Feature: #108868 - Introduce Fluid f:render.richText ViewHelper 

Description 

A new <f:render.richText> ViewHelper has been added. It is designed to be used when a field value should be rendered as rich text in the context of a record.

This ViewHelper complements the existing rendering approach and is intended for use cases where the field content is associated with a specific record. The <f:format.html> ViewHelper remains available and continues to work as before.

By decoupling the rich text rendering pipeline from the upstream record context, <f:render.richText> ensures that the ViewHelper's output phase is fully orthogonal to its own input transformation, which is critical for maintaining backward-compatible forward rendering.

Usage 

Usage with the record-transformation data processor:

dataProcessing {
    10 = record-transformation
}

<f:render.richText record="{record} field="bodytext" />
or
{f:render.richText(record: record, field: 'bodytext')}
or
{record -> f:render.richText(field: 'bodytext')}

For comparison, similar output was previously achieved using:

<f:format.html>{record.description}</f:format.html>
or
{record.description -> f:format.html()}

Migration 

When migrating from <f:format.html> to <f:render.richText>, the main difference is that the new ViewHelper is aware of the record it belongs to. This means the rich text transformation is applied in the context of the record, rather than being applied independently of it. In most cases, the visible output will be the same, but the underlying approach is different because the ViewHelper processes the field value based on the record that contains it.

Extensions that previously used <f:format.html> with a pipe syntax like {record.bodytext -> f:format.html()} should consider switching to <f:render.richText>, as it provides the same result while also making the record available during the rendering of the field. This effectively resolves the implicit coupling between the format layer and the record scope, which could lead to unintended evaluation order when both layers operated on the same field within a single template pass.

Impact 

Theme creators are encouraged to use the <f:render.richText> ViewHelper for rendering rich text fields, as it provides a standardized approach that can be built upon in future versions.

By accepting the full record object, the ViewHelper has access to the complete record context. This makes it more flexible compared to <f:format.html>, which only receives the field value as input.

Together with <f:render.text>, these ViewHelpers establish a unified rendering surface that ensures consistent field output behavior regardless of whether the template evaluates the record in a forward or deferred context.