Create new Records

This guide covers how to add frontend management as a TYPO3-Extension-Developer for real estate records to an extension. The key parameters are:

• Extension-Key: openimmo
• Object-Name: Immobilie

Creating new records

The form used to create new data records is defined in TypoScript. The Typoscript should define at a minimum all fields required by the object, e.g. the Slug field.

Configuration/TypoScript/Frontend/Library/frontend.form.immobilieCreate.typoscript

plugin.tx_openimmopro.settings.forms.immobilieCreate {
    table = tx_openimmo_domain_model_immobilie
    #
    # Define a storage page uid, where the new records are stored
    storagePid = {$themes.configuration.container.openimmo}
    #
    # Slug handling
    slug {
        # Enable auto generation for slugs
        active = 1
        # Database field for slug
        field = slug
        # Auto generate slug by using this fields
        fields = name,uid
    }
    #
    # Default values, only processed by creation
    defaults {
        #
        # New records should be invisible
        hidden = 1
        # New records are not deleted
        # Ensure you've created the deleted property/getter/setter in your model!
        deleted = 0
    }
    messages {
        error {
            title = Error
            savingFailed = Please check your data.
        }
        success {
            title = Success
            successfullySaved = Your data was successfully saved.
        }
    }
    #
    # Each form can have multiple fieldsets
    fieldsets {
        #
        # Create a usual fieldset by initializing with a preset
        general < plugin.tx_modules.presets.fieldsets.normal
        general {
            label = General
            #
            # Each fieldset can have multiple fields
            fields {
                # Initialize field with default input
                objekttitel < plugin.tx_modules.presets.fields.input
                objekttitel {
                    label = Title
                    placeholder = Title...
                    # Mark field as required
                    required = 1
                    validation {
                        # Add the NonEmpty validator with custom message
                        NotEmpty = Please enter a title
                    }
                }
                objektnrExtern < plugin.tx_modules.presets.fields.input
                objektnrExtern {
                    label = Objectno. (external)
                    placeholder = 0815
                    required = 1
                    validation {
                        NotEmpty = Please enter an objectnumber (external)
                    }
                }
                # Initialize slug field
                slug < plugin.tx_modules.presets.fields.inputSlug
                slug {
                    # Define the table for validate the slug
                    table = tx_openimmo_domain_model_immobilie
                }
            }
        }
        #
        # Define some buttons below the form
        buttons < plugin.tx_modules.presets.fieldsets.buttons
        buttons {
            fields {
                # Insert the predefined submit button
                submit < plugin.tx_modules.presets.fields.submit
                submit {
                    # Assign a custom label
                    label = Create
                }
                # Insert the predefined cancel-and-back-to-list button
                cancelAndBackToListButton < plugin.tx_modules.presets.fields.cancelAndBackToListButton
            }
        }
    }
}

The logic is contained in the corresponding createAction function, as shown below:

class ImmobilieController extends FrontendBaseController
{

    /**
     * @throws StopActionException
     * @throws IllegalObjectTypeException
     * @throws Exception
     * @noinspection PhpUnused
     */
    public function createAction() {
        $this->prepareAction();
        //
        // Check if max items are reached
        $this->list['countAll'] = $this->objectRepository->findAllForFrontendList($this->list, true);
        if($this->list['countAll'] >= $this->list['maxItems'] && $this->list['maxItems'] > 0) {
            $this->addFlashMessage($this->list['messages']['error']['maxItemsReached'], $this->list['messages']['error']['title'], FlashMessage::ERROR);
            $this->forward('list');
        }
        if($this->request->hasArgument('submit')) {
            // Start validation of the form data
            $this->form = $this->validationService->validateForm($this->form, $this->request->getArguments());
            // Validation was successful?
            if ($this->form['valid'] === 0) {
                $this->addFlashMessage($this->form['messages']['error']['savingFailed'], $this->form['messages']['error']['title'], FlashMessage::ERROR);
            }
            else {
                $object = new Immobilie();
                //
                // Set defaults
                if(isset($this->form['defaults']) && count($this->form['defaults']) > 0) {
                    foreach($this->form['defaults'] as $defaultName => $defaultValue) {
                        $setter = 'set' . ucfirst($defaultName);
                        if (method_exists($object, $setter)) {
                            $object->$setter($defaultValue);
                        }
                        else {
                            throw new Exception('Setter \'' . $setter . '\' not found!');
                        }
                    }
                }
                $object->setFrontendUser($this->frontendUser);
                if((int)$this->form['storagePid'] > 0) {
                    $object->setPid((int)$this->form['storagePid']);
                }
                else {
                    throw new Exception('Define a storagePid for saving your records!');
                }
                $this->persistCreateFormObject($this->form, $object);
                $this->addFlashMessage(
                    $this->form['messages']['success']['successfullySaved'],
                    $this->form['messages']['success']['title'],
                    FlashMessage::OK
                );
                $this->forward('list');
            }
        }
        $this->view->assign('formUid', 'immobilie-object');
        $this->view->assign('form', $this->form);
        $this->view->assign('frontendUser', $this->frontendUser);
        $this->view->assign('object', $this->object);
    }

}

The action function validates user input against your configuration, sets default values and sets the current frontend user. For correct display in the frontend you will then need the following Fluid template:

Resources/Private/Templates/Frontend/Immobilie/Create.html

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"
     xmlns:f="http://typo3.org/ns/fluid/ViewHelpers"
     xmlns:modules="http://typo3.org/ns/CodingMs/Modules/ViewHelpers">
    <f:layout name="Frontend"/>
    <f:section name="Main">

        <f:flashMessages />

        <f:form action="create" method="post">
            <f:for each="{form.fieldsets}" as="fieldset" key="fieldsetKey">
                <f:if condition="{fieldset.type} != ''">
                    <f:then>
                        <f:render partial="Fieldset/{fieldset.type}" section="{fieldset.section}" arguments="{_all}" />
                    </f:then>
                    <f:else>
                        <f:debug title="Invalid configuration in {fieldsetKey}">{fieldset}</f:debug>
                    </f:else>
                </f:if>
            </f:for>
        </f:form>

    </f:section>
</div>

After completing this step you can now create objects using a frontend user login.