Dot forms extension for TYPO3 CMS

This extension allows configuring TCA fields using the dot notation, e.g. settings.pagination.itemsPerPage. Like with flex forms, this avoids extra database fields for the configured TCA fields, but it allows to place the fields in a more flexible way instead of grouping them together inside that flex form container.

Installation

composer require webcoast/dot-forms

No further configuration is necessary to use this extension.

Usage

Configure your TCA fields as usual, but use the dot notation for the field name, e.g.

\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::addTCAcolumns('tt_content', [
    'settings.pagination.itemsPerPage' => [
        'label' => 'Items per page',
        'config' => [
            'type' => 'number',
            'format' => 'integer'
            'size' => 5,
            'default' => 10,
        ],
    ],
    'settings.pagination.maxNumberOfLinks' => [
        'label' => 'Max number of links',
        'config' => [
            'type' => 'number',
            'format' => 'integer'
            'size' => 5,
            'default' => 7,
        ],
    ],
]);

Optional: Create a palette with your fields:

$GLOBALS['TCA']['tt_content']['palettes']['settings.pagination'] = [
    'label' => 'Pagination',
    'showitem' => 'settings.pagination.itemsPerPage, settings.pagination.maxNumberOfLinks',
];

Add your palette or fields to the types section:

\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::addToAllTCAtypes('tt_content', '--palette--;;settings.pagination', '{yourCType}', 'after:header');

Extbase plugins (settings)

When using Extbase plugins, you can use the \WEBcoast\DotForms\Mvc\Controller\ActionController as base class for your controller, to automatically map the settings.* fields to the $this->settings property in your controller.

The magic is done using the initializeAction() method, which is called before the actual action method. If you also use this method in your controller, make sure to call parent::initializeAction() at the beginning.

Data processor

When working the data processors, e.g. in a FLUIDTEMPLATE content object, your can use the included data processor to map all fields with the dot notation to the respective main field in the data array.

tt_content.myContentObject {
    dataProcessing {
        10 = dot-forms
    }
}