Symfony2 Forms: Do's and Don'ts

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 2/122 http://slightlyviral.com/23-examples-of-why-women-live-longer-than-men/ Symfony2 Forms Symfony2 Forms Dos And Don'ts Dos And Don'ts Bernhard Schussek (@webmozart) Bernhard Schussek (@webmozart) Symfony Live Köln 2015 Symfony Live Köln 2015

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 5/122 Bernhard Schussek Freelancer, Trainer and Coach Symfony Architecture Coding Practices webmozart.io

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 6/122 @webmozart

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 8/122 What's the hardest part of Symfony?

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 13/122 Make simple cases simple, make complex cases possible ✓

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 14/122 New in 2.7/2.8/3.0

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 15/122 No More Type Names (>= 2.8)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 16/122 $form = $this->createForm(new PlaceOrderType()); $form = $this->createForm('app_place_order');

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 17/122 $form = $this->createForm(PlaceOrderType::class);

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 18/122 $builder ->add('firstName', 'text') ->add('lastName', 'text') ->add('address', 'app_address') ->add('shippingMethod', 'entity', [ // ... ]) ;

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 19/122 $builder ->add('firstName', TextType::class) ->add('lastName', TextType::class) ->add('address', AddressType::class) ->add('shippingMethod', EntityType::class, [ // ... ]) ;

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 22/122 class PlaceOrderType extends AbstractType { public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $buil { // ... } public function getName() { return 'app_place_order'; } }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 23/122 class PlaceOrderType extends AbstractType { public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $buil { // ... } }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 24/122 app.form.place_order: class: AppBundle\Form\PlaceOrderType tags: - { name: form.type, alias: app_place_order } app.form.submit_payment: class: AppBundle\Form\SubmitPaymentType tags: - { name: form.type, alias: app_submit_payment }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 25/122 app.form.process_order: class: AppBundle\Form\ProcessOrderType arguments: - @app.shipping_service tags: - { name: form.type, alias: app_process_order }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 26/122 app.form.process_order: class: AppBundle\Form\ProcessOrderType arguments: - @app.shipping_service tags: - { name: form.type }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 27/122 {% block app_place_order_widget %} {# ... #} {% endblock %} class PlaceOrderType extends AbstractType { // ... }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 28/122 {% block place_order_widget %} {# ... #} {% endblock %} class PlaceOrderType extends AbstractType { // ... }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 29/122 {% block app_place_order_widget %} {# ... #} {% endblock %} class PlaceOrderType extends AbstractType { // ... public function getBlockPrefix() { return 'app_place_order'; } }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 30/122 configureOptions() (>= 2.7)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 31/122 class PlaceOrderType extends AbstractType { public function setDefaultOptions( OptionsResolverInterface $resolver) { // ... } }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 32/122 class PlaceOrderType extends AbstractType { public function configureOptions( OptionsResolver $resolver) { // ... } }

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 33/122 $resolver->setRequired('payment_method'); $resolver->setAllowedTypes('is_payable', 'bool'); $resolver->setAllowedValues( 'payment_method', PaymentMethod::all() ); // ...

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 34/122 "prototype_data" option (>= 2.8)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 35/122 $builder->add('lineItems', CollectionType::class, [ 'type' => OrderLineType::class, 'prototype_data' => new OrderLine( 'New item', 120.00 ), ]);

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 36/122 Return null from "query_builder" (>= 2.8)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 37/122 $builder->add('shippingMethod', EntityType::class, [ 'class' => ShippingMethod::class, 'query_builder' => function ($repo) use ($address) { if (!$address) { return null; } return $repo->queryByAddress($address); ), ]);

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 38/122 Flipped "choices" option (>= 2.7)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 39/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ 'choices' => [ '' => 'Decide later', 0 => 'No', 1 => 'Yes', ], ]);

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 40/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ 'choices' => [ 'Decide later' => null, 'No' => false, 'Yes' => true, ], ]);

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 41/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ 'choices' => [ 'Decide later' => Selection::get(LATER), 'No' => Selection::get(NO), 'Yes' => Selection::get(YES), ], ]);

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 42/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ 'choices' => [ 'Decide later' => Selection::get(LATER), 'No' => Selection::get(NO), 'Yes' => Selection::get(YES), ], 'choices_as_values' => true, ]); 2.8 only

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 43/122 New "choice_label" option (>= 2.7)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 44/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... // $shipping->getTitle() 'choice_label' => 'title', ]); Decide later No Yes

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 45/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... 'choice_label' => function (Selection $selection) { return humanize($selection->getType()); }, ]); Decide later No Yes

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 46/122 New "choice_value" option (>= 2.7)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 47/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... ]); Decide later No Yes

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 48/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... // $selection->getType() 'choice_value' => 'type' ]); Decide later No Yes

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 49/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... 'choice_value' => function (Selection $selection) { return strtoupper($selection->getType()); }, ]); Decide later No Yes

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 50/122 New "choice_attr" option (>= 2.7)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 51/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... 'choice_attr' => ['data-reference' => 1], ]); Decide later No Yes

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 52/122 $builder->add('expressShipping', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... 'choice_attr' => function (Selection $selection) { return ['data-reference' => $selection->getRef() }, ]); Decide later No Yes

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 53/122 New "group_by" option (>= 2.7)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 54/122 $builder->add('paymentMethod', ChoiceType::class, [ 'choices' => [ 'Credit Card' => [ 'VISA' => PaymentMethod::VISA, 'MasterCard' => PaymentMethod::MASTER_CARD, ], 'Bank Transfer' => [ // ... ], ], ]); ... ...

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 55/122 $builder->add('paymentMethod', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... // $paymentMethod->getCategory() 'group_by' => 'category', ]); ... ...

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 56/122 $builder->add('paymentMethod', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... // $paymentMethod->getCategory()->getName() 'group_by' => 'category.name', ]); ... ...

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 57/122 $builder->add('paymentMethod', ChoiceType::class, [ // ... 'group_by' => function (PaymentMethod $method) { return sprintf( '%s (%s)', $method->getCategory()->getName(), $method->getCategory()->getFees() ); }, ]); ... ...

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 58/122 Forms are not as hard as you think (even in 2.7)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 59/122 PlaceOrderType Controller FormFactory createForm() buildForm() FormBuilder Form

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 60/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() FormBuilder Form Order FormView update validate()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 61/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 62/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 63/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 64/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 65/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 66/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 67/122 My Best Practices

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 68/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 69/122 Where to Create Forms? In the Controller Custom Form Type Custom Form Type

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 70/122 How to Create Form Types? doctrine:generate:form by hand by hand

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 71/122 ✓ Use PhpStorm

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 72/122 Where to Submit Forms to? Same Action Different Action Same Action

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 73/122 $form = $this->createForm(PaymentType::class, $order, [ 'action' => $this->generateUrl('payment_gw'), ]); ✓ Use "action" option in the controller

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 74/122 $form = $this->createForm(PaymentType::class, $order, [ 'method' => 'PUT', ]); ✓ Use "method" option in the controller

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 75/122 $defaultShipping = $this->getDefaultShipping($customer); $form = $this->createForm( new PlaceOrderType($defaultShipping), ); ✗ Don't Pass Dynamic Data to Constructor

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 76/122 $defaultShipping = $this->getDefaultShipping($customer); $form = $this->createForm(PlaceOrderType::class, .., [ 'default_shipping' => $defaultShipping, ]); ✓ Use Custom Options

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 77/122 parameters: app.us_shipping.enabled: true services: app.form.shipping: class: AppBundle\Form\ShippingType arguments: - %app.us_shipping.enabled% tags: - { type: form.type } ✓ Pass Global Settings To Constructor

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 78/122 class ShippingType extends AbstractType { private $usShipping; public function __construct($usShipping) { $this->usShipping = (bool) $usShipping; } // ... } ✓ Pass Global Settings To Constructor

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 79/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 80/122 {{ form(form) }} ✓ Use form(form) for Rapid Prototyping

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 81/122 {{ form_row(form.firstName) }} {{ form_row(form.lastName) }} {{ form_row(form.address) }} {{ form_row(form.submit) }} ✓ Use form_row() to Control Field Order

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 82/122 {{ form_row(form.address, { 'label': 'Your Address', 'attr': {'class': 'shippable-address'}, 'label_attr': {'data-id': 5} }) }} ✓ Set Labels/Attributes in the View

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 83/122 ✓ Use the Form Debugger

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{{ form_errors(form.paymentMethod) }} Payment Method {{ form_widget(form.paymentMethod) }}

✓ Write Custom HTML By Hand

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 85/122 {% form_theme form 'my-theme.html.twig' %} {{ form(form) }} ✗ (Mostly) Don't Use Themes

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 86/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 87/122 /** * @Assert\NotNull * @Assert\GreaterThan(0) */ private $cost; ✗ Don't Add "Assert" Alias

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 88/122 ✓ Use PhpStorm with the Annotation Plugin

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 89/122 /** * @NotNull * @GreaterThan(0) */ private $cost; ✓ Auto-Import Annotations

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 90/122 /** * @NotNull * @Expression("value < this.getThreshold()") */ private $memory; ✓ Use the @Expression Constraint

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 91/122 /** * @Callback */ public function validateTotal( ExecutionContextInterface $context) { if ($this->total !== $this->getProductsTotal()) { $this->context->addViolation('Invalid.'); } } ✓ Use the @Callback Constraint

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 92/122 $context->addViolation('product.total.invalid'); ✓ Use Message Keys

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 93/122 $context->buildViolation('product.total.invalid') ->setParameter('{{ expected }}', $expected) ->addViolation(); ✓ Use Message Parameters

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 94/122 /** * @NotNull * @GreaterThan(0, groups="Checkout") */ private $total; ✓ Use Validation Groups for Partial Validation

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 95/122 public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolv { $resolver->setDefaults([ 'validation_groups' => new GroupSequence([ 'Default', 'VatCheck' ]), ]); } ✓ Use Group Sequences for Sequential Validation

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 96/122 class ProductName extends Regex { public function __construct($options = []) { parent::__construct(array_replace([ 'pattern' => '/^\w.*$/' ], $options); } public function validatedBy() { return RegexValidator::class; } } ✓ Create Domain-Specific Constraints

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 97/122 class ProductNameValidator extends ConstraintValidator { public function validated($value, Constraint $constr { $this->context->getValidator() ->inContext($this->context) ->validate($value, new Regex(self::PATTERN)) ->validate($value, new NotEqualTo('keyword') ; } } ✓ Create Composite Constraints

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 98/122 class ProductNameValidator extends ConstraintValidator { public function validated($value, Constraint $constr { if (null === $value) { return; } // ... } } ✓ Ignore Null Values

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 99/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 100/122 Clark Kent ... Submit Name VAT $order->getCustomerName() $order->setCustomerName() Order +orderNumber +customerName +vat 1 2 3

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 101/122 $builder->add('vat', TextType::class, [ 'property_path' => 'customer.vatId' ]); ✓ Decouple Forms from the Model Structure

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 102/122 'customer.name' == $data->getCustomer()->setName() 'items[0].amount' == $data->getItems()[0]->setAmount() ✓ Learn Property Paths

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 103/122 class Customer { public function __construct($name, Address $address) { // ... } } What About Non-Empty Constructors?

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 104/122 public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolv { $resolver->setDefaults([ 'empty_data' => function (FormInterface $form) { return new Customer( $form->get('name')->getData(), $form->get('address')->getData() ); }, ]); } ✓ Use "empty_data" for Non-Empty Constructors

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 105/122 class Money { public function __construct($amount) { $this->amount = $amount; } public function getAmount() { return $this->amount; } } What About Value Objects?

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 106/122 Model Format View Format DateTime string DateTimeType

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 107/122 Model Format View Format Money string MyMoneyType

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 108/122 class MyMoneyType extends AbstractType implements DataTransformerInterface { public function buildForm( FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options) { $builder->addModelTransformer($this); } public function getParent() { return MoneyType::class; } // ... } ✓ Use Data Transformers (1/3)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 109/122 class MyMoneyType extends AbstractType implements DataTransformerInterface { // ... public function transform($money) { if (null === $money) { return null; } return $money->getAmount(); } // ... } ✓ Use Data Transformers (2/3)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 110/122 class MyMoneyType extends AbstractType implements DataTransformerInterface { // ... public function reverseTransform($amount) { if (null === $amount) { return null; } return new Money($amount); } } ✓ Use Data Transformers (3/3)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 111/122 class Customer { public function relocate(Address $address) { // ... } } What About Non-Standard Methods?

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 112/122 Clark Kent ... Submit Name VAT $order->getCustomerName() $order->setCustomerName() Order +orderNumber +customerName +vat 1 2 3

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 113/122 class CustomerType extends AbstractType implements DataMapperInterface { public function buildForm( FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options) { $builder->setDataMapper($this); } // ... } ✓ Use Data Mappers (1/3)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 114/122 class CustomerType extends AbstractType implements DataMapperInterface { // ... public function mapDataToForms($customer, $forms) { $forms = iterator_to_array($forms); $forms['address']->setData($customer->getAddress // ... } // ... } ✓ Use Data Mappers (2/3)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 115/122 class CustomerType extends AbstractType implements DataMapperInterface { // ... public function mapFormsToData($forms, &$customer) { $forms = iterator_to_array($forms); $customer->relocate($forms['address']->getData() // ... } // ... } ✓ Use Data Mappers (3/3)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 116/122 class Order { public function setCustomerNumber(int $orderNumber) { // ... } } What About Strict Models?

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 117/122 public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolv { $resolver->setDefaults([ 'data_class' => PlaceOrder::class, ]); } class PlaceOrder { public $orderNumber; public $customerNumber; // ... } ✓ Map to DTOs

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 118/122 class PlaceOrder { /** @OrderNumber */ public $orderNumber; } /** @Entity */ class Order { /** @OrderNumber */ private $orderNumber; } ✓ Use Domain-Specific Constraints

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 119/122 public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolv { $resolver->setDefaults([ 'data_class' => Order::class, ]); } /** * @Entity */ class Order { ... } ✓ Map to Doctrine Entities in RAD Applications

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 120/122 PlaceOrderType FormFactory Controller createForm() buildForm() Form handleRequest() Order Validator createView() Twig FormBuilder Form Order FormView FormView update validate() render()

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 121/122 $builder ->add('country', 'entity', [ ... ]) ->add('province', 'entity', [ ... ]) ; What About Field Dependencies?

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 122/122 $builder->get('country')->addEventListener( FormEvents::POST_SET_DATA, $addProvinceField ); $builder->get('country')->addEventListener( FormEvents::POST_SUBMIT, $addProvinceField ); ✓ Use POST_* Hooks On Fields (1/2)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 123/122 $addProvinceField = function (FormEvent $event) { $form = $event->getForm()->getParent(); $country = $event->getData(); $form->add('province', EntityType::class, [ 'class' => Province::class, 'query_builder' => function ($repo) use ($countr // query provinces by $country }, ]); }; ✓ Use POST_* Hooks On Fields (2/2)

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 124/122 Forms can be simple if done right!

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 125/122 Complex things are complex...

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Bernhard Schussek · webmozart.io 126/122 Questions? Questions? joind.in/talk/4beec joind.in/talk/4beec Bernhard Schussek Bernhard Schussek @webmozart @webmozart webmozart.io