom repository method to call for searches (Overrides property)
• placeholder: The Select2 placeholder text. Default: Choose an option
• multiple: Whether this is allows for multiple values. Default: false
• use_controller: Whether to use the bundled controller or not (``). Default: false
• repo_method: For using a custom repository method. Default: null
• extra_data: For adding extra data in the ajax request (only applicable when using repo_method). Default array()

Select2 Javascript Helper

Enables the Select2 widget for AjaxEntityType. Requires Select2.

Enable with ZenstruckFormHelper.initSelect2Helper()

TunnelEntityType

Creates an entity association field with a select button. A javascript callback for the select button may be defined. Can be used for opening a dialog to choose an entity.

1. Enable in your config.yml (disabled by default):

   zenstruck_form:
       form_types:
           tunnel_entity: true

2. Add help option to your form fields

   use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
   use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
   
   class MyFormType extends AbstractType
   {
       public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
       {
           $builder
               ->add('name', 'zenstruck_tunnel_entity', array(
                   'class' => 'AppBundle:MyEntity',
                   'callback' => 'MyApp.selectMyEntity',
                   'required' => false
               ))
           ;
       }
   
       // ...
   }

The widget html generated by the above example is as follows:

<div class="input-append zenstruck-tunnel-widget">
    <input type="hidden" class="zenstruck-tunnel-id" />
    <span class="uneditable-input zenstruck-tunnel-title">{{ title }}</span>
    <a href="#" class="btn zenstruck-tunnel-clear"><b class="icon-remove"></b></a>
    <a href="#" class="btn zenstruck-tunnel-select" data-callback="MyApp.selectMyEntity">Select...</a>
</div>

Your javascript can hook into the clear button and select button. Here are the useful classes:

• .zenstruck-tunnel-id: id of the selected entity
• .zenstruck-tunnel-title: title of the selected entity
• .zenstruck-tunnel-clear: button that clears the title/id (only available if required is false)
• .zenstruck-tunnel-select: button that initiates the entity selection

FormType options

• class: The entity the field represents. Required.
• callback: The javascript callback
• button_text: The text for the select button. Default: Select...

Tunnel Javascript Helper

Adds events to the clear and select buttons. The select button calls the callback defined in the type options. The callback receives the following parameters:

• id: the id of the currently selected entity (if any)
• element: the hidden input element

Enable with ZenstruckFormHelper.initTunnelHelper()

HelpType

Allow you to add help messages to your form fields.

1. Enable in your config.yml (disabled by default):

   zenstruck_form:
       form_types:
           help: true

2. Add help option to your form fields

   use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
   use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
   
   class MyFormType extends AbstractType
   {
       public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
       {
           $builder
               ->add('name', 'text', array(
                   'help' => 'Your full name'
               ))
           ;
       }
   
       // ...
   }

Group Type

This type allows you group large forms into tabs.

1. Enable in your config.yml (disabled by default):

   zenstruck_form:
       form_types:
           group: true

2. Add help option to your form fields

   use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
   use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
   
   class MyFormType extends AbstractType
   {
       public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
       {
           $builder
               ->add('name', 'text', array(
                   'group' => 'Foo'
               ))
               ->add('name', 'text', array(
                   'group' => 'Bar'
               ))
           ;
       }
   
       // ...
   }

   Note: fields without a group will be in the first, default tab.

3. When creating your form view in your controller, wrap it with Zenstruck\Bundle\FormBundle\Form\GroupedFormView

   class MyController extends Controller
   {
       public function newAction(Request $request)
       {
           // ...
           return array(
               'grouped_form' => new \Zenstruck\Bundle\FormBundle\Form\GroupedFormView($form->createView())
           );
       }
   }

   Note: to name your default tab to something other than Default, pass it as the second parameter to the GroupedFormView constructor.

4. In your template, include grouped_form.html.twig to render the form.

   <form method="post" {{ form_enctype(grouped_form.form) }}>
       {% include 'ZenstruckFormBundle:Twitter:grouped_form.html.twig' with { 'grouped_form': grouped_form } %}
   </form>

   Note: to use the wrapped form, use grouped_form.form

Add custom data to GroupedFormView

// ..
$groupedForm = new \Zenstruck\Bundle\FormBundle\Form\GroupedFormView($form->createView());
$groupedForm->setData('foo', 'bar');

In your template:

{# ... #}
{{ grouped_form.data('foo') }} {# returns bar #}

Custom group order

$groupedForm = new GroupedFormView($form->createView(), 'Default', array(
    'Bar', 'Foo', 'Default'
));

Theme Type

Allow you to add theme options to your form fields. The theme_options variable will be available in your form theme. The bootstrap3 theme currently utilizes.

1. Enable in your config.yml (disabled by default):

   zenstruck_form:
       form_types:
           theme: true

2. Set default theme options in your config.yml

   zenstruck_form:
       theme_options:
           control_width: col-md-4
           label_width: col-md-2
           # ...

3. Set theme options on a field in your form

   use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
   use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
   
   class MyFormType extends AbstractType
   {
       public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
       {
           $builder
               ->add('name', 'text', array(
                   'theme_options' => array('control_width' => 'col-md-6')
               ))
           ;
       }
   
       // ...
   }

Miscellaneous Javascript helpers

This bundle comes with a set of useful javascript helpers. To enable, add the following javascipt file (or add to your assetic javascripts):

<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset('bundles/zenstruckform/js/helper.js') }}"></script>

Initialize all helpers with:

$(function() {
    ZenstruckFormHelper.initialize();
});

PostLinkHelper

Allows a standard <a> tag to become a method="POST" link. Add the class method-post, method-post-confirm or method-delete to an <a> tag for it's href value to become a POST link.

• method-post: standard post link (no confirmation)
• method-post-confirm: method-post with a confirmation dialog that is customizable via the data-message attribute
• method-delete: cross browser compatible DELETE link with a "Are you sure you want to delete?" confirmation dialog

Enable with ZenstruckFormHelper.initPostLinkHelper()

FormCollectionHelper

Adds Symfony2 form collection 'add' and 'delete' button functionality. See the Symfony2 docs. This works out of the box when using the form_bootstrap_layout.html.twig form layout provided by this bundle.

Note: Do not add the javascript provided in the Symfony2 cookbook article

Enable with ZenstruckFormHelper.initFormCollectionHelper()

Full default config

zenstruck_form:
    form_types:
        help:                   false
        group:                  false
        tunnel_entity:          false
        ajax_entity:            false
        ajax_entity_controller: false