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Goal

Make these easy, fast, clear, powerful to implement:

Concept

1. Introduce the ability to supply logical expressions which can use the values of other fields in order to determine the state on a field.

Expressions might be javascript, or an expression language like MVEL.

Maybe expressions are indicated by parenthesis.

( isWizard & ( hasSpellSlots | hasWand))

For example, these properties could use expressions: enabled, visible, required, label, buttonLabel, options


2. Provide ways to augment fields, potentially with Java, that do not require creating brand new fieldTypes. Creating fieldTypes is harder, slower & less transparent then augmenting a fieldType with some custom behaviour.


Question

Is there a nice way that, for any thing that can take an inline expression, it could also take an external javascript function, or a java class?

Would we need to add additional properties like enabledClass, visibleClass....?

Features

User, Group and Role aware

Expressions would also have access to some context such as the current user group and role, so that some fields would only be visible or enabled to certain user roles. 

fields:
	html:
		fieldType: code
		visible: ( context.hasRole('developer')  #or something like that!

Dynamically Enabled

The enabled property can take a logical expression as well as a simple boolean value.

fields:
	isBarbarian:
		fieldType: checkbox
		type: Boolean
	isElf
		fieldType: checkbox
		type: Boolean
    barbarianElfHatType:
		fieldType: text
		enabled: ( isBarbarian & isElf )
        description: What type of hat is your elven barbarian wearing?

Dynamically Visible

A field is only visible on a form, if the  "visible" expression evaluates to true.

Could also be called "present" instead of "visible".

fields:
	barbarianElfHatType:
		fieldType: text
		visible: ( isBarbarian & isElf )

Dynamically Validated

Expand the regexp validator to be able to operate not just on the current field, but to include values from other fields.

Introduce a new "expression" validator which can take a logical expression, and which can include values from other fields.

By placing at the field level, devs would have control of where validation messages and hilights appear.

fields:
	clericSpells:
		fieldType: text
		validators:
            onlyClericOrWizard:
              class: info....ExpressionValidator
              expression: (!(clericSpells!="" & wizardSpells!=""))
			  errorMessage: Only Cleric OR Wizard spells allowed, not both.


Dynamic Label & Dynamic Button Labels

Use expression, Javascript or Java, to determine which hardcoded string is displayed, or which i18n key is retrieved.

For example this can be used with a Static field, to provide a label that reacts to things selected in other controls.

"This combination of herbs soothes your mind and promotes concentration".

fields:
	herbMessage:
		fieldType: static
		label: (info....DynamicHerbMessages)

Dynamic Options

Populate the options of a selectbox, set of radiobuttons, twincolumn select or link field (with chooser), based on the value of other fields.

We provide some out-of-the-box modes where no custom coding is required, but also make it easier for developers to fulfil this use case with a minimum of coding for more custom use cases.


dynamicSelect Field and optionModel Class

Developer provides a Java class or a Javascript function which takes the values of the fields specifed in "optionModelArguments" as arguments, and returns an array of label & value pairs to populate the options field with.

Options list is empty until the "optionModelArguments" fields have values.

fields:
	heroType:
		fieldType: select
		options:
			- wizard
			- cleric
			- fighter
			- thief
	level:
		fieldType: select
		options:
			- 1
			- 2
			- 3
			- 4

    spells:
		fieldType: dynamicSelect
		optionModelArguments
			- heroType
			- level
		optionModel: org.dandelion......AvailableSpells
        description: Choose from your available spells, after choosing your heroType and level.

Another example:

fields:
	country:
		fieldType: select
		path: /
		repository: countries

    state:
		fieldType: dynamicSelect
		optionModelArguments
			- country										#references 'country' field.
		optionModel: org.dandelion......StatesPerCountry

    postalCode:
		fieldType: dynamicSelect
		optionModelArguments
			- state											#references 'state' field.
		optionModel: org.dandelion......PostalCodesPerState

Node Chooser

Out-of-the-box fields based on a heirarchy of nodes. (Probably JCR bound.)

introduce two new dynamic field types:

dynamicNodeLink:

A link field which gets its workspace from another field.

dynamicNodeSelect:

A selectbox which gets its options based on a parentNode from another field.

By default it only returns the immediate children.


fields:
	myWorkspace:
		fieldType: workspace

	myParentNode:	#lists items based on the workspace chosen in 'myWorkspace' field.
		fieldType: dynamicNodeLink
		workspace: myWorkspace
		nodeTypes:
			- mgnl:folder

    assets:         #lists items based on the node chosen in 'myParentNode' field.
		fieldType: dynamicNodeSelect
		parentNode: myParentNode
        includeAllDecendants: true
		nodeTypes:
			- mgnl:asset


Question: Can we make this ContentType-centric instead of JCR-centric so that it is usable OOTB on external content sources?

REST Item Chooser

Out-of-the-box fields based on a getting items via REST from external content sources.

(Maybe we dont need new field types, we can just leverage what is supplied in EasyREST epic. See comment:  MGNLUI-5020 - Getting issue details... STATUS , but we would need to add the dynamic side.)

introduce two new dynamic field types:

dynamicRESTLink:

A link field which uses a REST client to populate it's chooser. 

Importantly, the field can use expressions to specify OTHER FIELDS as parameters to the REST client, or as the restClient or the restCall to use, dynamically.


dynamicRESTSelect:

A selectbox which uses a REST client to populate its options.

By default it only returns the immediate children.

Importantly, the field can use expressions to specify OTHER FIELDS as parameters to the REST client, or as the restClient or the restCall to use, dynamically.


fields:
	ecommerceSystem:
		fieldType: select
		options:
			- elasticPath
			- shopify

	category:
		fieldType: dynamicRESTSelect
		datasource: 
            $type: jsonDatasource
            restClient: (ecommerceSystem) #dynamic based on value in 'ecommerceSystem' field.
            restCall: categories

    assets:
		fieldType: dynamicRESTLink
		datasource: 
            $type: jsonDatasource
            restClient: (ecommerceSystem) #dynamic based on value in 'ecommerceSystem' field.
            restCall: products
			restCallParameters:
				- category: (category) #dynamic based on value in 'category' field.


Notes

Take a look at linked tickets on:  MGNLUI-2542 - Getting issue details... STATUS

It would be useful to have a Super-link field where I have a first select box to choose a workspace "tours, pages, contacts", and then a link field below it that lets me choose an item from that workspace.


From:  Dynamic forms and cross-field validation

  • populating select options based on the value of another field
  • validating a field depending on the value of another field (including within a composite field itself)
  • enabling/disabling fields conditionally
  • updating form buttons (enabling/disabling/relabeling)


Filtered Multi Select Choose Dialog


It would be good to ask a support representative:

Maybe Rich or Mercedes.



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