Cphalcon: [NFR] Handling Multiple Models with one Form

[Raistlfiren]

It would be great to have a better way to handle multiple models per form. For example, I have the following two models:

class Blog extends \Phalcon\Mvc\Model {

 public $blog_name;

}

class Tags extends \Phalcon\Mvc\Model {

 public tag_name;

}

Now in our form we want to include both of the models and validate them.

class BlogForm extends \Phalcon\Forms\Form {
 ...
}

class TagsForm extends \Phalcon\Forms\Form {
...
}

Honestly, I don't know the best approach to this, whether it be embedding forms like Symfony2 or using a Yii like approach. I am just looking at a better "Phalcon" way to handle this. Currently, I use multiple models and multiple forms to render one form. So I can check to see if each model is valid and to save it in the correct order, because some models are dependent on other models. I really like the Yii way, but I have grown adjusted to it. They handle multiple models and forms by loading the elements name on the form as Blog[blog_name] or Tags[tag_name]. When rendering the element it takes in the model name as an argument along with its field name. Just a though. Thanks!

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[dreamsxin]

Can you write code using PHP as the desired effect.

[Raistlfiren]

Say you have one form. For this example: new Post ... It would be nice to have an entity for a form except an array of objects. So it would take in Blog and Tags as an entity. Thus whenever you create a new field element on the form it would then take as an optional parameter for the model. Here is some example code:

namespace Mac\Backend\Forms;

use Phalcon\Forms\Form,
    Phalcon\Forms\Element\Text;

use Mac\Models\Tags,
    Mac\Models\Blog;

/**
 * Description of PostsForm
 *
 * @author aaron
 */
class PostsForm extends Form 
{

    public function initialize()
    {
        $blog = new Blog();
        $tags = new Tags();

        $this->setEntity(array($blog, $tags));

        $this->add(new Text($blog,'title'));
        $this->add(new Text($tags,'info'));
    }
}

On initialization the form would then generate the name to be Blog['title'] and Tags['info']. That way phalcon knows exactly what model to add the data too.

[misaret]

Have the same problem. It would be great have possibility to specify multiple entities:
new Form(array($blogModel, $tagsModel))
$form->setEntity(array($blogModel, $tagsModel))
$form->isValid($_POST, array($blogModel, $tagsModel))

[valVk]

:+1:

[mikesoule]

Agree, this would be a great feature.

[MrDutchy]

+1 on this. Phalcon's ORM is incomplete without this feature

[ibanezzaro]

+1 on this too, looking forward to read a nice solution!

[valVk]

705

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[StudioMaX]

@sergeyklay This is still relevant.